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RN312 - Upgrading disk size
I have an RN312 with 2 4TB drives configured as RAID 1. I've had the unit since 2015. Over the years the storage utilization on the NAS has steadly increased. Currently I have about 1.4TB remainin...
Just keep in mind that losing either drive of a RAID0 loses all data. Two separate JBOD volumes are more safe, but that does require manually splitting data between them.
StephenB , thanks for the feed back. FYI, the MTBF came from the RN312 data sheet http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/datasheet/en/RN300-RN500-RN700.pdf
It lists the MTBF for the 312 as 56119 or 6.4 years.
I currently do a daily backup up via RSYNC to a 4TB USB standalone, which i swap to offsite storage once a month. I'll have to price it all out, but I may do as you suggest and upgrade the 312 and then use the old 312 with its 2 4TB drives as a RAID 0 backup for my (new) 8TB mirrored box. Have to check the budget.
Thanks for your thoughtful analysis and suggestions.
Just keep in mind that losing either drive of a RAID0 loses all data. Two separate JBOD volumes are more safe, but that does require manually splitting data between them.
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