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How to configure RN314
Hi, can someone please help me configure my NAS I have 4 X 10TB drives and would like 2 of them configured as 1 X 20TB and the other 2 as 10TB each Is this possible? I have 3 x 16TB drives ...
claynz wrote:
I have 4 X 10TB drives and would like 2 of them configured as 1 X 20TB and the other 2 as 10TB each
Is this possible?
You'll need to switch to FlexRAID and destroy your existing XRAID volume. It's best to uninstall your apps first.
I suggest making the first disk a 10TB jbod volume (the NAS will use it for /apps and home folders, and the 10 TB JBOD volume is more robust). Though it will also use it for timemachine - if you use that (and need it on the 20 TB volume) then create the RAID-0 volume first (and use the first two disks).
Assuming no need for timemachine, the process is:
- select the first disk on the volumes page, and create a JBOD volume.
- Repeat that with the second disk.
- Finally select the last two disks, and create a RAID-0 volume.
These volumes can't be expanded, so you'll need to destroy them, and create new ones on larger disks if you need to do that. Also, if either disk in the 20 TB volume fails, you will lose the data on the entire volume.
Oh gosh. I messed up, for some reason all the 4 drives now have been configured as RAID 5.
Total free space 27.27TB this is not what I wanted and took 3 days to resync.
Not sure what you mean Stephen? maybe bullet points will help me.
I originally diskpart and cleaned all disks then selected the fist disk for JBOD and it took the other 3 as hostage, I had no control over them.
Something don't look right
claynz wrote:
I originally diskpart and cleaned all disks then selected the fist disk for JBOD and it took the other 3 as hostage, I had no control over them.
Something don't look right
I can't give you a step-by-step with screenshots, as that would require me to rebuild my own NAS.
I suggest trying again. Remove the bottom three disks (the volume will fail), and then click on the "Perform Factory Default" control on the system->settings page (in the "Update" section).
After that completes, and you set up the NAS again, change to FlexRAID by clicking on the XRAID button on the system->volume page. The green stripe on the XRAID control should disappear.
Then perhaps remove the partitions on the remaining disks (if you don't, you can format them in the NAS using the format control later on).
Hot-insert one into the NAS, and select it from the volume tab, and create a new volume on it.
There is some information on page 35 of the software manual ( http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS-100/READYNAS_OS_6_SM_EN.pdf ) that might be helpful. Ignore the encryption part (and the needed USB drive for the key) - just don't select that particular option.
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