Greetings,
I have a TS5800D that utilizes 8x3TB drives. The TS is about 5 years old now and has been as solid as a tank. As anything with age, drives have started to fail. I have replaced 2 drives over the last 5 months. The 3TB drives are starting to get to the point where the cost of the drives are a bit expensive. The two I replaced I managed to find on sale for $67.00 a piece. I am seeing them from anywhere from $90.00 to $120.00 each.
I managed to find a datasheet for the TS5800DN model but not the "D" model.
https://www.buffalotech.com/products/terastation-5000n-series The data sheet states that the 5800DN can support:
24TB: TS5800DN2408 (8 x 3TB)
32TB: TS5800DN3208 (8 x 4TB)
48TB: TS5800DN4808 (8 x 8TB
My questions is, while the larger than 3TB drives may be a bit more expensive, will the TS I have support them? Can I mix drives if they are in a separate array? i.e. I have 2 Arrays both 3+1 R5, delete the second array and remove drives and replace them with larger drives and create a new array. This way I can use the remaining 3 TB drives as replacements if necessary and upgrade the 1st array drives as necessary to reduce cost.
Any information would be great!
Thanks,
Jerry