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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...
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Thank you for your share. I learned a new term again; vertical expansion. I take this to mean 'NAS capacity increase.' If so, then I am good. Yes, eventually, I intend to upgrade my 3 NAS's with 2x 1TB drives. Not so much for 'vertical expansion,' but for the fact that the 500GB hard drive size may just go EOL before any of my current half dozen begin to die. I think the 1TB size will become the new baseline for Nasware drives in the future. Yes, I know that the NAS will only use 500GB of a 1TB drive if installed today and allowed to resync. The 'vertical expansion takes place with the 2d 1TB drive goes in. Crystal clear on this.
Yes, always knew that XRaid would build its' mirrored volume based on the smallest of the drive pair. This has been a basic RAID rule since forever! I will have to think about the 'distributed parity' scheme of XRAID2. ATM, I do not have a good grasp on this advantage. More research.
Thank you for your share. I learned a new term again; vertical expansion. I take this to mean 'NAS capacity increase.' If so, then I am good. Yes, eventually, I intend to upgrade my 3 NAS's with 2x 1TB drives. Not so much for 'vertical expansion,' but for the fact that the 500GB hard drive size may just go EOL before any of my current half dozen begin to die. I think the 1TB size will become the new baseline for Nasware drives in the future. Yes, I know that the NAS will only use 500GB of a 1TB drive if installed today and allowed to resync. The 'vertical expansion takes place with the 2d 1TB drive goes in. Crystal clear on this.
Yes, always knew that XRaid would build its' mirrored volume based on the smallest of the drive pair. This has been a basic RAID rule since forever! I will have to think about the 'distributed parity' scheme of XRAID2. ATM, I do not have a good grasp on this advantage. More research.
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