Comments on: Iomega’s ix4-200d: A Killer Desktop Storage Array http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/ Understanding the accumulation of data Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:58:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anonymous http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-16280 Anonymous Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:07:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-16280 I  had iomega NAS storecenter IX4 100 and it is giving me always trouble. This product is not good with my experience. system totally locked and have to do many times reset. i dont recommend this to anyone. Thanks Bikash I  had iomega NAS storecenter IX4 100 and it is giving me always trouble.
This product is not good with my experience.
system totally locked and have to do many times reset.

i dont recommend this to anyone.

Thanks
Bikash

]]> By: Bjames http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-15277 Bjames Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:21:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-15277 To upgrade the drives in these, change the protection mode to JBOD, let it do its thing, shut the unit down, remove all 4 drives, replace all four drives with bigger. After booting again you will then be able to change it to RAID 5 or RAID 10 without issue. This process is MUCH faster than replacing one drive at a time with a bigger one, waiting for rebuild and then basically wiping it all in the end. Because in JBOD mode it really sees each drive individually rather than as a raid group so mass replace is simple. We buy these with the 4 x 500's and instantly upgrade them to 4 x 2TB before putting them into use. To upgrade the drives in these, change the protection mode to JBOD, let it do its thing, shut the unit down, remove all 4 drives, replace all four drives with bigger. After booting again you will then be able to change it to RAID 5 or RAID 10 without issue. This process is MUCH faster than replacing one drive at a time with a bigger one, waiting for rebuild and then basically wiping it all in the end. Because in JBOD mode it really sees each drive individually rather than as a raid group so mass replace is simple. We buy these with the 4 x 500′s and instantly upgrade them to 4 x 2TB before putting them into use.

]]> By: Unhappy ex Iomega customer http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-15085 Unhappy ex Iomega customer Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:45:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-15085 Yes - I had a similar problem. It seems anything bought online is simply not supported. So I have a 5.7TB non RAID unit because I received it with a dud drive. What sort of comeback does one have when sold a dud online like this? DO NOT BUY FROM IOMEGA, THEIR SUPPORT IS NON_EXISTANT. Yes – I had a similar problem. It seems anything bought online is simply not supported. So I have a 5.7TB non RAID unit because I received it with a dud drive. What sort of comeback does one have when sold a dud online like this? DO NOT BUY FROM IOMEGA, THEIR SUPPORT IS NON_EXISTANT.

]]> By: Southdesign http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-15030 Southdesign Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:14:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-15030 I got mine delivered 3 weeks ago but one drive was a dud. I have spent the last 3 weeks trying to get support - in this case a replacement drive. 14 emails and support chats later and no one can help me. I bought online so am truly screwed. Don't make my mistake I got mine delivered 3 weeks ago but one drive was a dud. I have spent the last 3 weeks trying to get support – in this case a replacement drive. 14 emails and support chats later and no one can help me. I bought online so am truly screwed. Don’t make my mistake

]]> By: fguk http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-14801 fguk Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:02:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-14801 Can confirm that this process works. Took ages and ages, and as the drives were my own supply, not officially Iomega I realise the warranty is void. Didnt need to do any manual intervention at all on the device, just replaced each disk one by one, letting the auto rebuild of data protection happen each time. Tip: Set the email parameters up first, that way it emails you when it is done each stage, and you dont need to monitor it. Can confirm that this process works. Took ages and ages, and as the drives were my own supply, not officially Iomega I realise the warranty is void.

Didnt need to do any manual intervention at all on the device, just replaced each disk one by one, letting the auto rebuild of data protection happen each time.

Tip: Set the email parameters up first, that way it emails you when it is done each stage, and you dont need to monitor it.

]]> By: Jenska http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-14731 Jenska Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:07:12 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-14731 So, the after all is said and done, you CAN repalce the 500Gb drives with 2Tb drives and make the thing work? I'm just about to build a VM lab and was hoping to use this, but the 4/8 TB boxes seem just a little on the high $ side, and putting 2Tb drives in seemed like a good idea, but there seems to be a lot of negative discussion on being able to do it. This is the first mention of sucess I've seen. So, the after all is said and done, you CAN repalce the 500Gb drives with 2Tb drives and make the thing work? I'm just about to build a VM lab and was hoping to use this, but the 4/8 TB boxes seem just a little on the high $ side, and putting 2Tb drives in seemed like a good idea, but there seems to be a lot of negative discussion on being able to do it. This is the first mention of sucess I've seen.

