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Good tidying, mdgm! ClubChapin, what do you mean a 4th for dual redundancy? XRAID2 should do RAID 1 with a single drive and then be able to survive any disk dying at capacity. If one loses two (dual failure) you'd be toast in most circumstances.
ClubChapin, what do you mean a 4th for dual redundancy? XRAID2 should do RAID 1 with a single drive and then be able to survive any disk dying at capacity. If one loses two (dual failure) you'd be toast in most circumstances.
I've got my 4.2.26 Pro set up with 6 x 1.5TB drives in "RAID Level X-RAID2, 6 disks (with dual redundancy)", I think similar to Raid 6, but expandable.
I'd like to set up the same with OS6. Someone suggested setting up 3 x 4TB drives Xraid2, then adding a fourth to add dual redundancy. At least under 4.2.x.
At anyrate, I am verifying my data backup and plan to upgrade tonight or tomorrow.
1. Put all the disks in and do a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) 2. Go to System > Volumes in the Dashboard 3. Click the X-RAID button and disable X-RAID if it is not disabled already by clicking on the X-RAID button and confirming you wish to disable it. 4. Destroy the volume 5. Create a new RAID-6 volume (best to still call this "data" - no quotes) 6. Click the X-RAID button to turn X-RAID back on 7. If you wish recreate the default shares and settings you could do this too
Or with X-RAID disabled you can choose to have the next disk added convert it to RAID-6, I think. I'm not sure of the steps for this, but I know it has been done. I'm hoping to look into this next week.
1)The fan now no longer gives the constant too slow or stopped warning but it has a slightly annoying hunting noise as it keeps switching speed when the system is not loaded. Is there anyway to dampen the response or set it so the speed changes are more gradual and not such a step change? As can be seen in the graph the control is not stable when lightly loaded. Assuming the fan control is based on a PID controller does anyone know where I can increase the integral part?
Setting up OS6 now. Seems to be following the script.
Is there a recommended size of system Backup Snapshot space that I should reserve on the new vol? Default setting was 10GB. I used 100GB, which is the largest option.
I presumed as the vol grows, this may require more space and is not configurable once the vol is completed.
Hopefully, the Pro will continue to work with larger and larger drives, Although moving from my 4.2.26 with 6 TB to my 4 TB drives, it will be quite a while before I outgrow the 16 TB. Maybe 24 TB drives will be cheap at that time. 🙂
To update, the upgrade has gone as expected. OS6 looks great. Nice selection of apps available. Can't wait to dive into it a little deeper.
Thanks for all of the help ans assistance.
Next up, adding a dual redundant drive to the xraid.
Next up, adding a dual redundant drive to the xraid.
I was able to set up the redundant drive (raid6).
The procedure was to turn off x-raid (seems like x-raid 2 is gone now) and destroy the default "Data" volume. At that point, I created a new, raid6, volume and turned X-raid back on.
It is building the new vol now. About 12 hours to build it with 4 x 4TB drives.
Is there anything else I should set or look at with OS6?
Is there anything I can do about the fan situation, or am I best to just turn off fan alerts and keep an eye here?
Should I run the antivirus? Are there other apps I should consider?
I'll take further questions elsewhere, so as to not clutter this thread with off topic information.
When a production update is available you would be automatically prompted to update. Though new builds might not appear on the update server at the same time as elsewhere.
Re: OS6 now works on x86 Legacy WARNING: NO NTGR SUPPORT!
I just installed this on a 4200 V2. Everything seems to be working fine so far. Have a couple questions.
Under system/volume, it's showing an image of RN312 with only 4 bays. the 4200 has 12 Bays. Does this number change once I populate all the drives? I only have a single drive in there at the moment. The system overview does recognize it as a 4200
Or somehow see if you can find and compile the necessary drivers (if possible).
I believe the 4220 is similar to the 4200 and it has 12 bays. I put a random drive into other slots and it seems to pick it up. I'm gonna add a few more drives to see what happens. But the image doesn't change, it still shows an RN312.
