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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...
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.
sorry to be a pain,
if I add a pair of 3TB disks i will get an additional 6TBish of storage, the NAS won't just use and see 1TB as per the origional disks.
Thanks again
Here is a neat calculator: http://rdconfigurator.netgear.com/raid/index.html
3x1TB + 2x3TB (XRAID) -> 5.43TiB of capacity.
EDIT: (3TB HDDs, not 2TB HDDs - facepalm)
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