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Mixing brand model and size to upgrade storage space?
Hello all, I need to upgrade my X86 ReadyNas Pro Pioneer (4.2.19) X-RAID2 4 drives setup to 6 drives setup to get more storage space. The four installed drive models WD 1TB Green WD10EADS-00L5B1 (...
mdgm wrote: Stephen, not necessarily. If the NAS was last factory reset on RAIDiator 4.2.11 or earlier the disks may not be 4k sector partition aligned.
Take a look at Why you might want to factory reset a x86 ReadyNAS
If disks are not 4k sector partition aligned you have two options as detailed there.
mdgm, according to inidrd.log my disks are not 4k sector partition aligned (see later).
I need to factory reset if expanding with 2x2TB or 2x3TB drives as planned, correct ?
Thank you.
Initrd.log
[2010/06/13 13:05:52] Factory default initiated due to new disks (no RAID, no partitions).
[2010/06/13 13:12:24] Updated from RAIDiator to 4.2.11.
[2010/08/24 12:33:54] Updated from RAIDiator 4.2.11 to 4.2.13.
[2010/09/21 21:13:13] Updated from RAIDiator 4.2.13 to 4.2.14-T9.
[2010/09/29 22:14:09] Updated from RAIDiator 4.2.14-T9 to 4.2.14-T13.
[2010/09/30 19:19:53] Updated from RAIDiator 4.2.14-T13 to 4.2.14-T14.
[2011/05/25 17:07:27] Updated from RAIDiator 4.2.14-T14 to 4.2.17.
[2011/10/31 21:42:04] Updated from RAIDiator 4.2.19 to 4.2.19.
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