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I have an iomega storcenter ix2-200. According to the documentation, it supports up to a 3 TB disk. My question is, what makes it support a 3 TB disk but not a 4 TB disk. I don't want to return the 4 TB disks, as I'll be replacing the NAS in about 6 months with a custom built one, just want to hold me over until then.
I was under the impression, once you got passed 2 TB, the limit (on linux) became something like 32 TB.
I can ssh into the NAS, would manually partitioning the disk to 3 TB (an apparently supported size) allow me to use the disks?
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The goal here is to completely replace the existing 2x1TB setup with a 2x4TB setup. I have found a tutorial on the lenovo website with the upgrade path to do so. I am simply trying to get the NAS to use the larger disks. As of right now, when the disk is inserted, the NAS simply says "Disk is Unusable."
1Maybe it's kinda like 3Gb ram vs 4Gb ram in 32bit Windows? I dunno. Is your question theoretical, or are you actually deciding on which one to buy? In any case, won't you be able to return the hardware for 2 weeks after purchase? – user1306322 – 2013-12-09T19:29:03.953
@user1306322 I already own the storcenter, I've had it for a few years but I'm out of space and didn't know the 4 TB drives wouldn't work. I'm trying to avoid returning the drives even if it means not using the full capacity until I have a chance to build my own NAS. – Pete Garafano – 2013-12-09T19:30:37.507
Also I just thought that 22Tb might be safer than 14Tb and you already know your configuration can handle 3Tb or less drives, so there. – user1306322 – 2013-12-09T19:32:40.983
@user1306322 The goal is to have it be mirrored 2x4TB. Right now its mirrored 2x1TB. – Pete Garafano – 2013-12-09T19:41:30.257
You might want to add that into your question. – user1306322 – 2013-12-09T19:42:12.340
3This is speculation, but it could be that your NAS was created at a time where 3TB drives were the maximum size and they decided to hardcode that size into the hardware? – Mogget – 2013-12-09T19:53:49.493
It all comes down to the SATa controller – Ramhound – 2013-12-09T20:45:37.913
Maybe unrelated, but not returning the drives now may cause issues in the future as you have already lost 6 months of your warranty period, and storage prices will likely have fallen somewhat in that time. – Michael – 2013-12-09T22:53:38.383
@Michael that is something I had not considered. Thanks for pointing that out. – Pete Garafano – 2013-12-10T20:38:55.897