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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...
It will take a while, but it's worth it.
If you format the disk to use EXT2 (you can't do this via Frontview) it will be a bit quicker than using EXT3.
USB backups are CPU intensive and Sparc ReadyNAS have a slow CPU. If you format the disk to use NTFS definitely hook it up to a PC. If you're willing to format the disk to use EXT2/3 and enable fast USB writes then hook it up to the ReadyNAS.
If connecting the USB disk to the ReadyNAS, I recommend changing the backup job properties to use Rsync after doing the full backup to verify that the backup completed successfully. See Rsync backup to USB disk
If you format the disk to use EXT2 (you can't do this via Frontview) it will be a bit quicker than using EXT3.
USB backups are CPU intensive and Sparc ReadyNAS have a slow CPU. If you format the disk to use NTFS definitely hook it up to a PC. If you're willing to format the disk to use EXT2/3 and enable fast USB writes then hook it up to the ReadyNAS.
If connecting the USB disk to the ReadyNAS, I recommend changing the backup job properties to use Rsync after doing the full backup to verify that the backup completed successfully. See Rsync backup to USB disk
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