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Title: How does the DNS343 handle rebuilds, failures?
Post by: JaLooNz on November 26, 2008, 06:36:58 PM: Can anyone answer the following questions?

0) Can I upgrade from a standalone drive to 2-drive raid5?
1) Can I upgrade from a 2-drive raid5 array to a 3/4-drive raid5 array without reformatting
2) Rebuild / reinitialise after drive failure / simulated drive failure
3) Handles long filenames / unicode filenames?
4) How does the scandisk feature work?
5) Is the printer sharing a full-featured print server, or just something like the Shareport on the DIR655?
6) Will other software like MLdonkey work?

I am especially concerned about the rebuilds / expansion of the raid5 array since the SmallNetBuilder review indicates some problems with it.

My plan is to just grab the DNS343 and use it with one drive first, then when I have more $$$ add another drive for backup, and lastly expand the capacity with more drives.

For others interested in this product, I found the manual quite useful.
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Multimedia/dns343/Manual/dns34_manual_100.pdf
Title: Re: How does the DNS343 handle rebuilds, failures?
Post by: fordem on November 27, 2008, 04:14:27 AM: RAID5 requires a minimum of three drives for an array.
Title: Re: How does the DNS343 handle rebuilds, failures?
Post by: JaLooNz on December 01, 2008, 12:27:22 AM: ok... what about 2 disk (raid1 or raid0) to 3 disk raid 5?

Anyone can answer me? ??? I need these questions answered before I can buy this.
Title: Re: How does the DNS343 handle rebuilds, failures?
Post by: fordem on December 01, 2008, 04:09:40 AM: I could be wrong, but as far as I know, changing RAID types, ie - from a RAID0 to a RAID1 or RAID5 - cannot be done without destroying the array and recreating it.

As long as there is a change in the type of RAID - a format will be required. It is possible with some devices to move from a single disk (ie no RAID) to a RAID1 without a reformat, but this is by no means a "standard" feature.
Title: Re: How does the DNS343 handle rebuilds, failures?
Post by: ECF on December 16, 2008, 02:22:16 PM: Yes you will have to format the drive to change the RAID array. You can however go from standard to RAID1.
Title: Re: How does the DNS343 handle rebuilds, failures?
Post by: drick on May 01, 2010, 11:21:11 AM: Quote from: JaLooNz on November 26, 2008, 06:36:58 PM
Can anyone answer the following questions?

4) How does the scandisk feature work?

i'm curious about this one as well