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RN104 - moving from 2x JBOD to 4x Raid-5
At the moment, my RN104 has two disks in JBOD mode - 1x 3TB, 1x 1.5TB. These are both close to being full-up. I've bought 4 new 3TB drives, all the same type. I would like to change my setup so I'm r...
Any reason you are replacing the existing 3TB drive? Why not just leave it in there? Will make for a much faster upgrade, with less downtime.
I would copy the data from the 1.5TB drive to another external disk (maybe even one of the new 3TB drives you bought). Remove the 1.5TB drive, change from JBOD to X-RAID2. Insert one of the 3TB disks, and wait for the resync. Add a 2nd 3TB drive, and wait for the resync. Then finally add the third (and last) 3TB drive, and wait for resync. The copy the data back from the 1.5TB drive.
I would leave your old 3TB drive in the NAS, and keep one of the new drives as your spare. If you use the Old disk as a spare, you run the risk of it failing when you use it to replace a failed disk.
Any reason you are replacing the existing 3TB drive? Why not just leave it in there? Will make for a much faster upgrade, with less downtime.
I would copy the data from the 1.5TB drive to another external disk (maybe even one of the new 3TB drives you bought). Remove the 1.5TB drive, change from JBOD to X-RAID2. Insert one of the 3TB disks, and wait for the resync. Add a 2nd 3TB drive, and wait for the resync. Then finally add the third (and last) 3TB drive, and wait for resync. The copy the data back from the 1.5TB drive.
I would leave your old 3TB drive in the NAS, and keep one of the new drives as your spare. If you use the Old disk as a spare, you run the risk of it failing when you use it to replace a failed disk.
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