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Questions on upgrading to RN314/6
I currently have an Ultra 4 with a little over 4TB on 4 drives with about 600GB free. But I currently have about 1TB of data sitting on external drives and PCs that I would like to consolidate onto the ReadyNAS. Eventually I would like to bump it up over 8TB but know that I will run into the 8TB expansion limit. My thinking is that if I am going to have to backup all my data anyway, I might as well bite the bullet now and set myself up with a system that will avoid me having to do another factory default for at least quite a while. Moving to a new unit will happen sooner or later, but I'd like to minimize the amount of time I spend moving all my data around.
1. I have read that the filesystem on the new units does not have the same 8TB expansion limit. If this is true, does it have the same 16TB limit? That is, if I want to go past 16TB would I have to do a factory default with the 16TB+ capacity already in place? My goal would be to only have to buy one new 2TB or 3TB drive, install it in the new RN unit, and slowly transfer my files over from the Ultra and swap over the existing disks as possible.
2. Aside from the two additional disk bays, is there any advantage to the 316 over the 314?
3. On my Ultra I am currently running Sab/SickBeard/CouchPotato, plus the headless CrashPlan install, so I assume the 314 or 316 could handle this and more without any real problems. Holding CrashPlan aside, is it possible to transfer my settings and config for those add-ons to the new RN without having to reconfigure everything from scratch?
Thanks.
1. I have read that the filesystem on the new units does not have the same 8TB expansion limit. If this is true, does it have the same 16TB limit? That is, if I want to go past 16TB would I have to do a factory default with the 16TB+ capacity already in place? My goal would be to only have to buy one new 2TB or 3TB drive, install it in the new RN unit, and slowly transfer my files over from the Ultra and swap over the existing disks as possible.
2. Aside from the two additional disk bays, is there any advantage to the 316 over the 314?
3. On my Ultra I am currently running Sab/SickBeard/CouchPotato, plus the headless CrashPlan install, so I assume the 314 or 316 could handle this and more without any real problems. Holding CrashPlan aside, is it possible to transfer my settings and config for those add-ons to the new RN without having to reconfigure everything from scratch?
Thanks.
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- First the 8 TiB (note 1024 units, not 1000) is a growth limit, so it is x+8TiB, where x is the volume size after your initial install (or last factory reset). It is quite hard to hit this expansion limit on a 4-port unit unless you are expanding to 4 TB drives. 9 TB = 8.2 TiB, so your starting point would have to be ~200GB or less. The 16 TiB ceiling also cannot be hit in a 4 port unit unless you use 6 TB drives.
It has neither limit.cjphilly wrote: 1. I have read that the filesystem on the new units does not have the same 8TB expansion limit. If this is true, does it have the same 16TB limit?
The comparison chart is on page 3 here: http://www.netgear.com/images/ReadyNAS_ ... -73098.pdf The extra drive bays are the main difference. The RN316 has a significantly beefier [internal] power supply, the RN314 uses a brick. Both approaches have their plusses/minuses.cjphilly wrote: 2. Aside from the two additional disk bays, is there any advantage to the 316 over the 314?
You'll need to rebuild from scratch.cjphilly wrote: 3. On my Ultra I am currently running Sab/SickBeard/CouchPotato, plus the headless CrashPlan install, so I assume the 314 or 316 could handle this and more without any real problems. Holding CrashPlan aside, is it possible to transfer my settings and config for those add-ons to the new RN without having to reconfigure everything from scratch?
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