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Migrating from X-RAID2 single redundancy to Dual redundancy
Hello, I have a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer with 6 2TD disks in X-RAID2 single redundancy running on firmware ver 4.2.24. I'm only using 45% of the total space. Is is possible to migrate from single redu...
System 1:
Would have to go to 5 disks to switch to dual-redundancy without a factory reset. However you could say use 1x2TB and 4x4TB disks. This would give you more capacity than simply using 4x4TB disks. However do be aware of the expansion limitation that you cannot expand by more than 8TB over the life of the volume. If your volume capacity was 1.8TB when you last did a factory default you can't expand past 9.8TB.
System 2:
Yes a factory default would be needed. After backing up your data you should update the firmware as 4.2.16 is the minimum firmware needed to support 3TB (or greater) capacity disks. After updating the firmware do a factory default with the new disks in place to get a clean setup on the new firmware.
Would have to go to 5 disks to switch to dual-redundancy without a factory reset. However you could say use 1x2TB and 4x4TB disks. This would give you more capacity than simply using 4x4TB disks. However do be aware of the expansion limitation that you cannot expand by more than 8TB over the life of the volume. If your volume capacity was 1.8TB when you last did a factory default you can't expand past 9.8TB.
System 2:
Yes a factory default would be needed. After backing up your data you should update the firmware as 4.2.16 is the minimum firmware needed to support 3TB (or greater) capacity disks. After updating the firmware do a factory default with the new disks in place to get a clean setup on the new firmware.
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