Iomega upgrade for usb disk performance on storcenter


I was reviewing the setup on an IOmega storcenter ix2-200 and noted that there were some updates for the firmware. Specifically for performance of usb attached devices which I had noted were slow during recent use. So if running one of these perhaps as an iscsi target or as a nas storage space – worth putting the update on.

Further details of the updates to compare against your version…

Version 2.1.38 (Optional)

  • Improves manufacturing process – This update only affects how the ix2-200 devices are manufactured, and has no new functionality 

Version 2.1.35.19973

  • Improves read-write speeds to NTFS-formatted external USB drives
     
  • Allows writes to HFS-formatted external USB drives
     
  • Fixes issue with device-to-device replication
     
  • Resolves issues with iSCSI, including fixing a bug with capacity reporting and resolving problems caused by improper dismount of shares
     
  • Modifies default drive spin down behavior
     
  • Retrospect backups are no longer available from the interface
     

Version 2.1.30.10908

  • Improved Update Notification Feature
     

Version 2.1.30.8298

  • Improved folder permissions, including AFP
     
  • Fixed iSCSI segment length
     
  • Improved Video Surveillance integration
     
  • Fixed minor security issue with external USB devices
     
  • Improved Active Directory integration
     
  • Improved content indexing performance
     
  • Fixed an issue with RAID arrays
     
  • Improved performance when discovering multiple devices on network
     
  • Restricts thumbnails to files less than 15 megapixels
     

Version 2.1.25.229

  • Improved fan error reporting
     
  • Fixed issue that caused copies to USB devices to not complete properly