NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
Readynas Duo (Firmware 4.1.16) Maximum Drive Capacity
Good Afternoon. I'm almosts at Capacity on the single drive installed in my Readynas, and Am looking to upgrade. I'm not certain of the model, but the Firmware is 4.1.16 if this helps. What ...
As long as you have not disabled XRAID, the process is automatic. Insert one of the new 2TB drives (that is the largest your unit will accept) into the empty bay and let it sync. Then remove the original and let it sync again. Do these with power on. You will then have 2TB of redundant space with your original data still on it. Note, that I did not say safe. Your NAS is very dated. Things other than drive failure can and do happen, and you can lose your data even on a much newer NAS. A safer way is to connect the second drive via USB using a format your computer can read if the NAS fails (NTFS for Windows users) and use backup jobs to copy the data. It's still not safe from fire, flood, theft, etc., and it's not automatic, but it's safe against a NAS failure. RAID provides for continuous access to the data through a drive failure, but is not a backup system.
As long as you have not disabled XRAID, the process is automatic. Insert one of the new 2TB drives (that is the largest your unit will accept) into the empty bay and let it sync. Then remove the original and let it sync again. Do these with power on. You will then have 2TB of redundant space with your original data still on it. Note, that I did not say safe. Your NAS is very dated. Things other than drive failure can and do happen, and you can lose your data even on a much newer NAS. A safer way is to connect the second drive via USB using a format your computer can read if the NAS fails (NTFS for Windows users) and use backup jobs to copy the data. It's still not safe from fire, flood, theft, etc., and it's not automatic, but it's safe against a NAS failure. RAID provides for continuous access to the data through a drive failure, but is not a backup system.
Thankyou for a Very informative reply.
Is there a USB Drive that you would recommend?
Thankyou.
David
On the USB drive, you'll get faster backup speeds if you attach the backup drive to a PC and back up over ethernet. The 4.1.x systems are extremely slow at USB backup (particularly to NTFS drives). That also allows you to use any size USB drive - the NAS is limited to 2 TB on external drives.
Seems then, That I may aswell buy 3x 2TB Drives to Utilise the Full X raid Functionality and the third one for a 'Just incase backup' and a caddy to stick it into.
Is there a particular Brand / Model worth looking at, without breaking the bank?
Thanks so far!
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
