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ReadyNAS 31600 HCL (Hardware Compatibility List). exact URL?
I am looking for the *exact URL* that shows the HCL of disks for a Netgear ReadyNAS, a sticker on the backside says: "RN31600". I know it is no longer supported, but the list (HCL) with compatible ha...
The HCL has not been updated in YEARS and is best simply ignored. Any NAS-purposed or Enterprise drives work well. WD Red Plus or Pro and Seagate Ironwolf are popular and excellent choices. DO NOT get a plain "WD Red". Though WD claims they are NAS-purposed, they are SMR drives and not at all suited for RAID. Avoid desktop drives, too, as most are also SMR.
O.K. Thanks.
What about using SSD Disks, when starting with a diskless Readynas-31600.
Are for example SSD disk Samsung 860 EVO, 2 TB any good for NAS?
How do I recognize that a SSD is good for NAS RAID use?
What about using SSD Disks, when starting with a diskless Readynas-31600.
Are for example SSD disk Samsung 860 EVO, 2 TB any good for NAS?
How do I recognize that a SSD is good for NAS RAID use?I think this depends on the workload. Performance is limited by the SATA interface combined with the gigabit NIC.
All SSDs have limited writes. There are two specs for write durability - TBW is the total number of TB that can be written to the SSD. DPWD is the number of drive writes per day over the warranty period (a "drive write" is overwriting the entire drive, so writing 2 TB each day).
I don't think you can find a new 860 now, so I am thinking you'd need to get an 870.
The 2 TB 870 EVO (like the 860) has a total bytes written spec of of 1200 TB and a warranty of 5 years, so it can be completely overwritten 600 times over its lifetime. That is equivalent to .32 DPWD (1/3 of the PM893). Note the conversion formula is 1200 / (365*5*2)
The Samsung PM893 is enterprise class, and has a spec of 1 DPWD and a 5 year warranty. This works out to 3650 TBW (2*365*5)
So the PM893 will run about 3x longer before you hit the write limit.
Now 1200 TB is a still a lot of writes, so it might work out just fine for a home NAS. Keep in mind that drives might fail for other reasons before they hit the write limit. But you should price out enterprise-class SSDs, as they should last significantly longer.
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