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RE: Expanding RAID5 by adding 2nd ThunderBay 4 Mini

For HDD's no. A single enclosure won't saturate the bus so whether 1, 2 or 3 enclosures won't matter.

3 years ago
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RE: All devices missing from SoftRAID app

@rexbinary We will get to updating the forum threads. Takes time.

3 years ago
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RE: Upgrade question about preparing a MAc

@manilx In Ventura, MacOS will always load the 7.5 driver, regardless of the SoftRAID application version. this is the new normal.

3 years ago
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RE: Sonoma Issues

Yes. The SoftRAID 7.5 driver loading in Ventura is normal. In Ventura, MacOS will always load the 7.5 driver, regardless of the SoftRAID application...

3 years ago
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RE: Pricing clarification please

@dmetz This may be the case. I will check. Or it may be a bug. This is a difficult decision. On one hand, with expired support, upgrades were not m...

3 years ago
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RE: Unclear About the Update and Support Plan

@dmetz If so, it is a bug. Post your license number (I will delete it) and lets see what happened.

3 years ago
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RE: All devices missing from SoftRAID app

@rexbinary You mean 7.6? We cannot officially say, but you can guess.

3 years ago
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RE: Pricing clarification please

@pafer I understand. But who pays for supporting you? try to get quality support from one of those inexpensive box enclosures. that costs money. ...

3 years ago
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RE: Expand RAID5 Volume by Replacing with higher capacity full set

@haroldmu Yes, SoftRAID and Thunderbolt are "hot swappable". However, certify is an end user step to prepare the drive and is an independent step. ...

3 years ago
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RE: 7.6 Driver?

This is correct. In Ventura, the 7.5 SoftRAID driver will always be the loaded driver, regardless of SoftRAID version.

3 years ago
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RE: Upgrade question about preparing a MAc

When you upgrade, you will need to "allow" OWC as an identified developer in System Preferences/Security. SoftRAID should prompt you for that at insta...

3 years ago
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RE: Pricing clarification please

@pafer You are welcome to respectfully argue your point of view. Note that your data is never withheld from you. Your volumes are always mountabl...

3 years ago
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RE: RAID 5 in ThunderBay 4 Not Rebuilding

@ripariankit I would leave optimization where it is, only change it back fi you are rebuilding and need to use the computer for intensive work, whe...

3 years ago
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RE: Expand RAID5 Volume by Replacing with higher capacity full set

Yes you can do this. You will need SoftRAID 7.6 to resize, but it will be released before you finish rebuilding each disk in the array.

3 years ago
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RE: RAID 5 in ThunderBay 4 Not Rebuilding

@ripariankit Set volume optimization to "workstation" for faster rebuilding. If hte volume is healthy, it should start incrementing the IO counters...

3 years ago
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