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Author Topic: 2 X RAID 1  (Read 4241 times)

Clayton

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2 X RAID 1
« on: May 21, 2011, 11:54:34 PM »
If I put 4 x 2TB drives into this unit can I ran them as 2 x 2TB RAID 1?
If so is it possible to take out the 2 drives from my DNS-323 which have been formatted to RAID 1 and put them into the DNS-343 without any formatting then adding another 2 new drives and then create a RAID 1 volume?
So in theroy I shoud end up with Volume_1 and Volume_2 both RAID 1 with a total of 2TB for each volume
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« Last Edit: May 22, 2011, 12:22:16 AM by claytonb »
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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2011, 06:38:10 AM »
The DNS-323 and DNS-343 use different format structures, so I don't think it's possible to migrate drives between the two units without formatting.
« Last Edit: May 22, 2011, 06:40:02 AM by JavaLawyer »
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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2011, 04:25:39 PM »
ok then, just trying to save time in transferring 1.5TB of data off the drives
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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2011, 04:36:13 PM »
Quote from: claytonb on May 22, 2011, 04:25:39 PM
ok then, just trying to save time in transferring 1.5TB of data off the drives

Understood. . . if I were in your shoes, I'd be asking the same questions.
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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2011, 04:45:58 PM »
So with the DNS-343 I can run 2 RAID1 volumes on it? populated with 4 x 2TB drives?
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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2011, 05:06:07 PM »
Quote from: claytonb on May 22, 2011, 04:45:58 PM
So with the DNS-343 I can run 2 RAID1 volumes on it? populated with 4 x 2TB drives?

If I'm reading your question correctly, you're looking for RAID 0+1 (two RAID 0 arrays that mirror each other). From what I know about the DNS-343, the unit does not support this disk structure. You can create two RAID 1 arrays where: HDD1 mirrors HDD2 and HDD3 mirrors HDD4.

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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2011, 06:07:33 PM »
Yes, RAID 1 for 2 drives and another RAID 1 for the other 2 drives so I will end up with 2 RAID 1 volumes just like the DNS-323 but with 2 volumes
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Re: 2 X RAID 1
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2011, 04:58:25 AM »
Quote from: claytonb on May 22, 2011, 06:07:33 PM
Yes, RAID 1 for 2 drives and another RAID 1 for the other 2 drives so I will end up with 2 RAID 1 volumes just like the DNS-323 but with 2 volumes

I think you mean 2 RAID 1 Arrays (not "2 RAID 1 volumes") which equates to four volumes.

  • 1st RAID 1 Array: HDD1 mirrors HDD2 (Volumes 1 and 2)
  • 2nd RAID 1 Array: HDD3 mirrors HDD4 (Volumes 3 and 4)

If this is what you mean, then yes, the DNS-343 can support this type of formatting.
« Last Edit: May 23, 2011, 05:21:30 AM by JavaLawyer »
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