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CWatts
Aspirant
Jan 25, 2018
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expanding readynas NV+ horizontaly

I'm looking to expand my readynas.   It currently configured as X-Raid with 2 disks, both 1TB drives.   I have a 3rd 1TB drive I would like to add.   I understand the system adds the drive and ...
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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Jan 25, 2018
    CWatts wrote:

    So the data on this drive will not interfere with the current raid

     

    Correct.  It will be synced to the array, which will then be converted from 2x1TB RAID-1 to 3x1TB RAID-5.  Your volume size will double.

     

    During the processing, the performance will be slower than usual.

CWatts's avatar
CWatts
Aspirant
Jan 25, 2018

Much appreciated.

 

So the data on this drive will not interfere with the current raid, it will be just be assumed and overwritten.

 

Thanks

StephenB's avatar
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 25, 2018
CWatts wrote:

So the data on this drive will not interfere with the current raid

 

Correct.  It will be synced to the array, which will then be converted from 2x1TB RAID-1 to 3x1TB RAID-5.  Your volume size will double.

 

During the processing, the performance will be slower than usual.

  • CWatts's avatar
    CWatts
    Aspirant
    Jan 25, 2018

    Thanks.

     

    Disk is added and sync is in progress

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