Does firmware have to be identical on all drives?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:31 am
Hi!
I'm about to set up my QNAP TS-453Be, but unfortunately discovered that one of my two Seagate ST4000VN000 pulled from my Windows Server (approx 2.5 years old) has a S.M.A.R.T error (End-to-End_error). The drive will be replaced by Seagate, with me having to cover shipping and any VAT/fees involved.
I believe both drives have firmware "SC60" if I remember correctly.
I now got hold of two old-stock ST4000VN000 for a very low price. Both are new in box, but one has SC43 firmware and the other SC44 (there's one year between them).
How big of a deal is this? Should firmware be identical? From SC43 to SC44 it's probably minor changes, but I mean from SC43 to SC60...?
I'll probably only use two drives, and since the replacement from Seagate also will be a used one, it's tempting to switch both drives for the two new ones.
I couldn't find a way to update the firmware, so what do I do now? I sent an email to Seagate if they are compatible, or if it is possible to get a firmware update for it.
What do I do? I'd like to get started, but I also want to avoid having to re-initialize the RAID.
I'm going for RAID0 (4+4TB) as my backup solution is more than good enough, and the data isn't crucial, so I'll try without redundancy this time around (until I can care to purchase 2x8+TB drives).
I'm about to set up my QNAP TS-453Be, but unfortunately discovered that one of my two Seagate ST4000VN000 pulled from my Windows Server (approx 2.5 years old) has a S.M.A.R.T error (End-to-End_error). The drive will be replaced by Seagate, with me having to cover shipping and any VAT/fees involved.
I believe both drives have firmware "SC60" if I remember correctly.
I now got hold of two old-stock ST4000VN000 for a very low price. Both are new in box, but one has SC43 firmware and the other SC44 (there's one year between them).
How big of a deal is this? Should firmware be identical? From SC43 to SC44 it's probably minor changes, but I mean from SC43 to SC60...?
I'll probably only use two drives, and since the replacement from Seagate also will be a used one, it's tempting to switch both drives for the two new ones.
I couldn't find a way to update the firmware, so what do I do now? I sent an email to Seagate if they are compatible, or if it is possible to get a firmware update for it.
What do I do? I'd like to get started, but I also want to avoid having to re-initialize the RAID.
I'm going for RAID0 (4+4TB) as my backup solution is more than good enough, and the data isn't crucial, so I'll try without redundancy this time around (until I can care to purchase 2x8+TB drives).