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ST2000DL003 Compatibility?
Being a RNP user that is running out of space, I'm wanting to purchase new drives. I'm interested in using the Seagate ST2000DL003 2TB drives. These drives are not currently listed on the compatib...
While that Seagate drive uses the 4K sectors, it also includes "SmartAlign" which is designed to not require special alignment procedures (Seagates words). However, it would certainly not hurt to to a complete backup of your system (you have not talked about what size your current disks are so I have no idea how extensive your backup would need to be. But you could certainly use one of the new Seagates as a backup target, then shut down the Duo, remove both current drives, install the second new drive and then do a factory default. Once the Duo is back up and config is set, restore your data and then hot add the first new 2TB drive used as a backup target.
This would also allow you to maintain the current drives as an emergency backup for a while. But, this would not be possible if you replace them one at a time.
This would also allow you to maintain the current drives as an emergency backup for a while. But, this would not be possible if you replace them one at a time.
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