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Slow transfer with RN104
Hi there, I've been trying to help a friend set up a ReadyNAS 104 and we are experiencing a couple of problems. I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 6 Plus and the way of setting up the RN104 is quite different...
Well, RAID-6 performance will never be better than RAID-5 on any NAS, so playing with that is also a waste of time.
Overall, the 100 mb/s issue sounds like network, but I don't think it should take 8 days to format the raid array either.
Maybe start over on the RAID array - this time just install one drive, and do a factory reset (xraid). Get that working well with a single gigabit connection, and after that expand the array. A single drive on the RN104 should have about 50 MB/S write speeds (a bit faster than RAID-5). Keep Antivirus off, and don't install any add-ons..
If this is recently purchased (e.g., within 3 months) you might also use Netgear support.
I am thinking that you might also
(a) try a different network cable and switch/router port (perhaps "borrowing" the connection from the other NAS.
(b) confirm at the router and the NAS that the NAS ethernet is negotiating gigabit.
(c) check ethernet stats for lost packets, RX/TX issues. I think you'll need to look at the logs for that (info in the web ui is limited).
(e) Check the drive health for all drives. Possibly in a PC with Seatools.
Overall, the 100 mb/s issue sounds like network, but I don't think it should take 8 days to format the raid array either.
Maybe start over on the RAID array - this time just install one drive, and do a factory reset (xraid). Get that working well with a single gigabit connection, and after that expand the array. A single drive on the RN104 should have about 50 MB/S write speeds (a bit faster than RAID-5). Keep Antivirus off, and don't install any add-ons..
If this is recently purchased (e.g., within 3 months) you might also use Netgear support.
I am thinking that you might also
(a) try a different network cable and switch/router port (perhaps "borrowing" the connection from the other NAS.
(b) confirm at the router and the NAS that the NAS ethernet is negotiating gigabit.
(c) check ethernet stats for lost packets, RX/TX issues. I think you'll need to look at the logs for that (info in the web ui is limited).
(e) Check the drive health for all drives. Possibly in a PC with Seatools.
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