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RNDU 2000, is it worth taking out of mothballs?
Hi All, I have a RNDU 2000 that was mothballed when I added a 104 to the home network. I was considering passing the RNDU 2000 on to a friend (diskless) as a startoff NAS but I recall it was limited...
Geoff2005 wrote:
Hi All,
I have a RNDU 2000 that was mothballed when I added a 104 to the home network. I was considering passing the RNDU 2000 on to a friend (diskless) as a startoff NAS but I recall it was limited to 2 x 2TB drives and I don't know what else it may lack compared what is standard in today's NAS.
An RNDU2000 is an ultra-2 - and it is NOT limited to 2x2TB drives. It runs 4.2.x firmware.
An RND2000-200NAS is a duo v2, and it also can take drives larger than 2 TB. It runs 5.x.x firmware.
An RND2000-100NAS is a duo v1, and it is limited to 2x2TB drives - there is no update to fix that. It runs 4.1.x firmware.
All are still useful as backup NAS (the duo v1 can be set up as jbod, giving 4 TB total space - two 2TB volumes). And many people are still using them as their primary NAS.
The ultra-2 is about the same speed as the RN100. You can also upgrade it to use OS-6 if that is desired.
Geoff2005 wrote:
Hi All,
I have a RNDU 2000 that was mothballed when I added a 104 to the home network. I was considering passing the RNDU 2000 on to a friend (diskless) as a startoff NAS but I recall it was limited to 2 x 2TB drives and I don't know what else it may lack compared what is standard in today's NAS.
An RNDU2000 is an ultra-2 - and it is NOT limited to 2x2TB drives. It runs 4.2.x firmware.
An RND2000-200NAS is a duo v2, and it also can take drives larger than 2 TB. It runs 5.x.x firmware.
An RND2000-100NAS is a duo v1, and it is limited to 2x2TB drives - there is no update to fix that. It runs 4.1.x firmware.
All are still useful as backup NAS (the duo v1 can be set up as jbod, giving 4 TB total space - two 2TB volumes). And many people are still using them as their primary NAS.
The ultra-2 is about the same speed as the RN100. You can also upgrade it to use OS-6 if that is desired.
I still use 3x ReadyNAS Duos (all v1's). Cracking little NASes. Yes they are limited to 2GB disks, but I find that is not a problem - makes them very cost effective with affordable spares. They are very reliable file shares and media servers.
Of course, if it turns out that you have something better than a Duo, then it really is a no-brainer. Get that thing going and put it to good use!Good Luck,
Ian
OK, thanks for the replies, I'll fire it up.
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