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Two drives, but I don't want RAID
I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 2 with firmware 4.2.22. When I bought the NAS, I had a 2TB drive in it. Last week, I added another 2TB drive to it, and it automatically set up as X-RAID2. The problem is, I...
I also have an Ultra 2. I want to expand the storage by adding a new HDD. It got setup automatically as a X-RAID2.
Now, can I remove one drive, reset Ultra2 and set it up as Flex-RAID, mount the second HDD that was setup as X-RAID2 and copy everything back to the Flex-RAID. Then, I remove the Flex drive, Reset Ultra2 and set up the second HDD as Flex RAID too and mount the initial Flex RAID?
This would avoid the hasle of copying all files over the ethernet onto a backup disk, which could actually be one of the 2 that are inside Ultra2 but reformatted as NTFS(?) for my W7 Ultimate PC to access it.
Thank you for your feedback.
Olivier
Now, can I remove one drive, reset Ultra2 and set it up as Flex-RAID, mount the second HDD that was setup as X-RAID2 and copy everything back to the Flex-RAID. Then, I remove the Flex drive, Reset Ultra2 and set up the second HDD as Flex RAID too and mount the initial Flex RAID?
This would avoid the hasle of copying all files over the ethernet onto a backup disk, which could actually be one of the 2 that are inside Ultra2 but reformatted as NTFS(?) for my W7 Ultimate PC to access it.
Thank you for your feedback.
Olivier
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