A:AnswerBest to use the WD Red NAS drives. If you are going to use with Raid 1 you will need two drives one that is the main and the other is the redundancy drive. So for example (2) 2 gigs will give you 2 gigs backup and a redundancy incase the other drive fails.
A:AnswerNope. Couldn't get through the setup without a drive installed. I was hoping to just use the bare drive to manage two USB drives but no workey like that.
A:AnswerEXT2, 3, 4 are Linux filesystems. These are similar to NTFS, FAT and FAT32 on Windows.
This drive, like most drives like this, run a Linux operating system and use Samba to allow Windows to talk to the drive as if it was a Windows drive.
A:AnswerI can access my NAS from different computers that use different OSs (Linux, Windows, OS X). It is available via a Samba share and any of these OSs can access the NAS drive.
A:AnswerInstead of populating this NAS with HDD's you can use use regular SATA SSD's. If you are looking for a NAS that can support 2 HDD's & an SSD cache then Synology may be a better option. But their implementation is a bit clunky from what i've read.
In terms of good SSD's, there are some NAS specific SSD's like WD Red SSD's and Seagate ironwolf SSD's for example. In my personal opinion if you are going to use SSD's then having "Made for NAS use" branding isn't that important as it would be for HDD's. Just lookup how many write cycles the drive is rated for & stick to a known brand. It kind of comes down to type of usage, really. Just don't get the "Basic" offerings.
A:AnswerThe recommended drives are NAS drives, WD has the Red and Red Pro, both series have max 14TB drive this would make a 28TB NAS if you use both drive bays.
A:AnswerNo, you cannot do the Daisy chain. I recommend you look at Synology NAS. I will buy a 4 storage bay and the operating system is one of the best.
A:AnswerHello Lorna, Please be informed that My Cloud EX2 Ultra is not a plug and play device. You need to connect the device to the router using an ethernet cable and the computer needs to be on the same network, if you want to access the device on the local network. You could access the device remotely on mycloud.com. Please refer to the link mentioned below to setup the device: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/29391 For more information please refer to the mentioned link below: https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/wd/product/nas/my_cloud/ex2_ultra/user-manual-my-cloud-expert-series-ex2-ultra.pdf -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
A:AnswerHello ManuelWilliam, Please be informed that the My Cloud EX2 Ultra can be quickly found on your network and installed over the web, making the setup process simple and intuitive. The my cloud EX2 Ultra 0TB weight is: 0TB 1.8 lbs (0.8kg) To know more about the drive detailed information please refer to the mentioned link :https://bit.ly/37nX3px. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
A:AnswerHi Josechacinu, Please be informed that My Cloud EX2 Ultra is to provide improved performance within 24x7 environments. Moreover, My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS features a variety of RAID settings, so you can customize your system with the configuration that’s best for you. My Cloud home is not a NAS, instead it is design keeping in mind about the remote access via web and app. Both the devices are secured enough to handle any network strike. -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
A:AnswerHello, Please be informed that you can install two WD Red Pro drive of 22TB each. For more information, you could refer to the following link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/32083/
A:AnswerHi, Please note that you can use Plex Media Server to organize and stream photos, videos, music, and movies from My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS. Please refer to the mentioned link to manage and configure third-party Plex apps on My Cloud OS 5: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/34992/ Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at https://support-en.wd.com/app/ask/session/
A:AnswerHello, Please keep in mind that if you want to configure automatic backups then you can use WD Acronis True Image for Western Digital. You could upload the data through Mycloud.com remotely and it will be saved to the device not online. Please refer to the mentioned link to Perform File Backup and Restore to Network Attached Storage (NAS): https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/25082 If you have any specific concerns or need more clarification, please feel free to contact us by opening a ticket directly at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb).