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Best Installation Method
Hello All,
Have a ReadyNAS Pro Bus.
Upgrading from 4 x 500gb drives to 3 x 2tb drives. 1 of the 500gb has failed and the raid is currently not protected.
I think i already know the answer to this, but is better to add one disk at a time OR backup settings a data, then do a factory reset with new disks then import settings and data.
What are the reliability concerns with either choice? Pros/cons? (i know downtime is one with the factory reset)
Thanks in advance
Have a ReadyNAS Pro Bus.
Upgrading from 4 x 500gb drives to 3 x 2tb drives. 1 of the 500gb has failed and the raid is currently not protected.
I think i already know the answer to this, but is better to add one disk at a time OR backup settings a data, then do a factory reset with new disks then import settings and data.
What are the reliability concerns with either choice? Pros/cons? (i know downtime is one with the factory reset)
Thanks in advance
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- well you can not decrease the number of disks.
if you want to go to 3x tb, you would need to backup data/config, factory reset with the new drives, restore data and optionally config - ok great thanks for the reply, i didnt even consider that...i have a 4th drive but want to keep that as a spare.
ill be going with the factory reset, thats where i was leaning anyway.
thanks again
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