How to setup RAID on ReadyNAS 202

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JamesPatton wrote:
I Thank you for the fast response. I don’t know what you mean Green stripe or volume button is that on the Nas itself or in some software?

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Have you ever logged in to the NAS admin UI?  You do that by browsing to https://nas-ip-address/admin  Use the real NAS IP address (not the placeholder I put in the URL).  

First select system when you log in, and then select "Volumes" as shown below.  That will take you to the correct screen (shown below).

Note this particular NAS (also an RN202) isn't using XRAID, and has two data volumes (one per disk).  In your case, you should only see "data" as the volume on the left.  The X-RAID control on the right should have the green stripe.  Likely it already does.

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JamesPatton wrote:
 How do I tell if it’s formatted first? 

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Normally new disks are unformatted.  Some people put them in a PC to try them out first (and often do format them when they do that).  If it happens to be formatted, the NAS won't add it to the volume until you format it.

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JamesPatton wrote:
How can I back up my 6 TB right now before doing this?

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There are several ways to back it up, but the cheapest is to get a suitable USB drive.  You can connect that to a PC and back it up over the network, or you can connect it to the NAS and use the NAS backup jobs.

The software manual for your NAS is here: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS-100/READYNAS_OS_6_SM_EN.pdf  You might want to read through it - it will give you more information on how to manage your NAS and what it is capable of.