Hi,
If i buy EX4 (with latest firmware) and four 6TB disks (WD60EFRX) - would the total capacity be 24TB or would it be truncated (for example on 16TB) due to any system limitation ?
Thanks.
Why on earth would you buy an EX4 in 16TB configuration, if you are planning to buy 4x6TB drives to put in it???
What will you then do with the 4x4TB drives that come with the 16TB model after swapping out each 4TB drive with a 6TB one??
But yes, if you are that flush with cash, go for it - the 16TB model will support four 6TB drives and give you 24TB capacity (in JBOD mode - not in RAID), as long as the NAS has the latest firmware on it.
If I were you, I’d buy the EX4 in diskless configuration (see here for the different configurations EX4 is sold in → http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1170#Tab3 )- it’ll be hundreds of dollar cheaper AND have no disks inside to swap out with. Sometimes the questions I see here makes me wonder about the people out there :)
My error - in RAID 0, yes, you will get full capacity use of the 24GB, if you put in four 6TB drives. Don’t know about RAID 10…perhaps someone else can answer that.
Confirm - all work fine, total capacity not truncated, with latest firmware and four 6TB disks full capacity of storage is 24TB.
RAID 10 mode also work, with capacity 12TB of course.
Thanks.
