# Shucking WD Elements 14TB

DevFeed: [Shucking WD Elements 14TB](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/shucking-wd-elements-14tb-27671.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2021/11/shucking-wd-elements-14tb/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2021-11-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [RAID](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raid.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>)

Tags: [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [backup-storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup-storage.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [raid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raid.md>), [raid-setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raid-setup.md>), [shucking-wd-elements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shucking-wd-elements.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [stress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stress.md>), [stress-testing-drives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stress-testing-drives.md>), [wd-elements-14tb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wd-elements-14tb.md>), [zfs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zfs.md>), [zfs-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zfs-performance.md>)

## AI overview

A practical account of shucking WD Elements 14TB external drives for use in a RAID setup, with discussion of ZFS, drive reliability, stress testing, and performance considerations.

## Source excerpt

Learn how to shuck WD Elements 14TB drives for use in a RAID setup, including stress testing and performance considerations for ZFS.