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Author Topic: Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes  (Read 5787 times)

mx-5

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Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes
« on: August 04, 2009, 12:33:32 PM »
I'm considering the DNS-323.  I currently have a 1.0TB and a 1.5TB drive.  Can I use them and create 2 volumes: a 1.0TB RAID1 and an unmirrored 500GB volume?

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Re: Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 12:37:30 PM »
If you start with both drives in the device and select RAID 1, it will automatically mirror around 998gb as Raid 1, and the remaining space will turn into a JBOD partition ( un mirrored ).
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mx-5

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Re: Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 12:45:02 PM »
Exactly what I wanted to hear.  Thanks.

BTW, is it possible to create 2 mirrored volumes?  ie:

500gb mirrored
500gb mirrored
500gb JBOD

Thanks.
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Re: Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 02:09:51 PM »
Sure...on the DNS-343 :).
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Re: Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 02:59:01 PM »
D-Link Multimedia at least give the guy a real answer.

The 323 only offers mirrorring of the entire drive that I've seen, not partitions.
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Re: Mirror using 2 drives of different sizes
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2009, 12:02:56 AM »
Clearly my answer was a fake answer.
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