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Change disk configuration
Had my ReadyNAS Duo V2 for several years now without any issues.
It has 2x2TB drives in redundant mode, so total of 2TB storage
I seem to remember the option to get 4TB of (non-redundant) storage during initial setup but can't see how to do that now.
How can I change the configuration to get 4TB storage? (I regularly backup important files to a USB drive so don't really need the redundancy)
I think I have to do a factory reset and then use Raidar to do the setup?
Is this correct and how does it work?
Thanks!
fitwizard wrote:
I assume that after factory reset RAIDar will still find the ReadyNAS but will have an extra option to setup RAID config?
The process is described on page 25 here: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS%20ARM-PLATFORM%20(DUO%20V2,%20NV+%20V2)/RAIDiator%205.3%20SW%20Manual_5Sep12.pdf
There is an option to chose jbod with the v2 - so you should use that (and it should give you two volumes with both disks installed).
fitwizard wrote:
If I follow your suggestion and add the second disk afterwards, do I use RAIDar to configure it?
I don't own a v2, and the process looks a bit different there.
The v2 manual suggests that the second volume would be automatically created when you insert the second disk.
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There are two modes you could use. One is to create a single 4 TB RAID-0 volume from both disks. The second is to create two 2 TB volumes, one for each disk.
I recommend using the second, as it is more robust. If you go with a single volume, then a failure of either drive results in losing all the data. With two volumes, a failure only loses the data on the failed drive. Another benefit is that you can recover the files (if needed) using free tools if you go with two volumes. You do need to shift shares around occasionally to keep reasonable free space on both volumes - I haven't found that to be a problem with my own data.
You do need to start a factory default. You have a short window (5 minutes or so) to access the NAS via RAIDar 4.3.8 (the newer 6.5 won't work for this), and put the system in flexraid mode. I've found it easier to get the two-volume mode configured by doing the factory default with a single disk installed, and then add the second after the NAS is set up.
Does your NAS say ReadyNAS Duo on the front panel? Or does it say ReadyNAS Duo v2? Many owners of the original Duo mistakenly think they have a v2 - the labels on the back are confusing. If it just says Duo, then you have the original (called v1 here). The Duo runs 4.1. firmware, the v2 runs 5.3.x.
Hi Stephen,
Definitely have a V2, it says on the front panel.
I only had RAIDar 6.5, but I've now downloaded 4.3.8 as well, but it doesn't seem to have any extra functionality.
I assume that after factory reset RAIDar will still find the ReadyNAS but will have an extra option to setup RAID config?
If I follow your suggestion and add the second disk afterwards, do I use RAIDar to configure it?
Thanks for your help
Chris
fitwizard wrote:
I assume that after factory reset RAIDar will still find the ReadyNAS but will have an extra option to setup RAID config?
The process is described on page 25 here: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS%20ARM-PLATFORM%20(DUO%20V2,%20NV+%20V2)/RAIDiator%205.3%20SW%20Manual_5Sep12.pdf
There is an option to chose jbod with the v2 - so you should use that (and it should give you two volumes with both disks installed).
fitwizard wrote:
If I follow your suggestion and add the second disk afterwards, do I use RAIDar to configure it?
I don't own a v2, and the process looks a bit different there.
The v2 manual suggests that the second volume would be automatically created when you insert the second disk.
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