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claynz
Aug 19, 2022Guide
ReadyNAS RN-314 Upgrade
I have a ReadyNAS 314, all drives are configured as JOBD RAID1 First off, will the Seagate 18TB ST18000NM000J work ok in this NAS unit? I would like to replace a 10TB drive with 18TB, do I just ba...
Marc_V
Aug 19, 2022NETGEAR Employee Retired
Do you have JBOD or RAID1 array configured? If you are replacing a drive that is on a RAID configuration then you can hotswap the drive you will be replacing but if you are replacing a JBOD drive. It will be best to have it backed up first or if you have a free slot, setup the 18TB drive as JBOD and then transfer the data from the other JBOD drive.
Regarding ST18000NM000J I don't think there's any reason it will not work but on the ReadyNAS HCL only one 18TB model from Toshiba has been tested. MG09ACA MG09ACA18TE
ReadyNAS units have had problems with shipments/manufacture since the pandemic, there have been ReadyNAS units have been EOL you can check them here.
Support is still available via readynassupport@netgear.com.
HTH
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