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2015-07-10
01:01 AM
2015-07-10
01:01 AM
ReadyNas NV+ expansion bigger drives
Hi there,
I have a readynas nv+ and currently have 3 1TB seagate drives in it using xraid. I will shortly be adding a 4th drive, which is fine as I have done it before no problems. My question is tho, once I have all 4 bays filled I will naturally want to expand, my question is can I just replace one of the drives with a new 2TB drive and get the additional TB of storage or will it still treat it as a 1TB drive until I replace all the drives with 2TB drives?
Hope that makes sense! Thanks!!
I have a readynas nv+ and currently have 3 1TB seagate drives in it using xraid. I will shortly be adding a 4th drive, which is fine as I have done it before no problems. My question is tho, once I have all 4 bays filled I will naturally want to expand, my question is can I just replace one of the drives with a new 2TB drive and get the additional TB of storage or will it still treat it as a 1TB drive until I replace all the drives with 2TB drives?
Hope that makes sense! Thanks!!
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2015-07-10
01:32 AM
2015-07-10
01:32 AM
Re: ReadyNas NV+ expansion bigger drives
X-RAID on Sparc ReadyNAS e.g. your NV+ (v1) uses the capacity of the smallest disk. So you would need 4x2TB disks for vertical expansion. Of course you would replace one disk at a time and wait for the resync to complete before replacing the next disk. 2TB disks are the max capacity supported by your NAS.
Useful links: Sending Logs|My ReadyNAS Gear|FAQ|Hardware Compatibility List|Docs: Setup Guide, Manual|Downloads|Unofficial Tips|GPL|MDGM on Twitter|MDGM's Unofficial Guides
NB: A ReadyNas is not an excuse not to have a backup. Fire, theft, multiple disk failures, other hardware failure, floods, user negligence etc. can all result in loss of data.
How to contact NETGEAR Technical Support | Australia: 1300 361 254 / Other Numbers|Online Submission
Unofficial Guide for Moving from Sparc ReadyNAS to x86 ReadyNAS|Using Gmail with the ReadyNAS|XRAID Volume Size Calculator
Useful links: Sending Logs|My ReadyNAS Gear|FAQ|Hardware Compatibility List|Docs: Setup Guide, Manual|Downloads|Unofficial Tips|GPL|MDGM on Twitter|MDGM's Unofficial Guides
NB: A ReadyNas is not an excuse not to have a backup. Fire, theft, multiple disk failures, other hardware failure, floods, user negligence etc. can all result in loss of data.
How to contact NETGEAR Technical Support | Australia: 1300 361 254 / Other Numbers|Online Submission
Unofficial Guide for Moving from Sparc ReadyNAS to x86 ReadyNAS|Using Gmail with the ReadyNAS|XRAID Volume Size Calculator
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