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New 316 (diskless) and upgrading to 6.2 before I start
Just purchased a 316 to replace an original Readynas, I also have a Readynas Pro Pioneer edition too. The diskless 316 box is labelled as having V6.1.6 firmware Questions: Should I upgrade to V...
You will need to initially setup your RN316 with at least one drive inserted. After it has been initially setup, then you may either do an automatic or manual update of the firmware to v6.2.0.
You may start with your 2x6TB disks and you may add drives later one-at-a-time with XRAID.
With XRAID, if ever you will be adding 2 more drives one-at-a-time, it will have an XRAID-RAID5 type config and of course that's single redundancy.
If you want dual-redundancy, here are the steps:
1. You have started with 2x6TB disks initially with XRAID. Just add another 1x6TB and let ther resync process complete. This will be an XRAID-RAID5 type config and of course it has single parity.
2. Once the resync process has completed, turn off XRAID. You will now be on FLEX-RAID.
3. Insert the another 1x6TB then select the option to Add Parity.
4. You could switch back to XRAID or remain at FLEX-RAID.
You may start with your 2x6TB disks and you may add drives later one-at-a-time with XRAID.
With XRAID, if ever you will be adding 2 more drives one-at-a-time, it will have an XRAID-RAID5 type config and of course that's single redundancy.
If you want dual-redundancy, here are the steps:
1. You have started with 2x6TB disks initially with XRAID. Just add another 1x6TB and let ther resync process complete. This will be an XRAID-RAID5 type config and of course it has single parity.
2. Once the resync process has completed, turn off XRAID. You will now be on FLEX-RAID.
3. Insert the another 1x6TB then select the option to Add Parity.
4. You could switch back to XRAID or remain at FLEX-RAID.
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