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Seagate ST31000333AS REPLACEMENT
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2012-08-31
07:48 PM
2012-08-31
07:48 PM
Seagate ST31000333AS REPLACEMENT
I have 4 Disks on an NV+ and lost one due to HD failure.
I am unable to find a replacement unit with the same spec. Here is the configuration of the RAID array:
Seagate ST31000333AS 931 GB
Seagate ST31000333AS FAILED 931 GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 931 GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 931 GB
Whats the best way forward in replacement for a compatible drive ? A 32MB Buffer 1 TB drive seems hard to find these days.
I am unable to find a replacement unit with the same spec. Here is the configuration of the RAID array:
Seagate ST31000333AS 931 GB
Seagate ST31000333AS FAILED 931 GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 931 GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 931 GB
Whats the best way forward in replacement for a compatible drive ? A 32MB Buffer 1 TB drive seems hard to find these days.
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2012-08-31
10:08 PM
2012-08-31
10:08 PM
Re: Seagate ST31000333AS REPLACEMENT
Why the same spec ? Just take any approved disk for the NV+ and plug it in. (even a larger one)
The Array will rebuild and at least your data is protected again.
It will however NOT use the "extra" space on your disk (eg. if you plug in a 2TB disk it will only use 1TB)
You can then gradually change all other disks (1 at the time + let it rebuild) to 2TB).
When you replaced all 4 disks with 2TB can normally be "expanded" to use the extra space overall.
I don't know your RAID details, but when when running RAID5 for example, you could "grow" from 3TB "usable space" to 6TB usable space by replacing all disks with 2TB ones...
The Array will rebuild and at least your data is protected again.
It will however NOT use the "extra" space on your disk (eg. if you plug in a 2TB disk it will only use 1TB)
You can then gradually change all other disks (1 at the time + let it rebuild) to 2TB).
When you replaced all 4 disks with 2TB can normally be "expanded" to use the extra space overall.
I don't know your RAID details, but when when running RAID5 for example, you could "grow" from 3TB "usable space" to 6TB usable space by replacing all disks with 2TB ones...
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