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aaseef021
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Dec 08, 2017

ReadyNas516 RAID

Hi I had a question, i have 3 drive in my ReadyNAS 2TB, 4TB and 4TB. They are currently setup as RAID 5. I have couple of questions If I disconnect the 2TB will my data still exist? Can i make th...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 08, 2017
aaseef021 wrote:

 

  1. If I disconnect the 2TB will my data still exist?

Yes, but the array will be degraded (no longer redundant).

 

aaseef021 wrote:
  1. Can i make the 2TB into just another drive and not use for RAID, I was to use the 4TB just for RAID, is this possible?

 

Not simply.  You'd need to switch to flexraid, destroy the current volume, and create two new ones (one for the 2 TB drive, the other for the 2x4TB array).  Then recreate your shares, and restore the data from backup.

 

aaseef021 wrote:

Hi I had a question, i have 3 drive in my ReadyNAS

2TB, 4TB and 4TB. They are currently setup as RAID 5.

 

Did you really mean RAID-5 (around 3.6 TiB data volume)?  OR did you mean XRAID (around 5.4 TiB data volume).

  • aaseef021's avatar
    aaseef021
    Aspirant
    Dec 08, 2017

    All my drives are setup as XRAIDS currently

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    aaseef021
    Aspirant
    Dec 09, 2017

    Did you really mean RAID-5 (around 3.6 TiB data volume)

     

    I have about 3.6 data left but interesting that X-RAID is check and green the volume setting on the page

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      Dec 09, 2017
      aaseef021 wrote:

       

      I have about 3.6 data left but interesting that X-RAID is check and green the volume setting on the page

      Then you are using XRAID for sure.  The volume page doesn't actually give you the total volume size, but if you look on the shares page it will give you the total there.  So maybe check the shares page and confirm that you have the 5.4 TiB volume.

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        aaseef021
        Aspirant
        Dec 12, 2017

        Hi I have included screen shots for you. I hsould have 10TB am i right, it looks like i am missing 4 TB, it is possible because it is RAID, if i were to take out the 2TB and add in a 4TB, will the size equal out to 12TB?

         

        Can I make the 2TB just as a drive and not use it as RAID

         

        I want to setup the following, let me know if it is possible

         

        4TB, 4TB make into a RAID

        2TB just a normal drive 

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