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RAID 5 to RAID 1
Hello there, Upon adding a third hard disk (2TB) to my ReadyNAS 516 (OS version 6.7.5), it was automatically synced with an existing volume in RAID 5 (X-RAID). I would like to separate this disk, re...
you may disable xraid and select flexiraid mode
then add 4th drive and create a new volume in jbod, then copy all folders in original raid 5 to the 4th drive. after that u may destroy the raid 5 and recreate a new volume in raid 1. then copy all folders from 4th drive.
raid 5 is not reversable to raid 1
what u can do is to backup all data to an external hard drive. put to flexi raid and then destroy the volume. then recreate a new volume in raid 1, flexi raid, no snapshot, and create folders then copy your data back to different folders.
new disk you can set as a new 2nd volume with jbod
Would it be possible to move from RAID 5 to JBOD and then RAID 1 (selecting just two diks), while maintaining the data?
you may disable xraid and select flexiraid mode
then add 4th drive and create a new volume in jbod, then copy all folders in original raid 5 to the 4th drive. after that u may destroy the raid 5 and recreate a new volume in raid 1. then copy all folders from 4th drive.
Thank you. I eventually disabled X-RAID, added two new disks and created a RAID-1 volume out of them. I copied the data from the old volume to the new one using the Backup feature, and then deleted the old volume.
Hello UCB,
It is nice to hear you manage to achieve the raid configuration you are trying to setup. If your issue is now resolved, we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accept as Solution” or post what resolved it and mark it as solution so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
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