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RN214 vs RN314 Questions
Greetings. I have an old (in computer years) ReadyNas Duo and am looking to upgrade to something with greater storage capacity. At present, I am considering the RN214 and RN314. To that end, I ha...
kmmcd wrote:
e) is it better to just plug the two new WD Red 6TB drives into the RN424, format them, create shares, etc., and then copy the old data from the Duo across the network to the new RN424 drives?
Yes. That also allows you to use the Duo for backup.
Note that once the data is migrated, you can do a factory reset on the duo - changing it to flexraid, and creating two RAID-0 volumes (one for each disk). That gives you 4 TB of backup (though it isn't protected from drive failure). I've done this with my own duo.
Using two volumes in the Duo does require you to manual balance storage (choosing which shares to place on which volume). But a single RAID-0 volume will completely fail if either disk fails. I've found balancing the storage isn't that difficult, and it's a lot more robust.
mgdm, does this mean the RN214 series are moving to EOL?
aks wrote:
...does this mean the RN214 series are moving to EOL?
The RN21x??? Where did you get that idea?
I suspect the RN31x is being phased out in favor of the RN42x. But I haven't heard anything from Netgear on that.
netgear has so many different model numbers, which are segmented into various consumer/prosumer/business variations, its impossible to keep track of what goes EOL and when.
Of course this isn't a netgear specific problem, but one with nearly every manufacturer of technology goods.
StephenB wrote:
aks wrote:...does this mean the RN214 series are moving to EOL?
The RN21x??? Where did you get that idea?
I suspect the RN31x is being phased out in favor of the RN42x. But I haven't heard anything from Netgear on that.
For this reason:
kmmcd wrote:
At present, I am considering the RN214 and RN314. To that end, I have some questions, the answers for which I would be extremely grateful:
mdgm replied:1) The new model is the RN424. The RN420 series has 2-bay, 4-bay, 6-bay and 8-bay models, namely the RN422, RN424, RN426 and RN428 respectively.
I agree it could mean the RN42x replaces the RN31x, but I note the RN20x is now gone off sale, and, I still am the proud owner of the EOL'd soon after I purchased NV+ v2!
I do need to upgrade, I keep telling myself it will be fine, but I find reasons not to do it. Actually, I don't have a big reason to upgrade, the NV+ v2 works fine. Yes it's a bit slower than current models, yes it has the v5 software, but in the main it just works (for home use). My biggest concern is security patches which seem to have stopped. So, I don't want to buy a RN214 to find it is also EOL'd with short notice (again), that would simply be too annoying.
The RN42x are too expensive for my use case, the RN21x is just about ok when discounted, which means around £250 in UK. Currently they are back up to £300, so I'll be patient and wait again.
- Presumably it would only be the chassis which went EOL, OS 6 would still be supported as it is the current firmware for all current models
aks wrote:
I agree it could mean the RN42x replaces the RN31x, but I note the RN20x is now gone off sale, and, I still am the proud owner of the EOL'd soon after I purchased NV+ v2!
OS 6 of course is fully supported, and EOL doesn't affect warranty. So EOL on one of the OS6 platforms doesn't have the same impact as the V2 EOL did. One of the benefits of the new OS6 strategy is that it is easier for Netgear to upgrade platforms.
Overall, the RN214 is a good choice.
That's fine. Of course OS6 is used on several platforms, however these platforms have CPU chipset differences, yes ARM and Intel architecture are supported, but then again, NV+ v2 was ARM based yet it was dropped. I know the reasons stated, and I don't want to reopen that debate, but I will just say that once the chipset or particular unit falls out of favour with Netgear, they will drop support with a convenient justification (excuse).
I am prepared to accept the RN214 has a reasonable life ahead, so when the price drops back to around £250 I will buy one.
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