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Maxter
Jan 26, 2018Aspirant
Understanding metadata tiers and x-raid for RN 422 with EDA-500
I am relatively new to the world of NAS. I have a 2 bay RN 422 with an EDA-500 connected via e-sata. The EDA-500 is primarily used to make my large library of movies available to my family. I would l...
- Jan 29, 2018
Metadata tiering is only available for Flex-RAID volumes.
StephenB
Jan 27, 2018Guru - Experienced User
I don't think you'll see any performance gain during movie playback (or when copying new movies to the NAS).
You could see some gain in browsing folders that have lots of files in them with SMB. Something like Plex or ReadyDLNA might see some speed up in scanning the library.
- MaxterJan 27, 2018Aspirant
Thanks Stephen. Once the tier is created in Flex-Raid will I be able to convert the volume to X-Raid?
- StephenBJan 27, 2018Guru - Experienced User
wrote:
Thanks Stephen. Once the tier is created in Flex-Raid will I be able to convert the volume to X-Raid?
I don't know the answer to that, hopefully mdgm-ntgr will chime in.
- mdgm-ntgrJan 29, 2018NETGEAR Employee Retired
Metadata tiering is only available for Flex-RAID volumes.
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