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Raid 1 only on one HDD
Hi, I am seeking some advice I upgraded my ReadyNas 31200 from 2Tb to Seagate NAS 4TB (both drives are identical) and during the process I now have one HDD showing as Raid 1 showing the volume i...
macleodsje wrote:
Please advise what is the best way forward.
One way forward is to back up everything on the NAS, do a factory default, and then rebuild the NAS and restore the files from your backup.
The benefits of this approach are that it will give you a completely clean filesystem, and it won't require use of paid support.
A second option is to remove the "spare" disk, and then zero it. You can do this by connecting it to a Windows PC (either sata or a usb adapter/dock), and using the erase test in Seatools. Note this is an "advanced" test - Seatools makes you jump through a couple of hoops to run it. Then hot-insert the disk into the NAS - that should resync the RAID-1 array, and then expand. I strongly recommend making a backup of the NAS files before you try this option.
macleodsje wrote:
Please advise what is the best way forward.
One way forward is to back up everything on the NAS, do a factory default, and then rebuild the NAS and restore the files from your backup.
The benefits of this approach are that it will give you a completely clean filesystem, and it won't require use of paid support.
A second option is to remove the "spare" disk, and then zero it. You can do this by connecting it to a Windows PC (either sata or a usb adapter/dock), and using the erase test in Seatools. Note this is an "advanced" test - Seatools makes you jump through a couple of hoops to run it. Then hot-insert the disk into the NAS - that should resync the RAID-1 array, and then expand. I strongly recommend making a backup of the NAS files before you try this option.
Hi Stephen,
Sounds like it would be easier to do the factory reset.
Thanks for your quick response to this request.
Regards
Sean
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