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New disk not added to RAID
Hi,
I've just replaced my second 8TB disk in an existing X-RAID / RAID 5 four disk setup on my ReadyNAS 314.
The first disk I replaced in Bay 4 automatically synced etc.
The second disk I replaced in Bay 2 is seen as a separate volume and won't automatically join the exiting RAID.
I did attach the second disk via a USB caddy to Windows first in an attempt to check it first so it has been pre-formatted for Windows.
How do I now get the ReadyNAS to recognise the disk as part of the existing RAID array?
If I go into the Settings for the new volume there are two options available: "Disk Test" and "Destroy". I'm guessing that I might select the latter but thought I'd check here first. Anything else I need to do?
Cheers.
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I decided to re-attach it to Windows via the USB Caddy and deleted the volume there.
When I re-inserted the disk back into the NAS it started re-synching straight away. Lesson learnt.
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