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DS414 / DSM 7.1.1-42962 Update 6 / Drive upgrade question

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Hi Everyone -

I have an old DS414 - which is working perfectly fine for me - just a large repository of files for my backup. Over the years, I have been gradually upgrading the drives, which has worked perfectly. I have always tried to buy exactly the same drives for my 4 drive configuration.

I am currently running 94% and am getting a volume warning.

My configurations currently consistes of 4 WD red drives.

Drive 1 - WD80EFAX-68KNBN0

Drive 2 - WD80EFAX-68KNBN0

Drive 3 - WD40EFRX-68WTON0

Drive 4 - WD40EFRX-68WTON0

Unfortunately I waited too long to upgrade my 2 x WD 4 TB drives to match my existing 2 x WD 8 TB drives.

I purchased two of the newer WD 8 TB drives - but they are WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0.

I have tried contacting Synologu who keeps saying I should have 4 of the same drive make and model, but never really answers my question will 2 x WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 work with 2 x WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 in my DS414 chassis.

I can't afford to lose this data, but I have been hesitant of starting the rebild process replacing one of my 4 TB drives with one of my new 8 TB drives, as I have been told if it fails, there is no way to go back by replacing my 4 TB drive back into my configuration.

Does anyone have any definitative guidance on my problem?

All 4 drives are running in a single volume/storage pool.

Thanks!



Jason
 
saying I should have 4 of the same drive make and model
Complete rubbish.
All 4 drives are running in a single volume/storage pool.
SHR? Other?

If SHR, replacement is simple. Deactivate drive, swap in replacement drive and rebuild. Of course, you should ensure your off-NAS backup is up-to-date before proceeding.

Guidance [See the section "To replace a drive (when there are no unused drives or empty drive slots)"]
 
SHR? Other?

Yes I have the 4 drives setup as a single volume using Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) (With data protection for 1-drive fault tolerance).

I'm just performing a data scrubbing first - says it's going to take two days.

Then I will attempt swapping my frist 4 TB drive with one of the newer 8 TB drives.

Thanks!
 

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