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upgrading hdd in ReadyNAS x4
i have 2 ReadyNAS x4 ... The grey model (ultra 4) and the black version (Pro) Grey model (Ultra 4) have 4tb + 6tb + 3tb + 3tb And black (pro) model have 4x 2tb I want to buy another 6tb to p...
Just checked and i think i'll buy a 8tb instead of the 6tb red... Same price. Too bad WD doesn't make 8tb red yet
Seagate Archive HDD v2 ST8000AS0002 8TB 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Which firmware are you running?
Note that the archive disks are not designed for RAID use.
RAIDiator-x86 4.2.x has some expansion limitations that you will run into:
1. You cannot expand by more than 8TB over the life of the volume. So if the volume was 5.4TB when you last did a factory default you can't expand past 13.4TB
2. You cannot expand past 16TB. To get a higher volume capacity you would need to do a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) with the disks in place.
ReadyNAS OS 6 does not have these expansion limitations.
Archive disks are not designed for RAID/NAS but the Western Digital Green drives are not neither and i always used them without any issue in 3 different ReadyNAS units. I guess i won't have any problem with the Archive drive unless something is different between WD Green and Seagate Archive ?
I'm running 4.2.19 but i don't remember what size the volume was during the last factory default. Right now my volume is 9254 Gb
To upgrade to OS6 i have to reset default and lose data ?
In worst situation, my 8tb will just be detected as 3GB or 4GB and the volume won't be expanded ? I want to do this switch just because i'm selling a 2TB to a friend. I could just expand volume later
mdgm wrote:
Note that the archive disks are not designed for RAID use.
Yes. It is best to avoid the ST8000AS0002 unless you understand its limitations.
The Seagate ST8000VN0012 is their 8 TB for NAS (and quite a bit more expensive).
Ok i just saw this thread: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/Seagate-8TB-Archive-drives-ST8000AS0002-do-work/td-p/989048
I guess 8TB is not a good idea for RAID
Retired_Member wrote:
I guess 8TB is not a good idea for RAID
SMR drives are not intended for RAID (no matter what size). Some people are using them anyway (as you can see on that thread). I use jbod, but decided to stay with 6 TB WDC Red for now.
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