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Retired_Member

Mar 07, 2016

ReadyNAS Duo v2 and larger then 4TB disks?

My old beta Duo v2 unit is suffering a hard drive failure, and I'm pondering what to do with it long term. Currently it has two Seagate 2TB drives. Last week, the second drive went offline which ...

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StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Mar 08, 2016

kohdee wrote:

OS 6 does have bit rot protection, so I am a little confused on why you don't think an RN2xx device wouldn't suit you (more RAM than RN100 series, better processor, more cores).

I think the OP was meaning to say that the v2 can't be upgraded to OS 6.

kohdee

NETGEAR Expert

Mar 08, 2016

StephenB wrote:
I think the OP was meaning to say that the v2 can't be upgraded to OS 6.

They can be upgraded to run OS 6 but it is not supported and would still require a factory default. OS 6 on 256 MB of RAM though is painful.

Retired_Member
Mar 08, 2016
What I'd like to do is get a pair of 6TB or 8TB disks to put in the Duo v2. That would let me fully mirror my Ultra 4 unit, and then factory default it to run OS 6 there.
- mdgm-ntgr
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Mar 08, 2016
  You could try it but I don't know if it would work. I think 8TB disks would be more risky than trying 6TB disks.
  - Retired_Member
    Mar 09, 2016
    I hadn't realized the lineup expanded so much, and also pushed prices down. Was at Fry's to look at new drives, and saw a 102 for $90, and a 202 for $150.
    
    Going to rethink my overall storage setup now, and may end up replacing the Duo v2 with an OS 6 capable device.