TS-8VH16TL 16TB ->32TB

[kewlaidjams]

I have a TS-8VH16TL 16TB (8x2TB) nas and was looking to increase storage space. 2 questions:

 

1) Anyone know if Buffalo's 8 bay unit supports 3-4TB drives? I see the newer model does support it but that one has a different model #

2) If it's doable, could I replace all 8 drives or do I need to replace it one at a time, have setup rebuilt the raid, and continue to replace drive by drive?

 

Thanks!

[davo]

Yes it is possible, you would need to replace each HDD in turn then rebuild the RAID for each HDD, once done you would need to completely delete/recreate the RAID in order to see the new capacity. Bare in mind this is not supported by Buffalo and would void your warranty.

[kewlaidjams]

Thanks for the reply. I figured it was the case given the other threads I've read but wanted to confirm.  Basically I will need to rebuilt the raid 8 times. This task may take a month if rebuilt times are what I'm thinking they would be.

[davo]

Unfortunately so