ReadyNAS RN204 - Add larger disk

[wellbuttie]

Hi,

I currently run my RadyNAS RN204 with a single 6TB Disk, which is running out of space. I have ordered a 10TB disk, and just want  to add it to expand the storage to 16TB for the ReadyNAS.

No Need for redundancy. As I already have separate backups,

The current configuration with the single drive installed is showing JBOD, with XRaid active (in Green), as per the screenshot.

Is there a simple way to add the 10TB Disk, with the current configuration, that is not destructive, that allows me to use the full capacity for storage. I dont mind considering treating the new 10TB Drive as a separate Volume.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

Switch to flexraid on the volume page, and then hot-insert the new disk.  Then you can create a new volume using it.

[wellbuttie]

Forget to mention the ReadyNAS is runing firmware 6.9.2

[mdgm-ntgr]

You'll need to click the X-RAID button and confirm that you wish to disable X-RAID before adding the new disk. You should then be able to add the disk and create a volume using it.

With a single-disk X-RAID volume when you add a disk to an empty slot after a resync the volume will become redundant. What you want is to disable X-RAID and use Flex-RAID.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

Switch to flexraid on the volume page, and then hot-insert the new disk.  Then you can create a new volume using it.

[wellbuttie]

Many thanks Folks. That worked a treat. Exactly what I wanted