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RN104 Expansion
Hi, I have an RN104 that I would like to expand my volume on. I'm running OS 6 on it with 1 volume and one 4TB disk. It's currently in X-raid (RAID 1). Is there a way of changing it to RAID 0 wi...
Eekimmerman, no you cannot change raid modes without recreating a new volume and this involves wiping the disks.
You will also not be able to easily copy the data from your existing disk to the new raid 5 volume you are proposing. The disk is not easily readable.
If you are able to buy 3 more 4 tb disks then
Use one new disk to do a USB backup of the data.
Then setup your new xraid volume with the other 2 new disks.
Copy the data back from the USB backup to the new readynas volume.
If the data is restored successfully you can use the old 4 tb disk to expand your volume.
I would recommend doing it this way as if something goes wrong you will have the USB backup and you will still have the original 4 tb disk which still has the data - you could then put this back ( alone) into the NAS with the power off and you will be able to boot up into you original setup.
Remember to backup your config before you start. And when restoring it, make sure you restore addons first, then restore the config.
You will also not be able to easily copy the data from your existing disk to the new raid 5 volume you are proposing. The disk is not easily readable.
If you are able to buy 3 more 4 tb disks then
Use one new disk to do a USB backup of the data.
Then setup your new xraid volume with the other 2 new disks.
Copy the data back from the USB backup to the new readynas volume.
If the data is restored successfully you can use the old 4 tb disk to expand your volume.
I would recommend doing it this way as if something goes wrong you will have the USB backup and you will still have the original 4 tb disk which still has the data - you could then put this back ( alone) into the NAS with the power off and you will be able to boot up into you original setup.
Remember to backup your config before you start. And when restoring it, make sure you restore addons first, then restore the config.
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