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ReadyNAS 424 adding disk
Do you have to fully populate all the drive bays at the same time when using X-RAID? Specifically using ReadyNAS 424 could I install three 10TB drives and leave the fourth bay open? When I need more ...
What you heard about resizing RAID arrays may be true for some implementations, but Netgear has done some clever things to make XRAID easy to expand.
Not only can you leave one bay empty, it's the best way to go. There is no sense in putting in more space than you need now, the drive will only get older. And the price will likely go down. Do make sure you leave the caddy/tray in place to keep the air flowing properly. Leaving one of the center slots empty instead of #4 can sometimes make the NAS run a little cooler, too, since all of the drives will have at least one side without an adjacent drive.
Wow, this is great news! Thanks for confirming this will work and the insight regarding how to arrange the drives for airflow.
Would the same apply to the ReadyNAS 626X which is six bays? In this case I would initially populate with three 10TB drives and add 10TB drives as additional storage is needed.
Do you see any flaws with this approach? Any other recommendations?
andyh03 wrote:Wow, this is great news! Thanks for confirming this will work and the insight regarding how to arrange the drives for airflow.
Would the same apply to the ReadyNAS 626X which is six bays? In this case I would initially populate with three 10TB drives and add 10TB drives as additional storage is needed.
Do you see any flaws with this approach? Any other recommendations?
Likewise, this is the smarter way to go than populating with more smaller drives or populating with more space than you have an expectation to use in the near future. Adding space when you have empty slots is more cost efficient.
If you have 4x810TB, adding another 10TB to an empty bay adds 10TB. If you have a 4-bay NAS, assuming RAID5, and need to increase, you have to replace 2 10TB with 2 12TB just to gain 2TB.
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