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This has been a struggle trying to fnid a home based NAS solution using SSD drives.
I have had two NETGEAR NAS enclosures (10TB RAID 5) for many years and have loved the product.
[NETGEAR ReadyNAS 314 4-Bay]
But I want to upgrade my spinning disks to SSD.
So I have tried searching for a similar product that supports SSD drives and have not been able to locate.
Tried the chat and they were no help.
Please ... need assistance.
Thanks,
Leon
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All OS-6 ReadyNAS support SSD drives, though I'd suggest the RN528 or RN628 for this. More bays is one reason, since it allows for more expansion. The higher-end models also have faster CPUs and support 10 gigabit ethernet.
Inventory is scarce (and what's available is often overpriced), so I definitely recommend looking at competitor products as well.
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Re: NAS with SSD drives
@milbeck wrote:
[NETGEAR ReadyNAS 314 4-Bay]
But I want to upgrade my spinning disks to SSD.
So I have tried searching for a similar product that supports SSD drives and have not been able to locate.
Your current RN314 supports 2.5" SATA SSDs.
You do need to remove the tool-less plastic inserts in the trays, and screw the SSDs into the bottom of the tray. See page 171 in the hardware manual here: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS-100/ReadyNAS_%20OS6_Desktop_HM_EN.pdf
Hopefully you kept the screws that came with your NAS - but if you lost them, you can purchase replacements (let us know here, and we can provide info on the size you need).
There is a compatibility list here: https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List Note that this is just disks Netgear has tested, there are likely others that will work.
@milbeck wrote:But I want to upgrade my spinning disks to SSD.
If you use just SSDs, you'd be limited to 4x4TB right now, and the cost would be ~$1800 USD at current prices.
There is also a hybrid mode that you could look at, called ReadyTier. You could use 2x12TB RAID-1 mechanical disks (or larger), and create an SSD Tier using smaller SSDs - for instance, 2x2TB. That would cost less (~$1000 USD), and in many cases would give similar performance.
You could also just have two volumes - two mechanical disks (RAID-1) in the first volume, and two SSDs (also RAID-1) in a second volume. Then put the shares that can benefit most from the higher performance of SSDs on the second volume.
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Re: NAS with SSD drives
StephenB:
I want to keep my existing RAID systems as backup. SO no chnge or mods needed here.
Are there any new enclosures availble for sale here that I can buy using 4TB SSD and a RAID5 solution?
Thanks for your help.
Leon
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All OS-6 ReadyNAS support SSD drives, though I'd suggest the RN528 or RN628 for this. More bays is one reason, since it allows for more expansion. The higher-end models also have faster CPUs and support 10 gigabit ethernet.
Inventory is scarce (and what's available is often overpriced), so I definitely recommend looking at competitor products as well.