Time Machine 2tb limit?

imagenes_vivas wrote:
chirpa wrote: RAIDiator 4.2.6 road map is to support 2TB+ volumes for iSCSI/TimeMachine/etc, I don't have a timeframe for that release yet. Chirpa, last April do you really mean 4.2.6 or the now just released 4.1.6?

4.2.6 is referring to the next X86 Firmware for e.g. Pro, NVX. 4.1.6 is the current (just released) Sparc firmware for e.g. NV+, Duo etc. I imagine they should be working on a fix for both X86 and Sparc.

Oh, sorry, thank you very much for the information. I tougth it was a confusion of numbers.

Two months ago I converted my 4TB (4x1TB) ReadyNAs NV+ in a TimeMachine backup for my professional photography studio and I am worried about only using 2TB of it's full capacity because of this limitation. Hope there is a solution in a near future.

Any news on this? I too had purchased a ReadyNAS Pro and didn't see a mention of this limit. It has been more than 4 months and thought I'd ask what the status is and if there is a timeframe now. (The DroboPro doesn't have this problem and I am considering the options available now or in the not too distant future since it has been a while and the ReadyNAS is just depreciating :-) )

Any beta's available?

chirpa wrote:
RAIDiator 4.2.6 road map is to support 2TB+ volumes for iSCSI/TimeMachine/etc, I don't have a timeframe for that release yet.

centauratlas wrote:

Any news on this? I too had purchased a ReadyNAS Pro and didn't see a mention of this limit. It has been more than 4 months and thought I'd ask what the status is and if there is a timeframe now. (The DroboPro doesn't have this problem and I am considering the options available now or in the not too distant future since it has been a while and the ReadyNAS is just depreciating :-) ) Any beta's available? chirpa wrote: RAIDiator 4.2.6 road map is to support 2TB+ volumes for iSCSI/TimeMachine/etc, I don't have a timeframe for that release yet.

No beta's available yet. For the Pro and other X86 keep an eye on viewforum.php?f=51
For NV+ and other Sparc see viewforum.php?f=17

If 2TB+ support is added it will be in the release notes for the beta.

Bear in mind that although NetGear almost certainly tests their betas before making them public, in particular early betas can have issues so it's even more advisable than with an ordinary version of RAIDiator to backup any crucial data regularly if you choose to use a beta once it comes out.

Thank you, I will keep an eye on it!

mdgm wrote:

centauratlas wrote: Any news on this? I too had purchased a ReadyNAS Pro and didn't see a mention of this limit. It has been more than 4 months and thought I'd ask what the status is and if there is a timeframe now. (The DroboPro doesn't have this problem and I am considering the options available now or in the not too distant future since it has been a while and the ReadyNAS is just depreciating :-) ) Any beta's available? chirpa wrote: RAIDiator 4.2.6 road map is to support 2TB+ volumes for iSCSI/TimeMachine/etc, I don't have a timeframe for that release yet. No beta's available yet. For the Pro and other X86 keep an eye on http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=51 For NV+ and other Sparc see http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=17 If 2TB+ support is added it will be in the release notes for the beta. Bear in mind that although NetGear almost certainly tests their betas before making them public, in particular early betas can have issues so it's even more advisable than with an ordinary version of RAIDiator to backup any crucial data regularly if you choose to use a beta once it comes out.

imagenes_vivas wrote:
Two months ago I converted my 4TB (4x1TB) ReadyNAs NV+ in a TimeMachine backup for my professional photography studio and I am worried about only using 2TB of it's full capacity because of this limitation. Hope there is a solution in a near future.

A so long wait... Any answer from ReadyNAS staff. :(

I really would like to know if they have plans to correct that Time Machine 2TB limit for the NV+ users in the future. If not, I will be free to sell my NV+ now and exchange for another backup system. But not knowing that for 6 months is very upsetting.

I agree. There was a discussion about it on Macintouch.com and the consensus there was to stay about from the ReadyNAS until NetGear fixes the problems with TimeMachine, iSCSI etc.

I've had this since February time frame and not been able to use it to backup more than 2TB. It is extremely frustrating to have something that significant not disclosed until AFTER buying it.

imagenes_vivas wrote:

imagenes_vivas wrote: Two months ago I converted my 4TB (4x1TB) ReadyNAs NV+ in a TimeMachine backup for my professional photography studio and I am worried about only using 2TB of it's full capacity because of this limitation. Hope there is a solution in a near future. A so long wait... Any answer from ReadyNAS staff. :( I really would like to know if they have plans to correct that Time Machine 2TB limit for the NV+ users in the future. If not, I will be free to sell my NV+ now and exchange for another backup system. But not knowing that for 6 months is very upsetting.

In one of the other threads they said that 4.2.7 doesn't fix this either. Wow.
(see viewtopic.php?f=51&t=34100)

centauratlas wrote:

I agree. There was a discussion about it on Macintouch.com and the consensus there was to stay about from the ReadyNAS until NetGear fixes the problems with TimeMachine, iSCSI etc. I've had this since February time frame and not been able to use it to backup more than 2TB. It is extremely frustrating to have something that significant not disclosed until AFTER buying it. imagenes_vivas wrote: imagenes_vivas wrote: Two months ago I converted my 4TB (4x1TB) ReadyNAs NV+ in a TimeMachine backup for my professional photography studio and I am worried about only using 2TB of it's full capacity because of this limitation. Hope there is a solution in a near future. A so long wait... Any answer from ReadyNAS staff. :( I really would like to know if they have plans to correct that Time Machine 2TB limit for the NV+ users in the future. If not, I will be free to sell my NV+ now and exchange for another backup system. But not knowing that for 6 months is very upsetting.

Any news on the "RAIDiator 4.2.6 road map is to support 2TB+ volumes for iSCSI/TimeMachine/etc, I don't have a timeframe for that release yet" from April 2009?

Thanks

chirpa wrote:
2TB is the current limit. The filesystem on the NAS currently has a 2TB per file limit. Same limitation applies to regular files via CIFS/NFS/etc, even iSCSI targets.

I updated my Pro Pioneer to 4.2.9 yesterday. Time Machine allowance is still limited to 2038GB (2TB). :?

I would love to be able to expand this, allowing meaningful TM backups of all the stuff in my house. Fingers crossed for 4.3!!

--Mike--