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ReadyNAS 204 X-Raid, X-Raid2 HUH!?
Hello, I'm totally new to this type of NAS so bear with me. When I first added 3x 250 GB drives, the system stated that I was in x-Raid Mode, which if I understand correctly looks at all 3 HD...
You were running XRAID2 all along. Your original setup should have given you a 500GB volume size.
The rule for capacity is "sum the disks and subtract the largest". That gives you capacity in TB, if you want to convert to the TiB units that Windows and the ReadyNAS use, you multiply by (1000/1024)*(1000/1024)*(1000/1024)*(1000/1024). Similarly to convert GB to GiB (dropping off one factor).
The benefit is that you are protected against a single disk failure with no data loss.
If you don't care about that, then you should rebuild your NAS as jbod (4 volumes, one for each disk). Using one massive volume is a bad idea, since if any drive fails you will lose all your data. Either way, doing that requires destroying your current data volume and rebuilding everything from backup.
For most users, the best option is to stay with XRAID2, adding more drives as needed. Upgrading one more would gain you 3.75 TB of space - you've already paid the raid "tax".
You were running XRAID2 all along. Your original setup should have given you a 500GB volume size.
The rule for capacity is "sum the disks and subtract the largest". That gives you capacity in TB, if you want to convert to the TiB units that Windows and the ReadyNAS use, you multiply by (1000/1024)*(1000/1024)*(1000/1024)*(1000/1024). Similarly to convert GB to GiB (dropping off one factor).
The benefit is that you are protected against a single disk failure with no data loss.
If you don't care about that, then you should rebuild your NAS as jbod (4 volumes, one for each disk). Using one massive volume is a bad idea, since if any drive fails you will lose all your data. Either way, doing that requires destroying your current data volume and rebuilding everything from backup.
For most users, the best option is to stay with XRAID2, adding more drives as needed. Upgrading one more would gain you 3.75 TB of space - you've already paid the raid "tax".
Hello StepanieB,
Thank you for the speedy reply.
I guess it shows my ignorance of this system...could have sworn on a stack of bibles that screen read X-RAID and not X-RAID2! Good thing I didn't put money on it.
OK I think I will stick with the X-Raid2 safety net. I was just confused as to why the drive showed up but there was no space available.
Must say...that RAID Tax is a HOOT! Just can't get away from them taxes can ya!
Thanks again until my next question!
Regards!
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