Defrag

kturcotte wrote:
Does Defragging the NAS have any effect on performance?

the short answer is no. *

If so, how would I go about defragging it using Windows (64 bit, Windows 7 Ultimate)?

you wouldn't, because the nas itself runs an embedded version of linux



* the long answer is in most cases linux does not need defrag, and in the cases where fragmentation is a problem typically on very full filesystems, the best way is to reformat/factory default (backup first, then restore).

linux defrag is still in development and not supported or recommended.

the best way to fight fragmentation is to keep 10-20% free space available

I agree with TeknoJnky; linux does not defrag disks like Windows does, and is unneeded. Also, you are not able to defrag a network share in Windows.

Hi kturcotte
Have a read of this info Why Linux Doesn’t Need Defragmenting > http://www.howtogeek.com/115229/htg-exp ... agmenting/

TeknoJnky wrote:
kturcotte wrote: Does Defragging the NAS have any effect on performance? the short answer is no. * the best way to fight fragmentation is to keep 10-20% free space available

I DO need to get some stuff off my NAS hard drives. They're 3 TB drives, and I currently have 255 GBs free on one drive, and 22 GBs free on another. I'd like to get 2 more drives (Running in RAID 1 Mode), just wish they came in larger sizes. Like to throw a couple of 6 TB drives in there, and have a total of 12 TBs of space!

There was just some 4tb drives on sale recently.

are you running individual raid0 drives? so if one drive failed you would lose any data on that drive..

you should consider getting a 6 bay device, an ultra/+/pro. I a pro/business and an ultra4, I use dual redundancy on the pro for the extra peace of mind and reliability, though it costs in less usable storage.

TeknoJnky wrote:
There was just some 4tb drives on sale recently. are you running individual raid0 drives? so if one drive failed you would lose any data on that drive.. you should consider getting a 6 bay device, an ultra/+/pro. I a pro/business and an ultra4, I use dual redundancy on the pro for the extra peace of mind and reliability, though it costs in less usable storage.

I have a 6 bay Ultra. 4 of the bays are filled with identical 3 TB drives in a RAID 1 configuration.
I've seen the 4 TB drives, but TRYING to hold off until they reach 6 TBs.

Please be aware of the current limitations of RAIDiator and not allowing expansion past 16 TB. When you do plan on upgrading your unit to the 4/6TB disks, please backup data and factory default with all new sized drives in the chassis.

readysecure1985 wrote:
Please be aware of the current limitations of RAIDiator and not allowing expansion past 16 TB. When you do plan on upgrading your unit to the 6TB disks, please backup data and factory default with all new sized drives in the chassis.

When you say that "the current limitations of RAIDiator and not allowing expansion past 16 TB" does this mean TOTAL, from all 6 drives? Or of the 3 drives, if I'm running it in RAID 1?
The way I'm planning on doing it (If I can wait for 6 TB drives to become available) is to throw 2 6 TB drives in there, let the NAS format them and set them up in RAID 1, and then cut and paste almost everything (Probably 5 TBs worth) over from the other drives. Then remove the empty drives, throw 2 more 6 TB drives in, again let the NAS format them and set them up in RAID 1, and then cut and paste the remaining 1 TB of data onto the second set of 6 TBs. Then remove the empty drives. Would that be fine?

the 16tb limit applies to expansion/volume size, since your above plan does not involve actually expanding any volume, then it would not apply.

TeknoJnky wrote:
the 16tb limit applies to expansion/volume size, since your above plan does not involve actually expanding any volume, then it would not apply.

Wait. So I could have 18 TBs of storage divided between 3 volumes (6 6TB drives in RAID 1)?