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tony359
Apr 01, 2017Apprentice
Readynas Pro 6 - adding disk for a separate volume
Hi there, I should know the answer but my NAS is sitting under my desk and never requires attention so I have forgotten! my NAS has currently 2 x 4TB HDD's. I have 4 more 1xTB drives which we...
- Apr 01, 2017
Not on RAIDar 4.2.x with XRAID enabled. When you add another drive, it will automatically be added to the existing array. If you set it up for FlexRAID, then yes. OS6.x allows you to toggle off XRAID, then you can add a second volume. Once it is toggled off and another volume is added, you cannot toggle it back on.
Sandshark
Apr 01, 2017Sensei - Experienced User
Not on RAIDar 4.2.x with XRAID enabled. When you add another drive, it will automatically be added to the existing array. If you set it up for FlexRAID, then yes. OS6.x allows you to toggle off XRAID, then you can add a second volume. Once it is toggled off and another volume is added, you cannot toggle it back on.
tony359
Apr 01, 2017Apprentice
thank you!
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