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X-raid vs. X-raid2
Should I consider updating my 3 current NAS to use X-RAID2 (see sig below)? OK. From the gracious help of Vanderwerwe and StephenB, I have brought back online my old Duo-v2. I chose to ?format/char...
X-RAID for your Duo (v1) uses the capacity of the smallest disk. All disks must be replaced with higher capacity disks for expansion to take place.
However since your NAS units that have X-RAID2 (Ultra 2 and Duo v2) are all 2-bay you would need to replace all disks to get vertical expansion anyway.
Also X-RAID2 distributes the parity amongst all disks whereas X-RAID uses a dedicated parity disk.
However since your NAS units that have X-RAID2 (Ultra 2 and Duo v2) are all 2-bay you would need to replace all disks to get vertical expansion anyway.
Also X-RAID2 distributes the parity amongst all disks whereas X-RAID uses a dedicated parity disk.
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