Buffalo TeraStation TS5800D User Manual page 46

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Changing from normal mode to RAID 1:
(1) Select the drive whose data will not be erased.
(2) Check [Add a disk to RAID array with RMM. Your data will be preserved.].
(3) Select the drive to be added to the RAID array.
Any data on the new drive is deleted. Be sure to back up any valuable data beforehand.
Notes:
• After the RAID array is changed (except when creating a RAID 0 array), the TeraStation will perform a RAID check
that will take about 10 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the message "RAID
I17 ARRAYx Resyncing" is displayed on the LCD panel, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off, the RAID
check will start over.
• If the TeraStation is restarted or shut down while changing the RAID mode, the message displayed on the LCD
panel changes from I46 and I47 to I18.
(4) Click [Create RAID Array].
(5) The "Confi rm Operation" screen will open. Enter the displayed number, then click [OK].
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Adding a drive to an existing RAID array or adding a drive and changing the RAID
mode:
(1) Select the drive to be added to the RAID array.
Any data on the new drive is deleted. Be sure to back up any valuable data beforehand.
(2) After adding the drive, click the desired RAID mode for the RAID array.
Note:
After the RAID array is changed (except when creating a RAID 0 array), the TeraStation will perform a RAID check
that will take about 10 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the message "RAID I17
ARRAYx Resyncing" is displayed on the LCD panel, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off , the RAID check
will start over.
(3) The "Confi rm Operation" screen will open. Enter the displayed number, then click [OK].
Follow the instructions on the screen.
You have now completed the procedure for changing the RAID mode with RMM.
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