4TB disks?

[RickL4]

Should the new 4TB hard disks work with a DS410- at least in theory. If so, any guess as to the time frame they might be added to the approved list?

Thanks
Rick

[maxxfi]

I think from 'software' point of view, the main hurdle was to go beyond 2TB.
For moving from 3TB to 4TB, it may depend on hardware specs, like the power dissipation of the HDD.

[MeZelf]

Not completely sure about this, but is there a limit you can set a max volume size?
For example when using a 4 bay drive with only 3 x 3 TB could you set a max which is larger than what it currently holds or can you only increase that volume after you add the 4th drive?

I have a Drobo here (8 bay) which has fixed sizes for usage (1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 TB) based on thin provisioning.

[nunoragil]

Hi,

I am thinking on buying a DS212+ and I would like to know if it supports 2x4TB disks in RAID-1 since in the specs it is mentioned that the maximum capacity is 2x3TB?

Thank you,

N.

[HarryPotter]

As there are no internal 4 TB HD are available, how anyone should now

[nunoragil]

What about the Hitachi 4TB Deskstar 5K4000?

[HarryPotter]

Not really available yet.....

[budan834]

They are available... at least now.
As of this writing, Amazon, Newegg and B&H Photo Video carries 4TB internal hard drives.

Newegg and B&H carries Hitachi while Amazon carries Seagate. Any plan to test these drives anytime soon?

[NumeroUno]

Out of curiosity, will any of the synology 2011 NAS (like the ds2411 and ds3611) support the new 4tb drives?

Also has anyone heard of any new NAS with future support for this size of Hard drives.

With the way the 3tb prices have risen, I sure hope so.

[cfuttrup]

Just my 2 cents ... there's nothing in a DiskStation that keeps it from supporting very large disks. The latest DSM uses ext4 file system and you can have disks much larger than 4 TB. The limit listed by Synology is just a matter of having tested it in practice. I personally appreciate this approach - no need for marketing drums to blow things out of proportions.

/Claus

[wattacetti]

They are available... at least now.
As of this writing, Amazon, Newegg and B&H Photo Video carries 4TB internal hard drives.

Newegg and B&H carries Hitachi while Amazon carries Seagate. Any plan to test these drives anytime soon?

There has already been one person who has tested a Seagate 4 TB drive:

http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=43722

No indication of which Synology unit though it's DSM 3.2 from the looks of the screen shot. The bare 4 TB drive hasn't been formally released yet except as the internal mechanism in a GoFlex offering (ST4000DX000; GoFlex STAC4000100).

[budan834]

I received a communication from Synology support that they tested Seagate 4TB and is now listed in Hard drive compatibility page.

However I'm planning to buy the Hitachi 4 TB drives. No word on this one yet.

[cossack1977]

Hi all,
Have a DS1511+ currenly with 3 x 3TB Hitachi 7K3000 Drives in raid 5.

Need to install another drive.

Will the Hitachi 7K4000 4TB work?

Running DSM 3.2 latest.

Thanks in advance

[KeithM]

Hi Everyone
I am new to this forum, and have just purchased my first Synology (DS712+), so I hope I am posting this in the right thread.

I have installed two 4TB HDS5C4040ALE630 SATA drives and everything is working fine.
DSM version 3.2-1960

Regards

[jrosado]

Acording to the support tables at synology site, the new models (1812+, etc...) support 4TB drives. Even the DX510 expansion unit supports the 4TB drive. However the 2411+ does not list the 4TB drive as supported? Can it be a missing update at the tables?