Does this system support hardware RAID? I'm only looking to do a RAID 1 with 2 6TB drives.
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Yes it does. I use a Raidon Dual 2.5" drive module in the floppy bay. It is switchable RAID 1 or RAID 0 I use RAID 1 to provide a backup in case of a HD failure.
2093492
As far as I know from the documentation, if you place the drives in with the dip switches set to JBOD then you should be fine. I'm not sure how well that functions since I was mainly interested in the HW RAID.
74522
The manual says yes, support up to 2tb. Here I have 2x 512 hdd raid 1 and works fine.
558268
The two-bay unit supports RAID1 and RAID0. The unit also supports synology hybrid raid which I highly recommend. It basically divides your disk into one or more chunks which allows easier future expansion. Their website offers a more detailed explanation. http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_Synology_Hybrid_RAID%3F Although for a two-bay unit it really doesn't matter. Using RAID1 you would be able to upgrade to a larger disk and expand the file system later. RAID0 offers more performance but at the risk of total data loss if a drive goes bad - and you won't be able to easily upgrade to larger disks later too. There is little need for performance when the bottle neck is the Gigabit Ethernet network throughput.
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I believe by default they come in a RAID 1, which would give you 2TB of total storage. If you set it to RAID0, you'll get use of all 4TB (probably 3.6 or so useable) but you will not have redundancy.
1011698
a Raid 5 will accomplish the same thing, while not requiring as many drives. The drives work together to increase speed, while they're also fault tolerent so 1 drive can crash without loss of information. If that's suitable, that would be the best option. You need at least 3 drives and the space will be 2/3 of the total capacity.
1487585
It should work as RAID set, if you do not need to see multiple drives, but if you want USB3.0 adapter support port multiplier protocol, look for "U3eSATA" in AMAZON
1787152
Yes. RAID 0 will give you 4 GB of NAS storage with no protection. RAID 1 is with mirrored drives where if one drive fails you still have your data on the other drive. Only 2 GB of storage with RAID 1
1510554
Yeah, I fell for it, too. I thought I was getting 2x 4TB drives -- and it is TB, btw...not gb (which is 1000x less). I found it's only 2x 2TB drives. I believe you can change the Raid to 0, though...which will stripe data across both of them and you'll get nearly 4TB of storage. The only downside to this is if one fails, you lose the data on both. Make it more fun then...and add a 2nd one to the network and have them back each other up =)
1496646
I don't think so. This is just a cheap alternative to more expensive RAID products.However, I think it will work on the specified chipset you mention. But definitely not in RAID mode.
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.
1745370
The maximum amount of drives that I was able to hook up without any other cards is 3... An SSD for the OS, 2 HDD for storage. I'm not too familiar with RAID setups, but I think you may need a separate RAID controller.
1687482
No, this isn't a RAID (although there is a version of this that does support RAID). I bought it as a replacement for a couple of hard drive docks that were giving me trouble and it worked perfectly and other than Windows having to re-recognize the drives Windows never even made a blip.
1379043
Yes. That's exactly what I bought it for - extra ports. There is a message that pops up on booting about RAID but extra ports work as intended.
1611104
This is diskless - just be sure to get HD's that are made for NAS (Seegate ST4000VN000, WD WD40EFRX, etc) do not use energy savers or spin down disks, it will cause havoc on your RAID integrity. So plz do read what drives are supported and are recommended. I put the ST4000VN000, in all of my devices, works great.
1032197
The Synology website says that 6TB drives are supported. Check the drive that you are planning on getting with their list to be sure.
1951198
That depends if your controller supports it, if so then yes. I am running raid 10 on mine.