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Subject: [Leica] OT: RAID Question
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 22:38:32 -0700
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Tina, being an it guy, i always take a very conservative approach  to
hardware, it is always better safe than sorry. for anything raid  stick to
"enterprise" disks. this is one time i think it pays to pay more

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> All of the drives in my Drobo are Western Digital Green and they work fine.
>  Drobo is not really a raid, though, I don't think.
>
> Tina
>
> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:53 PM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > bob no all drives are suited to be used in raid env. western digital
> green
> > is one example that does not work. make sure u use drobo approved drives.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Tina. Looks like that's what I will do.
> > >  Bob Adler
> > > Palo Alto, CA
> > > http://www.rgaphoto.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > > Sent: Sun, October 31, 2010 1:29:05 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: RAID Question
> > >
> > > I just upgrade like it tells you on the Drobo site.  Yesterday I pulled
> > out
> > > one 1T drive and replaced it with one 2T drive.  Drobo reconfigured
> > > everything but the lights flash red and you are instructed not to pull
> > any
> > > more drives until it finishes reconfiguring everything.  It took 24
> hours
> > > to
> > > reconfigure.  I've done this four or five times and have never had a
> > single
> > > problem.  I have my individual files backed up on other hard drives
> just
> > in
> > > case but haven't had to use them.  You couldn't access the information
> on
> > > the drives you remove in anything accept the Drobo.  I use the old
> drives
> > > and reformat them for extra storage.
> > >
> > > If I were you, I would replace the drives one at a time and not risk
> > losing
> > > everything.
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm hoping some of the more tech savvy folks can help me out here.
> I'd
> > > like
> > > > to
> > > > upgrade my Drobo from 4x1TB drives to 4x1.5TB drives. If I pull all
> my
> > > > drives at
> > > > once, if anything happens to the new 4x1.5TB drive setup, I can put
> the
> > > > 4x1TB
> > > > drives back in. That will put me back to where I was before I
> upgraded.
> > I
> > > > could
> > > > keep the 4 old drives offsite too, which would help.
> > > >
> > > > But then I would need to temporarily store the data on the current
> > setup
> > > > somewhere, which is a bit over 2TB. I don't have anywhere to put this
> > > data
> > > > temporarily. If I switch the drives 1 at a time, then I can't save
> the
> > 4
> > > > old
> > > > drives as a backup; they'll reconfigure where the data is stored each
> > > time
> > > > I add
> > > > a new 1.5TB drive.
> > > >
> > > > Do I have this right or am I missing something...
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Bob
> > > >  Bob Adler
> > > > Palo Alto, CA
> > > > http://www.rgaphoto.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > > www.tinamanley.com
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >  -------------------------------------
> >  regards, mehrdad
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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>



-- 
  -------------------------------------
  regards, mehrdad


In reply to: Message from rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler) ([Leica] OT: RAID Question)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] OT: RAID Question)
Message from rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler) ([Leica] OT: RAID Question)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] OT: RAID Question)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] OT: RAID Question)