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WD30EFRX - WD RED - 3.0TB With ReadyNas 3200
Checked compability list, but it hasnt been uppdated for a while.
Running a ReadyNas 3200 with RAIDiator 4.2.21 as replication for a DATA stored on a SAN. at the moment i am running it with WD Green 2TB (WD20AEDS) and i know that they are not supported. The drives and raid fail often and i just would like to know if this new WD30EFRX drive would work.
Will WD30EFRX - WD RED - 3.0TB be supported or is it already ? Or not..
Running a ReadyNas 3200 with RAIDiator 4.2.21 as replication for a DATA stored on a SAN. at the moment i am running it with WD Green 2TB (WD20AEDS) and i know that they are not supported. The drives and raid fail often and i just would like to know if this new WD30EFRX drive would work.
Will WD30EFRX - WD RED - 3.0TB be supported or is it already ? Or not..
4 Replies
- ReadyNAS 3200 and 4200 are limited to 2TB on channels 5-12. Channels 1-4 supports 3TB+ drives with RAIDiator 4.2.16+.
- Also the WD30EFRX is not an enterprise disk and inappropriate for a 12-bay NAS. It would probably fail pretty quick in a 12-bay.
Not relevant to danneros but the 4200 v2 supports 3TB drives on all channels. - Which is probably why he is having problems with the two WD20EADS drives as well.
- Very good point. There's a good reason only enterprise disks are approved for use with that model. danneros should buy 2TB disks from the compatibility list or get some 6-bay desktop ReadyNASes which have some consumer disks on the compatibility list.
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