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tryin
May 11, 2015Aspirant
Using ReadyNAS NV+as a backup
Hi, :?: I deliberately want to use my ReadyNas NV+ ver 1 as a backup storage area on our home network. It is fitted with two drives, and initially was setup using xRaid. But is that actually t...
RX
May 11, 2015Luminary
Since X-RAID is set on your NAS with 2 drives inside it, if ever one of the 2 drives fails, the data is still intact on the other drive because its mirrored. On the other hand, if you set your NAS on RAID-0, if ever one of the drives fails, all of your data will be wiped out.
It is better to use X-RAID because you could just add 2 more drives for volume expansion. Check this link about X-RAID: http://www.readynas.com/?p=214
More info about ReadyNAS NV+ v1 here on this link: http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=193
It is better to use X-RAID because you could just add 2 more drives for volume expansion. Check this link about X-RAID: http://www.readynas.com/?p=214
More info about ReadyNAS NV+ v1 here on this link: http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=193
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