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Mixing drive makes/models within a NAS
firmware 6.7.4 readynas 2120 I have my nas configured as a raid 5 (4 disk, 2tb/disk). I need to expand my storage capacity. I was going to put in 4tb hard drives. My plan was to pull out 1 o...
FG wrote:
As I understand it, once the last disk is installed and synced then and only then will my storage capacity increase, correct?
No. That's true with OS 4.1 NAS. But with your RAID mode on OS 6, you will see expansion when the second disk is added. The expansion will happen after the volume is resynced, and you might be prompted to reboot before it begins.
FG wrote:
Would it be a problem to get 3 more drives that were different brands, but same capacity?
It's not a problem, and both the IronWolf and the WD Reds are reasonable choices for the NAS.
Some people like mix-and-match, under the theory that it might be more robust. I haven't seen any real data on that, and I'm not mixing/matching myself. But I don't see any harm in it either.
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