The my cloud mirror gen 2 is very similar to the more business oriented my cloud ex2 we reviewed in march of 2014.
My cloud mirror gen 2 vs gen 1.
Unzip the file and you will find the actual firmware in this format.
That s a lot less memory than the 2gb that the buffalo terastation 5200dn and the netgear readynas 202.
Is it a gen1 or gen2.
My cloud gen 2 vs gen 1.
The wd my cloud mirror gen 2 can take up to 2 drives.
Users can opt for either jbod raid 0 or raid 1 configurations.
Download the firmware to your desktop.
Or one can look at the p n number on the bottom of the single bay my cloud unit enclosure or the product box packaging.
Open the my cloud mirror gen2 dashboard ui.
Also don t know if there is a difference between the nic or other hardware used between the two versions that might cause the difference in.
Thank you very much.
If the single bay my cloud is running firmware 2 x it is a second generation my cloud unit.
If the p n ends with 00 it is.
The cpu is a 1 3ghz marvel armada 385 dual core the first gen my cloud mirror came with a single core processor there s 512mb of ddr3 memory and our 4tb version shipped with two 2tb wd red.
Don t know if there is a difference between the type s of hard drive used in the gen 2 my cloud s.
If the single bay my cloud is running firmware 3 x or 4 x it is a first generation my cloud unit.
However the gen 2 also is available in a 370 6 tb version 2 x 3 tb and a 410 8 tb version 2 x 4.
Share access for specific users randomly change and what is the different between firmware version 2 x and version 04 x.
Go to settings firmware update.
Wdbwvz0040jwt again 4 tb version differences between my cloud mirror 8tb gen 1 and gen 2.
Gen 1 s typically have a wd red hard drive 5400 rpm class sata 6 gb s 64mb within the unit.
Peter jakab december 22 2017 7 20pm 3.
I have a 3tb drive p n wdbctl0030hwt.
Is there any notable difference between running plex or the wd software running on gen 1 vs gen 2.
Article number of my cloud mirror gen 2 is.
Teishu april 27 2016 3 17pm 2.
Our review unit was the 310 4 tb model.
Updating the firmware on your my cloud mirror gen2.
The my cloud mirror gen 2 has a 1 33ghz arm cortex a9 dual core processor and 512mb of ram.
My cloud mirror is a marvel armada 370 soc with 1 2 ghz my cloud mirror gen 2 is marvel armada 385 1 3 ghz dualcore soc.
I now know that the gen2 i bought is running busybox not debian which seems to severely limit any modifications such as running additional.
Mycloud 4 and mycloud 2.
