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How to upgrade?
I have a readynas 4 slot 1: 1.5TB seagate slot 2: 1.5TB seagate slot 3: 1.5TB seagate slot 4: 2TB seagate When I added the last drive (2TB) one it only formatted it as a 1.5TB. I know that it i...
plunderisley wrote: I have a readynas 4
What exact model do you have (NV+, NVX, Ultra 4 or Pro 4)? What RAID format are you utilizing? I'm assuming you are using X-RAID.
If you have the NV+ (X-RAID) you will have to upgrade the other 3 drives to 2TB also to get vertical expansion. One at a time of course, waiting for initializing and restriping each time.
If you have an NVX, Ultra 4, Ultra 4+ or Pro4 (X-RAID2), you just need to upgrade one more drive to at least 2TB to get some more drive space. As stated above, waiting for initialization, restriping and expansion.
It doesn't really matter what order you upgrade the disks just keep track of the ones you have already completed.
There are no guaranties in life so dealing with HDDs and irreplaceable data it is always imperative you backup at least the important stuff.
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