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RN516 adding 4th and 5th disks
I have a readynas 516 with 3 x 1TB disks working fine but we need more space.
Can I add a pair of 2TB disks to the existing array or am i best adding 3 1TB disks to keep the disks the same size?
Do the WD red work ok in this unit FW 6.6.1
Thanks in advance
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AVANZA wrote:
I have a readynas 516 with 3 x 1TB disks working fine but we need more space.
Can I add a pair of 2TB disks to the existing array or am i best adding 3 1TB disks to keep the disks the same size?
Either way, you will end up with a capacity of 5 TB (~4.5 TiB). Costs are pretty close in your case (three WD10EFRX are about $180, two WD20EFRX are about $170).
I'd go with two larger disks, and leave one spot free for future expansion. You might consider a larger pair though. Two WD30EFRX would be about $250 and get you an extra TB of capacity.
AVANZA wrote:
Do the WD red work ok in this unit FW 6.6.1
Yes.
thanks for the swift response,
So the disks dont need to be the same size as the existing disks when adding to the storage?
I may put a pair of 3TB in there.
AVANZA wrote:thanks for the swift response,
So the disks dont need to be the same size as the existing disks when adding to the storage?
I may put a pair of 3TB in there.
No, the discs doesn't need to be the same size as the existing discs. As long as the new discs are at least the same size as your existing discs you are good to go.
In your case any disc that is 1 TB or larger will do just fine.
And yes WD Red are very suita le fot NAS use. I have 2 x 2 TB at the moment and when I need to expand I will go Red again. Probably 3 or 4 TB.
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