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ReadyNAS DUO (v.1) & 4TB - is that possible
Hi, I need to replace two 2TB disks in one of my beloved ReadyNAS DUOs (v.1). I know the official MAX size is 2TB, but has anyone ever succeeded in getting a stable 4TB X-RAID running on a "v.1 DUO"...
The duo v1 doesn't support GPT formating - either internal or external drives. The drive will be recognized as the wrong size (and that size will be smaller than 2 TB).
What you could do is switch to jbod (one of the flexraid modes) - giving up redundancy, but getting two 2 TB volumes in return - 4 TB total storage. That would require a factory reset, so you'd need to reconfigure the NAS and reload data from backup.
Perhaps get a new NAS (for instance an RN104) with 4 TB raid-1. Then switch the duo to jbod, and use it for backup.
What you could do is switch to jbod (one of the flexraid modes) - giving up redundancy, but getting two 2 TB volumes in return - 4 TB total storage. That would require a factory reset, so you'd need to reconfigure the NAS and reload data from backup.
Perhaps get a new NAS (for instance an RN104) with 4 TB raid-1. Then switch the duo to jbod, and use it for backup.
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