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X-RAID vertical expansion incomplete
ReadyNAS 314 running OS 6.4.0 Was previously running with 4x1TB drives. As we came close to filling that up, ordered 4x2TB drives for vertical expansion. Replaced the disk in bay 1, waited for r...
Yes, but you do want to check the disks are healthy, partitions are the correct size etc. before doing that.
Doing it yourself is at your own risk.
Actually, you might just need to grow the number of raid devices of md126 from 3 to 4.
omicron_persei8 wrote:
Actually, you might just need to grow the number of raid devices of md126 from 3 to 4.Assuming everything is fine, yes. Once the RAID is expanded the volume should automatically expand.
mdgm wrote:
omicron_persei8 wrote:
Actually, you might just need to grow the number of raid devices of md126 from 3 to 4.Assuming everything is fine, yes. Once the RAID is expanded the volume should automatically expand.
Am I correct that this would be accomplished simply by running
mdadm --grow /dev/md126 --raid-devices=4
from SSH (assuming the system is in all other ways healthy)? Or are there any special considerations introduced by ReadyNAS or BTRFS?
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Nevermind, just saw your PM, mdgm. Thanks for the info, I'll give it a shot after some additional checks.
Yes, but you do want to check the disks are healthy, partitions are the correct size etc. before doing that.
Doing it yourself is at your own risk.
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