What happens to a new expanding disk

If I understand what you did, you will need to backup your 1 TB of data and redo the factory default. Then reinstall your data from the backup.

If you power down the NAS, and reinstall your original 1TB disk, you will be back where you started.

This is because the ReadyNAS's operating system is on the disks. Doing a factory default with a scratch disk is only useful in a special circumstance - if you are migrating your disks to a new ReadyNAS, you can install a scratch disk to make sure the OS installation file in the flash matches the OS on the disks. Normally this is only useful if you are migrating disks from another ReadyNAS.

Can you give us more information on why you were doing the factory default? Perhaps there is an easier way to reach your goal.

Oh yes

Because I had to do a password reset, because I didn't use it for a year, and forgot all. Now it is written down and put in a safe deposit box.

So I reset it to do that, with a blank disk, to set it up again, and my goal is to be back where I was a year ago: all my data on my TB that I have access and admin access to.

So now I have to back up the 1TB and do the process again with that? which I should have done...
Also ordered a new disk - could I wait for that and, make the reset on that and then plug in the old disc, and it would RAID sync?
Or does it only work the other way around? that I and old volume can copy to a new, but not visa versa?



...Troels

If you power down, remove the 80GB disk, put the 1TB disk back in and do an OS Re-install it will reset the admin password.

mdgm wrote:
If you power down, remove the 80GB disk, put the 1TB disk back in and do an OS Re-install it will reset the admin password.

Yes. A factory reset deletes your data.

But if your issue is with your IP config or your password, then you can solve it with the non-destructive OS reinstall. In addition to resetting the password back to the original factory setting, it will also reset your IP address to use DHCP. Data and other settings should be preserved.

If you are are using your NAS for primary storage (as opposed to backup), then you should also get a USB disk and back up your NAS regularly. Otherwise you are risking your data.

But of course

Well... I'll wait for the new disk, put it in, move all data from the old 1TB disk(via a HDD case) onto it, and then plug it in...



...Troels

You will still need to do the OS reinstall to reset your password. Again, this stuff is on the disk, not in the flash.