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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...
"Flexraid" is the mode for the entire box, not a drive. To switch into flexraid mode, you need to do a factory reset, which wipes the data. So there will be no way to copy, unless you make a backup to another device.
The best option is to get a backup plan in place first (perhaps using USB drives).
If you want to proceed w/o that, you could remove the second drive (with the NAS powered up), quick format it on your PC, and copy the data onto it over the network. Then factory-reset the ultra, set it up as flexraid (reinstalling add-ons, etc), and restore your existing data onto it. Then add the second drive as a second volume (which would wipe it). Then you could move some shares to the new volume to balance the free space. Though there is always some risk when shifting stuff around this way.
The best option is to get a backup plan in place first (perhaps using USB drives).
If you want to proceed w/o that, you could remove the second drive (with the NAS powered up), quick format it on your PC, and copy the data onto it over the network. Then factory-reset the ultra, set it up as flexraid (reinstalling add-ons, etc), and restore your existing data onto it. Then add the second drive as a second volume (which would wipe it). Then you could move some shares to the new volume to balance the free space. Though there is always some risk when shifting stuff around this way.
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