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JBOD to X-RAID2 on a 104
I have a RN104 with a 4Tb drive (6.2.0) (currently pretty full, 525GB free of 3.49TB, but I may be able to free ~1.6 TB).
I am waiting for delivery of 2 x 4TB (WD-Red). I wish to have a simple X-RAID2 with a single volume of ~8Tb capacity (and eventually add a 4th disk)
Can I go DIRECTLY from JBOD to X-RAID2 (avoiding the 104 to go RAID1 and then change again to X-RAID2 as soon as I add the second disk), by adding both disks at the same time or by simply instructing it to do so?
Or do I need to convert (if possible) to X-RAID2 before adding the two new disks?
and if so, how much free space do I need on the initial disk? at least half of it, or there is some extra overhead?
If a "hot-insert" force a resinch anyhow, should I also cold-insert or hot-insert the disks (meaning that the disks should be added with the 104 being powered off for a cold-insert or on for a hot-insert) ?
Many thanks, Berillio
I am waiting for delivery of 2 x 4TB (WD-Red). I wish to have a simple X-RAID2 with a single volume of ~8Tb capacity (and eventually add a 4th disk)
Can I go DIRECTLY from JBOD to X-RAID2 (avoiding the 104 to go RAID1 and then change again to X-RAID2 as soon as I add the second disk), by adding both disks at the same time or by simply instructing it to do so?
Or do I need to convert (if possible) to X-RAID2 before adding the two new disks?
and if so, how much free space do I need on the initial disk? at least half of it, or there is some extra overhead?
If a "hot-insert" force a resinch anyhow, should I also cold-insert or hot-insert the disks (meaning that the disks should be added with the 104 being powered off for a cold-insert or on for a hot-insert) ?
Many thanks, Berillio
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