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Author Topic: GDC SX2000AR w/IMB RAIDS Paul Geissinger Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Whitehall PA USA Registered: Oct 2009 posted 03-06-2017 10:28 AM                     I have gotten conflicting information concerning the RAID Drives for a GDC SX2000AR. What is the maximum size RAID for each of the tree ports? And, are they available off of the shelf? And, if available off the shelf, is it difficult to configure them?  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-06-2017 11:14 AM                     From what I've been told, only 1TB and 2TB drives are supported. For 2TB, the HGST HUS724020ALA640 For 1TB, the HGST HUA722010CLA330 Unfortunately, as with most computer things, those models are no more. I don't know what GDC is currently recommending though they may have stock on them. Current drives are 6Gb/s, which should work.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-06-2017 12:06 PM                     They still supply HGST Drives with all server models. If you re-configure it as three 2TB drives you need to configure an entire new RAID. If you replace a 1 tb drive with a 2tb drive the new 2tb drive will be configured in as a 1tb drive. If you have multiple screens you can simply move all content to another server. Otherwise unless you can ftp the content to storage somewhere you lose having access to what is on the 1tb drives If you just replace the existing 1tb drives you can do it one at a time and let the raid rebuild without losing any content at all. I have actually trained all my customers to do this. There are "How To Videos" on every server and on You Tube. Mark  |  IP: Logged

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