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Hi, I think I need to get a diskless ReadyNas 212, but I would welcome some advice. My immediate need is for 8Tb of capacity, so I would understand that means buying 2 x 8Tb disks shown on the C...
Scramjet wrote:
However, I think that the maximum capacity of the 212 is 16Tb.
There was an upper limit of 16 TiB in the firmware, but that was removed quite a while ago. The RN100 and RN200 series can handle larger volumes than 16 TB. Though resync times will go up as the volume size increases.
Scramjet wrote:
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Or should I get a 4 Bay model with 4x4Tb ? Does it run quiet and cool?More bays do make it easier to expand. Though you might want to leave an empty slot. That's the cheapest way to expand later. Maybe 3x6TB?
The units will run cool if you use energy-efficient disk drives (for instance WD Reds or Seagate Ironwolf). 7200 RPM drives will run hotter.
Scramjet wrote:
Finally, does anyone have any experience of the 8Tb drives in a ReadyNas? Does it run reliable, quiet and cool?I have two units (RN102 and RN202) with 8TB+6TB jbod. That's using a WD80EFRZ and a WD60EFRX. Current temps are 30C/26C
Scramjet wrote:
However, I think that the maximum capacity of the 212 is 16Tb.
There was an upper limit of 16 TiB in the firmware, but that was removed quite a while ago. The RN100 and RN200 series can handle larger volumes than 16 TB. Though resync times will go up as the volume size increases.
Scramjet wrote:
QUESTION
Or should I get a 4 Bay model with 4x4Tb ? Does it run quiet and cool?
More bays do make it easier to expand. Though you might want to leave an empty slot. That's the cheapest way to expand later. Maybe 3x6TB?
The units will run cool if you use energy-efficient disk drives (for instance WD Reds or Seagate Ironwolf). 7200 RPM drives will run hotter.
Scramjet wrote:
Finally, does anyone have any experience of the 8Tb drives in a ReadyNas? Does it run reliable, quiet and cool?
I have two units (RN102 and RN202) with 8TB+6TB jbod. That's using a WD80EFRZ and a WD60EFRX. Current temps are 30C/26C
Thank you StephenB That's very helpful.
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