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Upgrading Netgear ReadyNAS Disks
I have a ReadyNAS DUO V2 a with 2 x 2TB disks purchased in 2013 which are getting close to capacity. The right hand disk is a system copy of the left hand disk. I just wanted to check as to the di...
Thanks Stephen,
Ok so there is no concept of a master and a slave disk. If I remove the left hand 2Tb disk the right hand 2Tb will be copied across when the new 4Tb disk is installed. For some reason I had assumed the left hand disk was a master.
I understand I will still only have 2Tb available until the second 4Tb disk is installed and copied to (some days later!)
(The removed 2Tb disk will be my backup)
Thanks again for you comments and help... Mike
Hello watsonm,
When getting disks to use with your NAS, always check the HCL. There is one 4TB model I found on the list.
If you have an existing XRAID ReadyNAS volume, you are trying to do vertical expansion. Please see this article, the steps are the same for ReadyNAS OS4 and OS5.
However, as we always recommend, always have full backup of the data. Also, please make sure you have the latest firmware.
This article may also help you understand volume expansion.
Regards,
JennC wrote:
...When getting disks to use with your NAS, always check the HCL.
Well, the HCL is of limited value - Netgear admitted in live Q&A session in September ( https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-for-ReadyNAS/ReadyNAS-Live-Q-amp-A-with-Designers/idi-p/1145124 ) that they are no longer updating the HCL for legacy NAS models. Many of the drive models there are old/not easily found.
Generally the NAS-purposed drives should work - both WDC Reds and Seagate IronWolf. As you go to larger sizes, the mounting holes on the drives might not align with the tray.
I don't own a v2 platform, but OS 4.2.x will take 8 TB drives. At least one poster here reported success with the WD60EFRX in their v2 ReadyNAS.
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