You're running multiple units 24/7?I've been cutting power to mine several times in the last months due to some maintenance or other and did not have a single issue with the drives...
i have gen 1 unit, firmware 0210. i can use seagate 10tb disks. tried with 4 seagate 10tbA year ago I started asking around if anyone was able to run anything else than HGST branded drives in these. The conclusion from this forum, and many of the sellers (eBay and others) seemed to indicate that there was limitation in place with the brands of drives you could have running - this was also mentioned in the documentation. Some of the sellers actually tested this themselves, with various Seagate drives they had laying around. Back then, they confirmed that they (the Seagate drives) did indeed not work with the HGST 4U 60. This was true for the GEN1 - GEN3.
For the people that run these at home, are you only using HGST branded drives? Or have you had difference experience than the above?
Is your rack full btw?Actually I am not, the second one is not up, just needed to run a few tests and was too lazy to set up a secondary physical box just for that.
But electricity is up the roof nevertheless, but thats another discussion![]()
Gen1 here. Never used seagate brands since they have bad reps on backblaze's reports,A year ago I started asking around if anyone was able to run anything else than HGST branded drives in these. The conclusion from this forum, and many of the sellers (eBay and others) seemed to indicate that there was limitation in place with the brands of drives you could have running - this was also mentioned in the documentation. Some of the sellers actually tested this themselves, with various Seagate drives they had laying around. Back then, they confirmed that they (the Seagate drives) did indeed not work with the HGST 4U 60. This was true for the GEN1 - GEN3.
For the people that run these at home, are you only using HGST branded drives? Or have you had difference experience than the above?
Full and Full are different things ... you know physical size might not be related to (peak) power draw.Is your rack full btw?
I'm thinking of getting for a new UPS with longer backup time, so that at least the rack can hold up during blackouts
what specs would you recommend if i want like 3+ hours backup? Assuming the rack is full
Hmm I was assuming worst case scenario if someday my rack is filled with 60 drivesFull and Full are different things ... you know physical size might not be related to (peak) power draw.
You should try to get a rough feeling for what you use everyday vs peak vs minimum config for blackout times.
I upgraded recently since I was not happy with runtime and now have a SMX1500 + extension and a secondary SMX2200 (I got relatively cheap), but have not properly distributed things yet.
The 1500x (with extension) claims 1:30 runtime at current 50% utilization.
Depending on your draw it might take quite a bit to cover 3hrs ... maybe consider an optional blackout plan (running most important services on less boxes)
send a PM to @Rand__ .....i thought he had a firmwareAnybody have a copy of the 0210 firmware, or another of the early G1 firmwares that isn't locked to a specific set of HDDs?
Wait what lock? Mine is also g1 but i havent updated it at allAnybody have a copy of the 0210 firmware, or another of the early G1 firmwares that isn't locked to a specific set of HDDs?
and don't DARE to update.....you will loose hdd-compatibility with seagate hdd's.Wait what lock? Mine is also g1 but i havent updated it at all
Hmm mine is already rejecting seagate 4 tb though.. so probably is updated already :/and don't DARE to update.....you will loose hdd-compatibility with seagate hdd's.
because since some firmware version they put vendor-lock for hdd. i got gen1-unit with 0214 (i guess) firmware and it is working with seagate 10tb hdd. if you update firmware of the 60-bay unit, you may only use wd/hgst hdd's
Not sure I can share it unfortunately (got it via business so possible legal implications)send a PM to @Rand__ .....i thought he had a firmware