What happens when a drive fails? Can I still read and write to the MSS unit?
Yes. When one of the four drives fails the MSS unit enters a “degraded” mode of operation. You will still be able to read and write data on the unit, but performance will be significantly reduced. Additionally, the longer you run a unit in the degraded mode the higher your chances of a second drive failure. If a second drive fails before you replace the first drive (and initiate a RAID re-build), then you will permanently lose access to information stored on the MSS unit.
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