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How do I add a second 10 tb disk on my ReadyNas 214
Hi all. Im planning on adding another 10TB Seagate Ironwolf disk to my ReadyNas 214 as the currently installed similar disk (10TB Seagate Ironwolf) is almost full. For the benefit of those not famil...
Chessdude wrote:So does it mean that XRAID will mirror the equivalent of its capacity on the second hard drive.(Please correct me if I'm wrong).
Yes. Inserting another 10 TB drive in XRAID mode will result in RAID-1 volume - which is mirrored disks. Adding a second 10 TB drive in XRAID mode will convert the volume to RAID-5.
Chessdude wrote:So if I switch to FlexRAID, will I lose any data in the first hard drive?
No.
Chessdude wrote:
Does it matter which bay I install the 2nd drive in?
No.
Thank for the prompt response. I had to go over your response a few times in order to make sense of it. Just a few more questions:
So does it mean that XRAID will mirror the equivalent of its capacity on the second hard drive.(Please correct me if I'm wrong).
So if I switch to FlexRAID, will I lose any data in the first hard drive?
Does it matter which bay I install the 2nd drive in?
Thanks.
Chessdude wrote:So does it mean that XRAID will mirror the equivalent of its capacity on the second hard drive.(Please correct me if I'm wrong).
Yes. Inserting another 10 TB drive in XRAID mode will result in RAID-1 volume - which is mirrored disks. Adding a second 10 TB drive in XRAID mode will convert the volume to RAID-5.
Chessdude wrote:So if I switch to FlexRAID, will I lose any data in the first hard drive?
No.
Chessdude wrote:
Does it matter which bay I install the 2nd drive in?
No.
I shall be going with the FlexRAID option as it's a cheaper option for me. Like I said earlier, I've got my data backed up externally somewhere, so I'm safe in that respect.Anyway, thank you for taking your time to break it down for me and making it easy to understand, you've been a massive help. I really appreciate that. God bless.
FlexRAID is a perfectly sensible choice - and backup is needed to keep your data safe even with XRAID.
I'm glad I was able to help.
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