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Raid only a partition
Hi, I'm interested in Netgear RN10200. I would like to know if it's possible to raid (1) just a part of two hard drives, and leave other partitions in a non raid state (or JBOD if I understand corr...
Ixa wrote: You may consider the RN314 which is a 4-bay Intel-based ReadyNAS OS 6 model. Insert 4 drives in it [...]
Thanks, but 4 bay is too much for me.
StephenB wrote: The GUI and NAS software is not designed to support it though. So you'll have trouble setting up shares, etc. I don't suggest it.
Still, good to know. I like to set up every single option, if this mean to give up the GUI, no problem. I don't know ReadyNAS, but I will take into consideration pros and cons.
StephenB wrote: The share names have to be unique though (documents, backup-documents).
Do I need to share both disks/folders? Can't I just share one of them and duplicate the other just for safety?
StephenB wrote: You can also set up backup jobs that will update the backups automatically (on a schedule you set).
Thanks, this could be very useful.
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