]]> By: Home Lab – iomega nas for esx | vmexplorer http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-14724 Home Lab – iomega nas for esx | vmexplorer Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:07:07 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-14724 [...] Here is a cool review on it…Iomega’s ix4-200d: A Killer Desktop Storage Array [...] [...] Here is a cool review on it…Iomega’s ix4-200d: A Killer Desktop Storage Array [...]

]]> By: Turinboy http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-14660 Turinboy Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:04:17 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-14660 Load the web interface and go to settings->disks->manage->erase. Then, assuming a data protection is on, plan an extended weekend holiday and enjoy it.<br><br>Btw, a shortcut when replacing the drives, used it on a second unit, is to switch to a no_protection scheme before starting the replacing process. This makes the install time of each disk a matter of minutes or so, as it has no data protection to rebuild. When you're done, first erase and then go back to the protection setting of your choice ... holiday time applies of course.<br><br>Worked for me. Load the web interface and go to settings->disks->manage->erase. Then, assuming a data protection is on, plan an extended weekend holiday and enjoy it.

Btw, a shortcut when replacing the drives, used it on a second unit, is to switch to a no_protection scheme before starting the replacing process. This makes the install time of each disk a matter of minutes or so, as it has no data protection to rebuild. When you're done, first erase and then go back to the protection setting of your choice … holiday time applies of course.

Worked for me.

]]> By: Rupert http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-14653 Rupert Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:02:41 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-14653 I appreciate the directions to replace 1 drive at a time--man that takes a while--<br><br>How do you "just erase them and let it rebuild the array" after replacing the 4th drive? Is is as simple as simply going the the drive & removing folders, or how to set up the new array?<br><br>Thanks! I appreciate the directions to replace 1 drive at a time–man that takes a while–

How do you “just erase them and let it rebuild the array” after replacing the 4th drive? Is is as simple as simply going the the drive & removing folders, or how to set up the new array?

Thanks!

]]> By: Turinboy http://blog.fosketts.net/2009/08/27/iomega-ix4-200d/comment-page-1/#comment-14636 Turinboy Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:21:13 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=2246#comment-14636 Guess I do not feel confident enough to deal with the undocumented support mode, and not because of warranty.<br><br>Anyway eventually I got the ix4-200d working with 2TB drives. In a word, start with the original drive set, change one drive at a time, and let it install it. When you got all the four in the unit, to recover the full size of the new set, just erase them and let it rebuild the array, a long and time consuming job, but it works no problem. Do not forget of course to make a backup of your data, if any, before starting the process.<br><br>It would have been much simpler if Iomega provided, say, a cd, to initialise the hd, i.e. copy the system partition and files to it.<br><br>These NAS units are good, but trying to look proprietary by keeping all info from users IMO is not good marketing. I understand they want to keep their business on support and spare drives, but this wouldn't change if they set for an open system, it's a different marketing approach of course but my guess is that these units would sell like hot cakes, making both users and Iomega happy.<br>Competition do already know this ... :) Guess I do not feel confident enough to deal with the undocumented support mode, and not because of warranty.

Anyway eventually I got the ix4-200d working with 2TB drives. In a word, start with the original drive set, change one drive at a time, and let it install it. When you got all the four in the unit, to recover the full size of the new set, just erase them and let it rebuild the array, a long and time consuming job, but it works no problem. Do not forget of course to make a backup of your data, if any, before starting the process.

It would have been much simpler if Iomega provided, say, a cd, to initialise the hd, i.e. copy the system partition and files to it.

These NAS units are good, but trying to look proprietary by keeping all info from users IMO is not good marketing. I understand they want to keep their business on support and spare drives, but this wouldn't change if they set for an open system, it's a different marketing approach of course but my guess is that these units would sell like hot cakes, making both users and Iomega happy.
Competition do already know this … :)

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