Unable to expand disk pool after disk replacements

[JJRRWW]

Sorry to resurrect this, but I got the same issue. I followed this:
1. Go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space".
2. Double click a storage pool to be expanded to bring up the Storage Pool Management page.
3. Select a RAID group and click "Manage" > "Replace Disks One by One".
4. Select at least one hard disk drive and click "Change". After the description displays "Please remove this drive", remove the hard disk drive from the NAS or expansion enclosure.
5. After the description displays "You can replace this drive", plug in the new hard disk drive to the drive slot.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all hard drives have been replaced.
7. Click "Expand Capacity" to continue. Click "Yes".
8. The chosen RAID group is expanded.

But like someone else above, I was not allowed to do the Expand Capacity step, because apparently "The file system is not clean" and I had to "Check File System". I don't know how the file system is not clean after inserting two new drives and allowing them to "rebuild", there was no such error beforehand.

So after checking the file system, there is still the Expand button, but it does not allow you to expand up to full drive size. Only choices are "Create new raid group", or "add new disks". That's absolute garbage design. I wasted two days doing the first 6 steps. I will need to just reformat the drives and simply copy onto them my backup.

Unless someone has better quicker suggestion to get the Expand to work?

Thanks

TS-231
Firmware: 4.3.6.1620
Changed from 2x4GB to 2x8GB

[OneCD]

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[P3R]

So after checking the file system, there is still the Expand button, but it does not allow you to expand up to full drive size. Only choices are "Create new raid group", or "add new disks".

That sound to me like you're in the wrong place. Have you really followed the instructions and selected Replace Disks One by One before you try to expand? If you have, please show us a screenshot of where you find the Expand-button and then one of the choices you get.

[JJRRWW]

"Have you really followed the instructions and selected Replace Disks One by One before you try to expand?" Well yes, I have. What else could I have possibly done? How do you think I wasted the last 2 days, if not on "rebuilding".... I'm just a casual user, I have little choice but to follow instructions such as these.

Screenshot attached. Is this the wrong place?
Thank you for your reply

[dolbyman]

yes .. that is the wrong place, it's under manage>replace one by one

[JJRRWW]

Crap. Well I admit I was too quick to judge. My fault.
But then again, the user interface is a rather misleading, if you have to click on "replace disks one by one" again, to get to the expand menu. After you already replaced the disks.

Either way, thank you for the help. You saved me lots of time. It is "synchronizing" at the moment, so I believe it is working to expand them. Awesome. Thanks again.

[P3R]

My fault.

Yes we know but kudos for admitting it!

You're welcome and good luck!

[JJRRWW]

My fault.

Yes we know but kudos for admitting it!

You're welcome and good luck!

haha... well it would be hard to deny. Cheers!