Hi,
I have a NAS - My Cloud Mirror (Gen 2) using 2 WD Red WD60EFRX configured as RAID 1.
Recently it reported that 1 of the drives has disk failure and showing red light. I understand that I should replace the failed disk with the same model and capacity and the RAID can be rebuilt.
The problem is WD60EFRX is an old model and I can’t find it in any shop. All I can find are Red Plus and Red Pro.
Are WD Red, Red Plus, Red Pro compatible with each other in NAS? Is it possible to replace my WD Red with a Red Plus and rebuild the RAID?
If no, what else can I do to recover my NAS?
I have checked. I only see WD Red Plus and WD Red Pro. I can’t find WD Red (specifically WD60EFRX, an old model).
Can I use a WD Red Plus as a replacement for WD Red?
The problem is that I am using RAID 1. And I read that I have to use 2 disks with the same capacity, that’s why I need to replace the faulty disk with a compatible disk in order to rebuild the RAID and recover my files.
The disk model you want is long out of production. This is why I suggest a new direction. Old server disks are common and cheap, so I use a few of them for game collections etc.
By right, yes. But in my case, it always make my system hang when reading certain files, although it only reports 1 disk failure. So I am trying to replace the disk and rebuild the RAID.
