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How to create RAID 1 when I already have 1 HD?
I have a ReadyNas Duo v2, with a 3 TB WD (green). I have ordered another similar drive WD 3TB (red), and I want to make them in RAID 1 for redundancy (I presume that this is the case, if 1 fails the o...
If you set up the v2 as xraid, then all you need to do is hot-insert the new disk (e.g., insert it with the NAS running).
As always, a backup is recommended since sometimes things can go wrong.
RAID is not exactly a backup, as there are several failures that can still destroy your data. It will allow you to keep accessing your data even if one disk fails though.
As always, a backup is recommended since sometimes things can go wrong.
RAID is not exactly a backup, as there are several failures that can still destroy your data. It will allow you to keep accessing your data even if one disk fails though.
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