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X-RAID implemantation
Hi. I've been reading up on the difference between NAS and ordinary hard drives and one thing that pops up is TLER. I understand that it's only really relevant if RAID is done in hardware. So can y...
A few years ago NAS-purposed drives came out (WDC Red, Seagate Ironwolf). Just use those instead of a consumer-grade drive. Or of course use an enterprise-grade drive (including WDC Red Pro, Ironwolf Pro, among many others).
Enterprise-grade will give the fastest performance. Reliability is supposed to be better, but good data on that is hard to find.
The NAS-purposed consumer grade are lower performing, although still fast enough to saturate a gigabit network connection. They run cooler than enterprise-grade (using less power).
MobUK wrote:
I understand that it's only really relevant if RAID is done in hardware.
I have seen some folks who say that, but they appear to be pretty dated articles. So I wouldn't assume that is still true. Also there is some additional vibration control in NAS-purposed drives (which is helpful when you have multiple drives in the same chassis).
MobUK wrote:
So can you tell me, is X-RAID a software or hardware raid in the ReadyNAS RND4200v2
Software raid.
A few years ago NAS-purposed drives came out (WDC Red, Seagate Ironwolf). Just use those instead of a consumer-grade drive. Or of course use an enterprise-grade drive (including WDC Red Pro, Ironwolf Pro, among many others).
Enterprise-grade will give the fastest performance. Reliability is supposed to be better, but good data on that is hard to find.
The NAS-purposed consumer grade are lower performing, although still fast enough to saturate a gigabit network connection. They run cooler than enterprise-grade (using less power).
MobUK wrote:
I understand that it's only really relevant if RAID is done in hardware.
I have seen some folks who say that, but they appear to be pretty dated articles. So I wouldn't assume that is still true. Also there is some additional vibration control in NAS-purposed drives (which is helpful when you have multiple drives in the same chassis).
MobUK wrote:
So can you tell me, is X-RAID a software or hardware raid in the ReadyNAS RND4200v2
Software raid.
Thanks Stephen. A very useful bunch of info. Much appreciated.
Cheers
Moby
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