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RonGalwey
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Oct 19, 2017
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ReadyNAS RN42400 OS 6.8 to ReadyNAS RN42400 6.8 Mirror

I purchased a second ReadyNAS 42400 w/ "indentical" 2T drives and want to "mirror" the second NAS to the primary.  I see Netgear has at least two ways to back up a NAS but it's not clear which is the...
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    StephenB
    Oct 21, 2017

    It was a while ago that I posted that, I don't recall who the respondent was at this point (or if he is still active).

     

    I don't believe he was saying that the air bearing wouldn't fail, I think he was just saying that he didn't believe frequent spinups would cause them to fail faster than drives that were spinning 24/7.

     

    Causes I've seen reported include electrical component failure, physical contamination, mechanical arm failures, and motor failures.

     

    I know for certain that enabling spin down (and putting NAS on power schedules) saves power, and I don't have any clear data that says whether it increases failure risk or decreases it.  In the absense of that data, I enable spin down and use power schedules.

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