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New RN314 3x4TB Question
Just bought a new RN314 because I couldn't upgrade my old Duo v1 past 2TB. I have 2x4TB Seagate Desktop ST4000DM000 drives and 1x4TB Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000, all 5900 rpm. Is there any benefit t...
You should put all the drives before doing the factory reset, that way they would be set up directly as raid5. Otherwise you would have to rebuild the array twice (after adding the second disk (raid1), then the third disk(raid5)).
The order has no importance for the NAS (except for expansion, you can't add smaller disk later so you insert the smallest one first (in time, not slot)).
That said, places at the center of the NAS tend to heat more, so I would put the ST4000DM000 at each end of the NAS and the ST4000VN000 at the center. What do you think Stephen ? is this possible (to insert in the 4th slot without filling the 3rd) and desirable to proceed like this to mitigate heat and vibrations ?
Depending on the data you had, I would zero-write the old disks at least 7times (US DoD 5220-22M standard according to Apple) or just keep them around as backup (everyone needs a good backup).
I think SAS card often accept SATA drives, I often see SAS/SATA on controller description so your card may have SATA ports too.
The order has no importance for the NAS (except for expansion, you can't add smaller disk later so you insert the smallest one first (in time, not slot)).
That said, places at the center of the NAS tend to heat more, so I would put the ST4000DM000 at each end of the NAS and the ST4000VN000 at the center. What do you think Stephen ? is this possible (to insert in the 4th slot without filling the 3rd) and desirable to proceed like this to mitigate heat and vibrations ?
Depending on the data you had, I would zero-write the old disks at least 7times (US DoD 5220-22M standard according to Apple) or just keep them around as backup (everyone needs a good backup).
I think SAS card often accept SATA drives, I often see SAS/SATA on controller description so your card may have SATA ports too.
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