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ReadyNAS NV+ disc replacement failure using identical disk type
My ReadyNAS NV+ is equipped with 4 identical 2 TB drives. Seagate Model ST2000DM001. I am running XRAID. Was receiving notices of increasing bad sectors, in increasing numbers on Drive 4. Purchased a...
GeorgeYYZ wrote:
The Ultra 4 is currently running under X-RAID2. I assume that this is equivalent to X-RAID...
Yes. On the Sparc NAS (NV+, etc) they called it X-RAID, then with Ultra/Pro they rebranded it to X-RAID2. With OS-6 they went back to XRAID.
In all cases it is "expandible raid", the details on expansion vary, depending on which platform you have.
GeorgeYYZ wrote:
but I will revise my upgrade plans to 4x4TB, since that is a suitable match for my Synology DS918+ .
It'd be sensible to match their capacities. You can then use one to back up the other (I use my older-but still working ReadyNAS as backups).
Thanks, once again, for the information regarding the Ultra 4. I don't remember how I arrived at the upper limit of 4x3TB drives (maybe it was my budget?), but I will revise my upgrade plans to 4x4TB, since that is a suitable match for my Synology DS918+ . The Ultra 4 is currently running under X-RAID2. I assume that this is equivalent to X-RAID in terms of the storage limit?
GeorgeYYZ wrote:
The Ultra 4 is currently running under X-RAID2. I assume that this is equivalent to X-RAID...
Yes. On the Sparc NAS (NV+, etc) they called it X-RAID, then with Ultra/Pro they rebranded it to X-RAID2. With OS-6 they went back to XRAID.
In all cases it is "expandible raid", the details on expansion vary, depending on which platform you have.
GeorgeYYZ wrote:
but I will revise my upgrade plans to 4x4TB, since that is a suitable match for my Synology DS918+ .
It'd be sensible to match their capacities. You can then use one to back up the other (I use my older-but still working ReadyNAS as backups).
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