RAID capability Does anyone know if this machine has RAID capability?
232028
You might consider the HP MediaVault instead; which lets you set up and manage a Raid mirrored drive set easily via your PC interface and break the raid to put the copy into an Safety Deposit box. It uses inexpensive 500gb drives. I have two of them and they work great, super easy to manage compared to most NAS I have used.
232029
Does it create a copy onto a drive which can be removed, like RAID1, so that you have a copy of everything? I want to take a disk with everything on it, remove it, and put it in a safe. I will rotate these. Does this make sense? Thanks.
232030
It uses a new technology developed by Microsoft that is far more advanced and flexible than RAID and way less complicated. It provides duplicated data same as RAID. It may not be real-time duped but I have added large data files and it appears to begin duplicating the file before I am through copying it over to the server. In any case it was through duping in a few seconds. Unlike RAID you can add or remove any size HDD (SATA or USB) whenever you want.
232031
Thank you very much. I will check the MediaVualt out. That sounds more like what I need.Michael.
232032
No it does not. It has a feature called "folder duplication" which makes sure folders you identify are copied across multiple drives. Sure, it doesn't offer real-time redundancy, but it is far more simple than RAID and is easier to manage.
1303430
Since it only has one unicorn disc, you can't configure it to RAID. You would need another separate, physical disc to have a "RAID" setup.
558272
I setup with RAID 1, according to instruction, it also support Raid 0, 5...
980557
Yes, this laptop can support 2 HDD and you can set up RAID function from BIOS.
1170960
In the past RAID has been a hardware supported function. I don't use this in a RAID setup as I only have two drives in it so far. You should view this as four separate USB to SATA bridges. Any RAID function you want to use will have to be 100% software implemented.
1703172
Nope, Linkstation Live does not support RAID. Linkstation Mini, Duo, Pro Duo and Quad support RAID.
1703173
This is a single bay NAS, and only contain one HDD inside. So it didn't support RAID.
1476793
depend on yore RAID, can be done using JBOD if you use RAID0 to RAID5 every drive/s you add will have to be its own RAID
593836
Hi, that depends on the configuration of your drives, if it raid 0,1 or 5, then it should see as a single drive, else, it wont be possible to see all the drives
1392671
Correct, RAID 1 (mirror) is a supported configuration for this model. Mine came pre-configured with 'Synology Hybrid Raid' volumes, which is a set of Synology optimizations to RAID 1 (mirror) to better support having HDD of different sizes.
1273812
JBOD or even a mix of different RAID arrays (i.e. a 2 drive RAID1 and a 3 drive RAID5) is possible.
348899
I use Raid 1, but I think they have raid 0 as well. By default they use an automatic mode called Synology Hybrid Raid that handles raid levels for you, that what I have and I have configured and so far I have seen no problems. Written in Panama City, Panama, on May 26 2013.
1430413
Unfortunately no. It only has e-Sata connections on the back. So you have to run it through the raid controller card.
434528
See the second page of this link and note: Embedded Processor - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/servers/raid-expander-res2sv240-brief.html
104429
Yeah, most likely. I've used a variety of drives since I've owned it, some listed as "supported" and others not. All have worked fine. The only thing I'd recommend doing is checking the Synology Raid Calc to make sure you get it set up with the specific RAID you want to maximize space: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/RAID_calculator
230091
No. You can use the built in "software RAID" that windows 7/2008 etc provide. But the card itself doesn't contain RAID. It's strictly a card for adding SATA ports. So, if your motherboard supports RAID, there isn't a reason for this card unless you just need additional SATA ports, or if you need a card that provides faster SATA connections than what your motherboard supports.
558270
RAID 0,1 and SHR (Synology Hybrid Raid). With only 2 drives you can't get 5.