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author: Sam White
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title: Hard Drive Upgrade - Gannet Synology Server
date: '2020-11-05 11:09'
tags:
  - hdd
  - hard drive
  - synology
  - gannet
categories:
  - 2020
  - Computer Servicing
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Completed upgrading the 12 x 8TB HDDs in our server, Gannet (Synology RS3618XS), to 12 x 16TB HDDs. The process was simple, but the repair process took ~20hrs for each new drive. So, the entire process required 12 separate days of pulling out one old HDD, replacing with a new HDD, and initiating the repair process in the Synology web interface.

But, it's done and we now have a total of 145 TB (!!!), with ~72TB remaining to use up!

![Screencap of Gannet storage space after upgrading all 12 HDDs.](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/screencaps/20201105_gannet-hdd-upgrade.png?raw=true)