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I have a TS-870. It is full to with 8x4tb drives.
I want to setup snapshot but it tells me that I can't because something is not correct with my storage pool (don't recall the error). It says I have to move my data, recreate the storage pool then repopulate.; that is my initial delima.
My idea for a solution, since I am already full. is get QNAP TL-D800C 8 Bay.. with 4 - Seagate 16TB Exos X16 7200 RPM 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drives.
Create NEW raid on the new Expansion and copy the data to the new raid. then recreate the storage pool with the original. I would like to move the data back but that is later. One of my issues is when I was trying to copy a small amount of that data as a test, it tool A LONG time. More time than I have. Would connecting the QNAP TL-D800C provide me better speed that the network connection? Also so do you still recommend the QNAP TL-D800C? And lastly, Will my TS-870 be able to handle QNAP TL-D800C 8 with 8 x16TB drives. (eventually)
The warning you are getting is probably about thin volumes (thick volumes can not have snapshots). You should be able to change it.
If you get expansion unit, this will be an easy and fast way to expand and improve performance. Bigger drives are welcome.
USB will certainly be faster than LAN. TS-870 is powerful enough for expansion.
Here is a compatibility list https://www.qnap.com/en-uk/compatibility...del=ts-870