Lenovo ix4-300d and 4 Hd 6 tb red

Hi first of all sorry for my english,
I have 4 Nas ix4-300d,
3 with 4 green 3 tb Hd they work perfectly never have any problem in 3 year. I work in raid 0 because
I duplicate the files in other HH and I want the maximum of space available.
the fourt one I bought 3 days ago and I try to install 4 6Tb red wd inside it in Raid0 here is the problem...
I can't create shares becouse of this message :
"The selected function is not available due to the state of the pools"
So I look on the internet and see that maybe I can't work in raid0 if the disk is bigger than 4 TB (CRAP)
then I try to put Raid 5 ( the only I can choose beside Raid 10 ) but in 36 Hours the data recostruction
is only 19 % with 0 files on it.......................
Can someone Help me please?
Can someone give me some advise?
Did you know a Nas that work in Raid0 with 6tb and 8 tb disk?
Ty in advance.

Hello Nico84
1. The ix4-300d will probably be able to use 6 TB HDD's if only 2-3 were installed and depending on the protection mode( 2x 6TB disks RAID 0, 3x 6TB disks RAID 5). However the limitation your are running into is that the the ix4-300d's Marvell Armada XP 1.3GHz MV78230 processor is only 32 bit and has the 16 TB ceiling.
2. The ix2-dl and px class devices can officially support 6TB HDD's in RAID 0 or NONE.
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4. With any 32 bit system the capacity limit for a volume is 16 TB. With the ix4-300d the max supported is 4x 5TB disks in RAID 5, this would roughly yield a 15 TB volume.
What you are attempting with the 4x 6TB HDD's in RAID 5 would roughly yield a 18 TB volume, which is above the 16 TB volume ceiliing for the unit's processor.
Again using 3x 6TB HDD's should theoretically work in RAID 5 and yield about a 12TB volume. If you were to use just 2x 6TB HDD you should theoretically be able to have a 12TB RAID 0 array. Both of which would be under the 16 TB cap.
If you are fully intending on using 4x 6TB or larger disks, then a px class unit will need to be used.
I hope this better explains the situation you are having.
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Lenovo ix4-300d free space left

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Hello nos96
In regards to the issue you have been experiencing, Europe LenovoEMC Support will need to be contacted to diagnose the root cause of problem and assist with a resolution.
Thank you for posting this issue.
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IX4-300d - UPS, not showing in management, but sends messages if I connect and disconnect

Just acquired a iX4-300d, and updated to the latest firmware (4.1.104.31360).
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I've tested this with an ix4-300d and APC smartUPS 1500 ( which is not on the list of compatible UPS ), but it is working exactly as you wish. Somewhere around 15% battery the device will shut down.
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Hello Everyone,
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Hello CPXGreg
Using a mixed disk array can cause instabilities, so I do recommend that you try using the unit without the WD Black disk for at least testing.
Next, there are various factors that could cause or contribute to a firmware lock like this. Usually this is caused by media server crashing, which then escalates to a full firmware lock. I recommend checking that media server has been turned off for now and any unused protocols. If the unit still locks up I recommend that you contact LenovoEMC support to have a dump report from the unit reviewed. This way we can check what may be at the root of the issue.
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I need confirmation, please help me! (about adding new hdd on my ix4-300d)

Hello,
I buy recently a Lenovo ix4-300d, I have installed one hdd seagate 2To (ST2000VN000).
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Hello tictictac
Sorry that you experienced data loss, however it was preventable if a backup had been made as recommended.
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File system error on IX4-300d

Hi all. I got message "File system error. You must perform file system check". How can I do it?
Sorry for my English.

Hi. Can you tell me how to run fsck command. I have the same problem with the drive and I get the same error :
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1      33.6MB 21.5GB 21.5GB               primary
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Number Start   End     Size    Type     File system Flags
1      16.4kB 16.0GB 16.0GB primary fat32        lba
Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
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Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
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Number Start End     Size    File system Flags
1      0.00B 5958GB 5958GB ext3
Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/md0_vg-vol1: 17.2GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Number Start End     Size    File system Flags
1      0.00B 17.2GB 17.2GB ext3
Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/md0_vg-BFDlv: 4295MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Number Start End     Size    File system Flags
1      0.00B 4295MB 4295MB ext2
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Error: /dev/mtdblock1: unrecognised disk label
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Error: /dev/mtdblock3: unrecognised disk label
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Error: /dev/mtdblock6: unrecognised disk label
Error: /dev/md0: unrecognised disk label
Error: /dev/md1: unrecognised disk label
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IX4-300D Lenovo NAS - faceplate

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