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Maximal capacity of ReadyNAS
Hi everyone,
I think i will buy a Netgear ReadyNAS 212 soon. (http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN212.aspx)
in the description, there is something like "Up to 12TB of storage".
Does this mean there is a maximal capacity implied by the firmware of the NAS or it is just a maximal capacity implied by current hard-drive performances?
(in many years, when there will be 12TB hard drive, ReadyNas will be able to handle 2x12TB hard drives (24TB or more) ?
Many thanks
Felipe
FelipePeruda wrote:
Does this mean there is a maximal capacity implied by the firmware of the NAS or it is just a maximal capacity implied by current hard-drive performances?
The max capacity implied by current hard-drives. With the default xraid (RAID-1) configuration it would be half that (6 TB).
I suspect the datasheet will be revised to say 16 TB at some point soon, since 8 TB drives are available. (Note I don't work for Netgear).
It is possible there is an architectural limit, but there is nothing published - and the RN214 uses the same architecture.
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FelipePeruda wrote:
Does this mean there is a maximal capacity implied by the firmware of the NAS or it is just a maximal capacity implied by current hard-drive performances?
The max capacity implied by current hard-drives. With the default xraid (RAID-1) configuration it would be half that (6 TB).
I suspect the datasheet will be revised to say 16 TB at some point soon, since 8 TB drives are available. (Note I don't work for Netgear).
It is possible there is an architectural limit, but there is nothing published - and the RN214 uses the same architecture.
We can't know for sure whether higher capacity disks will work till we test them once they are available.
Hello Guys,
does anyway know (means tested) if 8TB (like Seagate 'Archive' Series) are working on Netgear NAS. I'm the owner of a RN2120v2 and still can't get any real response from support (except "current NAS do not support more than 6TB, but engineer are working on updating the HDD compatibility list")
Many thanks in advance,
Thomas
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