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Replacing all discs in unit will not increase space
Thanks for reading. Hopefully someone can help me out. Unit Info: ReadyNAS NV+ 1GB Ram Firmware: RAIDiator 4.1.14 [1.00a043] Volume C: Online, RAID Level 5, 4 disks, 95% of 2760 GB used <---...
SSkwarkowski wrote:
I dont ever recall being given any options to choose which raid setup I wanted originally (with the 1TB drives). I just did the factory reset and let it do its own thing.
What happens then depends on the details.
With your NAS there is a ~5 minute window after you start the reset where you choose a RAID mode. You do that by clicking on the setup button in the the RAIDar application. After you pick a RAID mode you'd go continue with the normal NAS setup. Since you definitely are using flexraid, I think that must be what you did.
If you don't use RAIDar to set up the NAS (for instance if you just access the NAS via your browser), or the 5 minute window ends, then the system will just use the default XRAID.
FWIW, OS 6 handles this differently.
Hi SSkwarkowski,
If I remember correctly, the volume will automatically add up if you have X-RAID configured. When I checked your screenshot, it seems that you just have it in Flex-RAID. Kindly check the "Home" Tab and verify as to what RAID are you really using.
Regards,
FramerV wrote:
When I checked your screenshot, it seems that you just have it in Flex-RAID.
I agree. The configuration line should say "X-RAID (Expandable RAID), 4 disks" if you are using X-RAID.
Assuming that is the issue - you'll either need to destroy and re-create the volume, or do a factory reset. Either way you will need a backup of your data.
There are some cases where a factory reset would be the preferred approach - you might want to check this article: http://www.rnasguide.com/2011/06/22/why-you-might-want-to-factory-reset-a-sparc-readynas/
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