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NV+ backup/expand/restore
After living happily with our NV+ for several years, we are now ready to expand the storage. We currently have a 1TB config (4 by 250MB XRAID), and plan to replace the HDs to a total of 4TB (4 by 1TB...
In the end I opted to just swap the drives one at a time.
In spite of the 8+ hour advisory in the beginning, the actual init/sync cycle for each slot only took a little over 4 hours. First one or two were about 5 hours, and the last couple went closer to 4 hours.
Rebooted the NAS, and it went through an expansion phase, that (I think) only took a little over an hour.
It then went into a second expansion phase, and has been stuck at 1.3% now for almost 5 hours.
The ACT light is blinking, and the 1,2,3,4 lights are blinking in ascending sequence, but the status display shows
Am I in trouble, or what?
In spite of the 8+ hour advisory in the beginning, the actual init/sync cycle for each slot only took a little over 4 hours. First one or two were about 5 hours, and the last couple went closer to 4 hours.
Rebooted the NAS, and it went through an expansion phase, that (I think) only took a little over an hour.
It then went into a second expansion phase, and has been stuck at 1.3% now for almost 5 hours.
The ACT light is blinking, and the 1,2,3,4 lights are blinking in ascending sequence, but the status display shows
Expanding...
Expansion: 1.3%
Am I in trouble, or what?
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