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hamslice
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Jul 13, 2020
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ReadyNAS Duo 2110 V1 with 1 x 1TB HDD - easy to add a second HDD to mirror?

Hi All   I have a ReadyNAS 2110 V1 Duo with a 1 x 1TB HDD. I did this as I wasn't sure it would work. This now has a load of MP3s copied to it and is all set up and working.    Firmware is 4.1.1...
  • Marc_V's avatar
    Jul 13, 2020

    hamslice

     

    If you have let the NAS set it up for you the first time it should be using X-RAID. On XRAID everything is automated including expansion so once you have added a new drive, it will be detected and be added on the current volume changing the RAID configuration to RAID1. Please note that on RAID1 no increase on volume capacity will happen since the other drive will be used as mirror, you will have protection since your RAID will be RAID1.

     

    It is also best to do backup on an external drive before you attempt to add the drive, this is for security and redundancy as well of your data.

     

    HTH

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