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Disk capacity expansion error. resize2fs (Readynas NV+F
I'm attempting to upgrade a ReadyNAS NV+ to four 2TB Seagate ST32000542AS. I made sure these were supported under the compatibility list ... 7. The Seagate 2TB LP drive have only been qualified o...
I did it. Worked fine (though I'm still copying data back to the NAS.)
It would be incredibly useful if ReadyNAS would post a FAQ about expanding volumes across the ReadyNAS line. There are obviously a lot of caveats and gotchas involved especially when expanding to 2TB drives. There isn't even a mention of the block size issue in the Compatibility List. Because of that I thought this would be a simple expansion. That was unfortunately not the case. Everything worked out, but this could have been done much more simply and cleanly if there was a clear explanation of the issue linked from the Compatibility List.
thanks.peet
It would be incredibly useful if ReadyNAS would post a FAQ about expanding volumes across the ReadyNAS line. There are obviously a lot of caveats and gotchas involved especially when expanding to 2TB drives. There isn't even a mention of the block size issue in the Compatibility List. Because of that I thought this would be a simple expansion. That was unfortunately not the case. Everything worked out, but this could have been done much more simply and cleanly if there was a clear explanation of the issue linked from the Compatibility List.
thanks.peet
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