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legacy readynas Pro on OS6. How to Upgrade from 2TB to 8TB
So I just upgraded to the OS6 firmware( Firmware 6.9.5 to be exact)
I have 2TB hard drive and want 8TB hard drive.
Can I just replease the entire array or do I have to replace 1 drive a...
In other words, I want to upgrade from 6 X 2TB hard drives to 6 X 8TB hard drives.
if there is no data, then just power down, pull all the old drives, put all the new drives in, and power back up.
new system will be initiallized and raid 5/x-raid will start resyncing.
if you want raid 6/dual redundancy, then you must delete the default volume, create a new raid 6 volume, then re-enable x-raid (if desired).
TeknoJnky wrote:
if there is no data, then just power down, pull all the old drives, put all the new drives in, and power back up.
This is the fastest and best approach. Replacing one drive at a time in the existing array will take a lot longer.
Ok, I will do this.
Just as a side note, which drive/bay is #1? like the bottom left, top left, etc.l..
I am trying to find a layout diagram of which bay 1, bay 2, bay 3, bay 4, bay 5, bay 6.
I have always heard its a good idea to number each drive in case of a problem.
Thanks.
miogpsrocks wrote:
Just as a side note, which drive/bay is #1? like the bottom left, top left, etc.l..
I am trying to find a layout diagram of which bay 1, bay 2, bay 3, bay 4, bay 5, bay 6.
I've never seen a diagram, it's an odd oversight.
Your NAS numbers the bays left to right, then top to bottom. (bay 1 upper left, bay 6 lower right).
miogpsrocks wrote:
I have always heard its a good idea to number each drive in case of a problem.
It is a good idea, as it makes it much easier to keep them straight if you remove more than one. I put a label on each drive.
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