NAS 2000s RAID5 configuration

[Davide Depaoli_3]

Hello,
my customer has a NAS 2000s configured in this mode:

1 x CPU Xeon 3.06 GHz / 533 MHz
1 x SmartArray 6404/256
3 x 4414R disk enclosure
42 x 146 GB hard disk 10Krpm
Windows operating system

and wants to know if is possible to upgrade in this way:

OPTION #1
1 x 4414R disk enclosure
14 x 146 GB hard disk

OPTION #2
1 x SmartArray 6404/256
2 x 4414R disk enclosure
28 x 146 GB hard disk

and configure disks in this way:

make a RAID5 for 6 disks block and 2 hotspare disk (with 14 disks, RAID5 on disks 1 to 6, RAID5 on disks 7 to 12, disks 13 and 14 for hotspare)

thanks in advance
regards Davide

[John Shields_2]

Hi Davide,

Yes, both of the configurations you listed would work and are supported. Both also require the SA6 series controller though and would not work on the integrated SA5i that shipped with the NAS 2000s.

Cheers,

john

[Davide Depaoli_3]

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