B. It has been tested AND unresolved issues were found?
The HCL list is sacrosanct however, the listed WD30EZRS has become essentially unavailable AND some users are reporting success with trying out the WD30EZRX version. I'm less inclined to experiment if Netgear has tested and discovered something to be concerned about. In case it is relevant, I would be using them in the RNDP6000-200NAS running 4.2.20.
Of course, if the reason it's not on the list is because it hasn't been tested, the user community would really appreciate this being bumped up a bit in the priority of doing such things.
Consider using the Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 which is on the HCL. If you are in the U.S., it is listed on the Newegg site twice with PN 0S03230 for the bare drive OEM and PN 0S03228 for the boxed version. Hitachi uses a silvery opaque anti-static bag with only the PN on the label placed on the bag and only the drive model on the label on the drive itself. Clicking on the drive image will allow you to select which image, and clicking on the image of the face of the drive will display the model number on the drive.
I have 4 of these in service in two NVX units (2 each) which are also x-86 based units and have absolutely no complaints about them. (All of my other drives in NAS use are Seagates). The Hitachis are $20 more than the WD30EZRX but since they are on the list and have a good reputation (the reason I got them a year ago), it seems worth the extra to me. They are also listed on Amazon again by the PNs referenced above. The retail boxed version is $60 more, but the OEM version is the same as on Newegg.
I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 6 running 4.2.19 and with four WD30EZRX drives...every runs perfect. If I had a problem, I don't know what kind of support to expect, but everything shows up in Frontveiw exactly as it should. I have 5355GB of data on a 8378GB volume (one of the drives is obviously for redundancy).
I was about to pull the trigger on your recommendations when some WD30EZRS drives became available again (briefly). I've been using that line of drives in my other NAS for some time without problems, so I have confidence in them as you do in your choices.
I appreciate the recommendation however as it gives me an alternative.
I've had no issues with them at all. Half of my drives are WD30EZRS and the other half WD30EZRX. Neither are on the HCL list now (reasons unknown) but everything seems fine.
Rudy-san - the sparc based ReadyNAS units will not support drives over 2TB. It is an issue with the kernel used in the OS and is not fixable. Until the 3TB drives came on the market, this was not known to the development staff. This is the main reason it was discontinued and the v2 series with a new chip and completely new OS was developed. Stick with the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and you will be OK.
Note: Edited to change comment from over 3TB to over 2TB.
Rudy-san - the sparc based ReadyNAS units will not support drives over 3TB. It is an issue with the kernel used in the OS and is not fixable. Until the 3TB drives came on the market, this was not known to the development staff. This is the main reason it was discontinued and the v2 series with a new chip and completely new OS was developed. Stick with the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and you will be OK.
you mean it wont support drives over 2 tb, not 3 🙂
