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Replacing hdd in rn104
Hi I currently have the rn104 nas device and currently only have one 2tb hdd installed and 3 empty slots. I want to replace my my 2tb hdd with a 4tb hdd will this be just a simple hot swap plug ...
Maximus360 wrote:
So am i right in saying that both methods suggested will destroy all data on the disk and once the 4TB disk is installed i will have to physically copy the data back across, i.e. my movies etc.
The first method does not destroy the information on the 2 TB disk. That won't happen until you reformat it on your new system. As I tried to say earlier, that gives you a fallback if something goes wrong. For instance if your independent backup has failed, you could power down the system, reinstall the 2 TB drive by itself, and then power up again. Your original system is back on line, and you can make another backup.
The second method does destroy the data in step (d) - "Destroy the volume".
Maximus360 wrote:
in step (h) you say restore the data from backup. Does this mean copy it across from another disk?
In both methods I assumed that you would be restoring the data from another drive - either USB or over the network. You can revise Brian's procedure to allow you to copy the data from the existing 2 TB volume.
(a) switch to flexraid (if you haven't already)
(b) hot-insert the 4 TB drive (leaving the 2 TB drive in place)
(c) create a new volume on the 4 TB drive with a new name
(d) create new shares on the 4 TB volume (with temporary names)
(e) create and run backup jobs to migrate the data from each share on the 2 TB volume to the corresponding share on the 4 TB volume.
(f) uninstall all apps
(g) destroy the 2 TB volume
(h) remove the 2 TB drive.
(i) rename the shares on the 4 TB drive to match the original share name.
(j) reinstall apps
Maximus360 wrote:
Looking at the stages below it looks to me Brians option would be longer,
Just counting the number of steps might be misleading. The breakdown is a bit arbitrary, and some of the steps are faster than others.
If you want a clean slate, then the factory reset method is what you should use. If you want (or need) to transfer data directly from the 2 TB volume to the new disk, then Brian's alternative is what you should use.
Hi Guys
Thank you for your help on this - i just want it to go right first time as i know these things can be time consuming if it goes wrong.
Stephen i still think i want to go with the factory reset. Just so your aware the 2TB disk currently in slot one i want to format that anyway and use for something else in my PC.
So am i right in saying that both methods suggested will destroy all data on the disk and once the 4TB disk is installed i will have to physically copy the data back across, i.e. my movies etc.
Looking at the stages below it looks to me Brians option would be longer, in step (h) you say restore the data from backup. Does this mean copy it across from another disk?
Again i apologies for all the questions :(
Thanks, Mark
Maximus360 wrote:
So am i right in saying that both methods suggested will destroy all data on the disk and once the 4TB disk is installed i will have to physically copy the data back across, i.e. my movies etc.
The first method does not destroy the information on the 2 TB disk. That won't happen until you reformat it on your new system. As I tried to say earlier, that gives you a fallback if something goes wrong. For instance if your independent backup has failed, you could power down the system, reinstall the 2 TB drive by itself, and then power up again. Your original system is back on line, and you can make another backup.
The second method does destroy the data in step (d) - "Destroy the volume".
Maximus360 wrote:
in step (h) you say restore the data from backup. Does this mean copy it across from another disk?
In both methods I assumed that you would be restoring the data from another drive - either USB or over the network. You can revise Brian's procedure to allow you to copy the data from the existing 2 TB volume.
(a) switch to flexraid (if you haven't already)
(b) hot-insert the 4 TB drive (leaving the 2 TB drive in place)
(c) create a new volume on the 4 TB drive with a new name
(d) create new shares on the 4 TB volume (with temporary names)
(e) create and run backup jobs to migrate the data from each share on the 2 TB volume to the corresponding share on the 4 TB volume.
(f) uninstall all apps
(g) destroy the 2 TB volume
(h) remove the 2 TB drive.
(i) rename the shares on the 4 TB drive to match the original share name.
(j) reinstall apps
Maximus360 wrote:
Looking at the stages below it looks to me Brians option would be longer,
Just counting the number of steps might be misleading. The breakdown is a bit arbitrary, and some of the steps are faster than others.
If you want a clean slate, then the factory reset method is what you should use. If you want (or need) to transfer data directly from the 2 TB volume to the new disk, then Brian's alternative is what you should use.
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