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studioETRE
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Jan 09, 2021
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Adding a volume into ReadyNAS 214: disabling X-raid will cause data loss or is it safe?

Hello: I've a ReadyNAS 214 with two 3TB disks, used as X-raid. Now I want to add two 2 TB disks, but after I installed them, when I clic format, I get an error that says the disk should be equal or...
  • StephenB's avatar
    Jan 09, 2021

    X-RAID is an application built on top of RAID that simplifies expansion.  The underlying RAID isn't proprietary, it is built on standard Linux tools.  It is limited to a single volume, so you do need to switch to FlexRAID.

     

    It's safe to disable X-RAID.  Your existing volume is already RAID-1, and the data won't be lost if you switch to FlexRAID.

     

     

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