ReadyNAS 424 Adding Disks to Existing Volume

[JordanBeckett]

Hey Everyone!

Quick question -- maybe it's simple, but I want to make sure I'm understanding X-RAID correctly:

I currently have a RN424 with 2x8TB. 

I also have 2x4TB each with data that is being copied to the NAS.  Once this copy is done, I'd like to integrate the 2x4TB into the current RAID.

If I add these two disks, can the current volume be expanded without reformatting the 2x8TB (containing the precious data copied from the 2x4TBs)?

Just want to double check before I do something potentially risky. Thank you so much for your help!

All the Best,

Jordan 

www.jordanbeckettphoto.com

[FURRYe38]

Please post about this in this forum for your ReadyNAS:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-ReadyNAS-Users-General/bd-p/readynas-general

Good Luck. 

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@JordanBeckett wrote:

Hey Everyone!

Quick question -- maybe it's simple, but I want to make sure I'm understanding X-RAID correctly:

I currently have a RN424 with 2x8TB. 

I also have 2x4TB each with data that is being copied to the NAS.  Once this copy is done, I'd like to integrate the 2x4TB into the current RAID.

If I add these two disks, can the current volume be expanded without reformatting the 2x8TB (containing the precious data copied from the 2x4TBs)?

Just want to double check before I do something potentially risky. Thank you so much for your help!

All the Best,

Jordan 

www.jordanbeckettphoto.com

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[JordanBeckett]

OOps!  Thank you for the direction! 🙂

[antinode]

> Please post about this in this forum for your ReadyNAS: [...]

   Did you notice that his other post, which first appeared here, too,
got moved to the right place without your "help"?  Want to know how?  It
was easy: A simple message to the moderators ("ReadyNAS"), using "Report
Inappropriate Content".

      No senseless quotation of the whole message.

      No duplicate postings.

      No wasted space.

      No pointless and unhelpful "My Setup [...]" garbage.

      No annoying animated icon.

   You really should try it some time.  Or is providing actual help not
what you're trying to achieve?  I wonder what is.

[JordanBeckett]

I didn't notice the post was moved. Not sure about that other stuff. Thanks though.

[antinode]

> I didn't notice the post was moved. [...]

   Call me sneaky.

> [...] Not sure about that other stuff. [...]

   Not your problem.  Some of the folks around here post strange stuff
for mysterious reasons, and seem to be impervious to suggestions for
improvement.