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ReadyNAS Duo Upgrade to 2TB Hard Drives
Currently I am running with two 1TB HDD's but I need more capacity so have bought two 2TB HDD's. Current HDD's -------------------- Disk 1 Seagate ST31000528AS Disk 2 Seagate ST31000528AS New...
I wouldn't do it that way. Breaking the RAID before having a backup isn't a good idea in my view.
I would preferably backup to none of the drives you mentioned above. If you really want to backup to one of your drives put one of the 2TB drives in a USB enclosure or in a PC, backup to it, verify the backup is good, download the Config Backup zip file (System > Config Backup) onto your PC. Then power down, remove the 500GB disks, do the factory default with the other 2TB disk installed, restore config backup, then restore data from backup, then add the 2TB disk you used as a backup while the NAS is on.
Doing data recovery using drive 1 from your X-RAID array would be a last resort. The data can be read, but it does take a bit of work and not recommended. So yes you would need to backup to a USB disk or a disk inside your PC or connected by some other means. You could alternatively if you prefer backup to another ReadyNAS.
I would preferably backup to none of the drives you mentioned above. If you really want to backup to one of your drives put one of the 2TB drives in a USB enclosure or in a PC, backup to it, verify the backup is good, download the Config Backup zip file (System > Config Backup) onto your PC. Then power down, remove the 500GB disks, do the factory default with the other 2TB disk installed, restore config backup, then restore data from backup, then add the 2TB disk you used as a backup while the NAS is on.
Doing data recovery using drive 1 from your X-RAID array would be a last resort. The data can be read, but it does take a bit of work and not recommended. So yes you would need to backup to a USB disk or a disk inside your PC or connected by some other means. You could alternatively if you prefer backup to another ReadyNAS.
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