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PilotSteveB
Oct 25, 2013Aspirant
Migrating from X-RAID2 single redundancy to Dual redundancy
Hello, I have a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer with 6 2TD disks in X-RAID2 single redundancy running on firmware ver 4.2.24. I'm only using 45% of the total space. Is is possible to migrate from single redu...
StephenB
Dec 02, 2013Guru - Experienced User
No problem sharing these thoughts.
I have no data on his main point (which is that enterprise-class drives are a waste of money). I've never used enterprise drives in my various NAS, but I did switch to the NAS-purposed drives when they became available. They are close in price to consumer drives, and have better warranties. I guess its fair to say that I suspect he's right (since I've chosen not to purchase them).
While it would be great for the rest of us if Google did report detailed failure data, it could create issues with their suppliers... So I suspect we won't see it.
I have no data on his main point (which is that enterprise-class drives are a waste of money). I've never used enterprise drives in my various NAS, but I did switch to the NAS-purposed drives when they became available. They are close in price to consumer drives, and have better warranties. I guess its fair to say that I suspect he's right (since I've chosen not to purchase them).
While it would be great for the rest of us if Google did report detailed failure data, it could create issues with their suppliers... So I suspect we won't see it.
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