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Expanding a ReadyNas Ultra 2
Hi, I'm new. I have a ReadyNas Ultra 2 with two 2Tb discs and I'm interested in increase the capacity to 6Tb changin the current 2Tb discs for two 3Tb discs. I do not need to preserve de data in the...
Thank you for your quick response.
I have tried to access data on my nas with each hdd inserted separatelly and it worked. I believe the data will be preserved on one hdds if I delete the other one using procedure you provided.
I have read the manual regarding RAID settings an as I understand RAID 0 is the only setting for a nas with 2 hdds capability, which allows expansion of storage. RAID 1 would make one HDD redundant, therefore a mirror image. I have made a configuration backup, so I think this is all there is to do before factory default procedure. If there is some other kind of backup of data required, please let me know.
What I would like to know is what happens after factory default. One of the drives (the one I leave inside) will be empty (3TB). I will then shut down NAS and add the other one with data (2TB). Will I be able to see 2 volumes afterwards and move/copy files freely from one HDD to the other? At the moment I can move them only between different shares. After I copy all the files I want to the 3TB hdd, I will then remove 2TB hdd. This is the plan. Is this how it works?
Many thanks for your help
Kind regards
Z
I have tried to access data on my nas with each hdd inserted separatelly and it worked. I believe the data will be preserved on one hdds if I delete the other one using procedure you provided.
I have read the manual regarding RAID settings an as I understand RAID 0 is the only setting for a nas with 2 hdds capability, which allows expansion of storage. RAID 1 would make one HDD redundant, therefore a mirror image. I have made a configuration backup, so I think this is all there is to do before factory default procedure. If there is some other kind of backup of data required, please let me know.
What I would like to know is what happens after factory default. One of the drives (the one I leave inside) will be empty (3TB). I will then shut down NAS and add the other one with data (2TB). Will I be able to see 2 volumes afterwards and move/copy files freely from one HDD to the other? At the moment I can move them only between different shares. After I copy all the files I want to the 3TB hdd, I will then remove 2TB hdd. This is the plan. Is this how it works?
Many thanks for your help
Kind regards
Z
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