The ReadyNAS 3220 is topping my list of NAS devices I am researching. A few questions:
I assume this is software RAID? If so, no need to worry about options for second controller.
Is the option to buy and install a 10GbE SFP available in this unit should I desire a few years down the road? Or am I required to buy the 4220 for that expandability?
How is the warranty on these items? I am finding it very difficult to find this information. - Is there an extended warranty? - What happens if something in the chassis breaks? Do they offer same/next day support and replacement? - If I need to replace the whole unit, is it as simple as ripping the drives out of the old and installing into new? Or will I lose all my configurations and data?
I called tech support to ask these questions in person and I was tossed all around. Finally I got to a tech support guy who was not very helpful at all. What is everyone's experience with support?
I assume this is software RAID? If so, no need to worry about options for second controller.
Yes
guitman wrote:
Is the option to buy and install a 10GbE SFP available in this unit should I desire a few years down the road? Or am I required to buy the 4220 for that expandability?
Ask JabbaTheHutt
guitman wrote:
How is the warranty on these items? I am finding it very difficult to find this information.
5 years Including Next Business Day Onsite Replacement (Where available)
guitman wrote:
- Is there an extended warranty?
No, but 5 years is a great warranty length. Though there are additional support options i.e. ProSupport
guitman wrote:
- What happens if something in the chassis breaks? Do they offer same/next day support and replacement?
Depending what it is they may wish to replace just the part or the whole chassis. This should be next business day as well
guitman wrote:
- If I need to replace the whole unit, is it as simple as ripping the drives out of the old and installing into new? Or will I lose all my configurations and data?
All configuration, data is stored on the disks. Even the OS is.
Put a spare disk (not from your array) in the replacement, update the firmware to at least as new as what you were running, verify update successful, power down, remove spare disk and migrate your disks across (while it shouldn't be necessary it's best to keep the disk order the same).
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