Hello All,
I have a TS-451.
It had a raid5 config with 4 3T disks, after 3 years i always replace the disks.
One by one i replaced each 3T disk for a 4T disk. Each time waiting for the rebuild.
Now the config is raid 5 with 4 4T disks.. but...
It sees that the disks are all 4T disks, but the size is still from the 3T disks, so missing 4x 1 T ...
Three years ago i did an expand and the spare sace was added, No expand tells me to first replace the disks one by one.. but that has already be done..
Help appreciated...
Rene
expand raid5
- dolbyman
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Re: expand raid5
you need to follow the expand process in the online manual (there is an expansion dialogue)
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Re: expand raid5
so all old disks back in, and restarting replacement.. will take me 8 days...
- spikemixture
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Re: expand raid5
no
read the manual. I have just been thru update 8tb to 10tb.
once all done there is an option to expand. Its not easy to find!
But u can't really stuff it up as plenty of warnings
they expand took days but u can still use your nas.
read the manual. I have just been thru update 8tb to 10tb.
once all done there is an option to expand. Its not easy to find!
But u can't really stuff it up as plenty of warnings
they expand took days but u can still use your nas.
Qnap TS-1277 1700 (48gb RAM) 8x10TB WD White,- Raid5, 2x M.2 Crucial 1TB (Raid 1 VM),
2x SSD 860 EVO 500gb (Raid1 QTS), 2x SSD 860 EVO 250GB (Cache), 2x M.2 PCIe 970 500gb NVME (Raid1 Plex and Emby server)
GTX 1050 TI
Qnap TVS-1282 i7 (32GB RAM) 6x8TB WD White - JBOD, 2x M.2 Crucial 500gb (Raid1 VM),
2x SSD EVO 500gb (Raid1 QTS), 2x SSD EVO 250gb (Raid1 Cache), 2x M.2 PCIe Intel 512GB NVME (Raid1-Servers)
Synology -1817+ - DOA
Drobo 5n - 5x4TB Seagate, - Drobo Raid = 15TB
ProBox 8 Bay USB3 - 49TB mixed drives - JBOD
All software is updated asap.
I give my opinion from my experience i.e. I have (or had) that piece of equipment/software and used it!
2x SSD 860 EVO 500gb (Raid1 QTS), 2x SSD 860 EVO 250GB (Cache), 2x M.2 PCIe 970 500gb NVME (Raid1 Plex and Emby server)
GTX 1050 TI
Qnap TVS-1282 i7 (32GB RAM) 6x8TB WD White - JBOD, 2x M.2 Crucial 500gb (Raid1 VM),
2x SSD EVO 500gb (Raid1 QTS), 2x SSD EVO 250gb (Raid1 Cache), 2x M.2 PCIe Intel 512GB NVME (Raid1-Servers)
Synology -1817+ - DOA
Drobo 5n - 5x4TB Seagate, - Drobo Raid = 15TB
ProBox 8 Bay USB3 - 49TB mixed drives - JBOD
All software is updated asap.
I give my opinion from my experience i.e. I have (or had) that piece of equipment/software and used it!
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Re: expand raid5
it worked already, after a while the EXPAND button appeard.. so happy here..
Now a different question, the Raid5 is a "Legacy volume" is it possible to change it, without data loss, to thick volume?
Now a different question, the Raid5 is a "Legacy volume" is it possible to change it, without data loss, to thick volume?
- dolbyman
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Re: expand raid5
no..needs a complete rebuild