Upgrading to RN316 and Disk Spin Down Question

applebyter wrote:
Does the current version of OS6 for a RN316 support disk spin down or not?

No. It is not supported at this time.

applebyter wrote:
Does OS6 have the volume expansion issues of the x86 ReadyNAS boxes?

No.

applebyter wrote:

With the other consideration of upgrading to 4TB drives in my Ultra 6, will I have problems with the 8TB or 16TB expansion limits? I haven't gotten my head completely around the issues with these expansion limits. I have dual redundancy with the Ultra 6 giving me a current volume that is just under 11TB in size. When I installed the six 3TB drives into the Ultra 6 I installed them all at the same time and did a factory default reset. My understanding is that means I can expand this volume by 8TB before I hit the limit. My understanding of the 8TB and 16TB limits is that with dual redundancy I could expand my current volume by adding one 4TB at a time until all six drives were replaced. Six 4TB drives with dual redundancy should add just under 4TB to the volume. Six 4TB drives with dual redundancy should have a total volume size just under 16TB. Am I correct? Or will I have problems if I try to expand my current volume?

You should be able to expand it, I think. Though best to make sure your backup is up to date just in case.

applebyter wrote:
If I've got to backup, reset and restore my current Ultra 6 to add six 4TB drives it suddenly makes the expense of the RN316 a lot more justifiable :). Copying everything over from the Ultra 6 to RN316 is a lot less painful than restoring everything from multiple backup external drives.

Sounds like getting a RN316 is a good idea. Means you can keep on using your 3TB drives and use the Ultra 6 as a backup unit for most of the data on the RN316.