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ReadyNAS 214 - replacing disks with larger disks
I have been running this NAS with 4 - 2TB drives and it was up the 75% full. So I bought 4 new Seagate Ironwolf 4 TB drives. I replace the first drive and it took about 16 hours to resync. I repla...
The first sync was for the original 2TB layer. The second is syncing the expansion layer. I agree that the email (and log message) could be more clear, as I have heard of users replacing a second drive while that 2nd sync is ongoing, thinking the NAS was done with the drive. As you move thought the drives, each one is going to take longer.
Unless you need all the space right now or had reason to suspect the drives were nearing end of life, replacing all simultaneously is probaly not your best move. It means your dives will all be the same age and subject to failure at similar times. They are likely also from the same lot, should there turn out to be a lot related issue. But, you have them now; so it's up to you to decide if you install them all now.
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