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Rockman
Feb 09, 2015Aspirant
Transfering RN PRO Drives
Can the NAS Pro6 be set up in such a way that once the data is redundant (RAID 5) across 4 disks, two can be removed and stored for safe keeping in case the machine OS or whatever fails. The two woul...
StephenB
Feb 09, 2015Guru - Experienced User
Use external USB drives.
Your technique won't work (you'd needs three disk for RAID-5, not two).
The required resyncs will be both time consuming and stressful on the drives. Also, the connectors on SATA drives aren't intended for frequent removal/insertion.
Your technique won't work (you'd needs three disk for RAID-5, not two).
The required resyncs will be both time consuming and stressful on the drives. Also, the connectors on SATA drives aren't intended for frequent removal/insertion.
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