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Reduce number of disks... now that 3TB are available
I have a ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition unit with 3 drives of 1TB each and 2 drives of 2TB each. I added the 2x2TB drives a couple of months ago as I was concerned I was too close to the capacity avail...
Thanks for you suggestions and the detailed steps on how to do this migration.
I think I will follow your suggestion and simply replace the 1TB drives for now. It's the safest way. My original intent was to reduce the amount of heat generated by my system (a couple of less drives should have some impact) and to replace drives that are not server-grade. I recently had a scare with one of the 2TB drives installed where it stopped working without any prior warning. :shock:
Thanks!
zamboni wrote: ...why not just one-by-one swap the 1TB drives for a 3TB drive. Who cares if you still have the 2TB drives in there? That just gives you a lot more space (though you do not "factory-reset" to enable a +15TB array).
I think I will follow your suggestion and simply replace the 1TB drives for now. It's the safest way. My original intent was to reduce the amount of heat generated by my system (a couple of less drives should have some impact) and to replace drives that are not server-grade. I recently had a scare with one of the 2TB drives installed where it stopped working without any prior warning. :shock:
Thanks!
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