Seagate NAS OS 4 U User Manual page 121

Insert the replacement hard drive into the enclosure per the instructions provided in the NAS's hardware .4
In the Select disks window, hard drives with white checkboxes can be selected to expand the volume. Hard .7
drives with grey checkboxes are being used by existing volumes and cannot be selected. Select the box
.under the hard drive that you want to use to expand or repair the volume and choose Next
Important : All data on the selected hard drive is deleted when repairing or expanding the
Review the summary and choose Finish. A popup window cautions you that all data on the selected hard .8
:You can access files stored on the volume while it synchronizes data. Consider the following
The time to synchronize depends upon the amount of hard drives in the volume and its total capacity. NAS
Use the instructions below when swapping an existing hard disk in your custom RAID for a failed or higher
Important info on expanding storage capacity on more than one hard drive: A volume can be
expanded one hard drive at a time. Follow the steps below for each hard drive that you add to the
.volume. Performing the steps on multiple hard drives at the same time will break the RAID
Important info on Custom RAID (1, 5, and 6) expansion and synchronizing: The volume must
synchronize twice when expanding capacity on a Custom RAID volume. SimplyRAID expansion
Remove the hard drive that you want to replace according to the instructions on the NAS's hardware user .1
If you are replacing a failed or missing disk, the NAS's image shows the missing hard drive. Insert the .3
replacement hard drive into the enclosure per the instructions provided in the NAS's hardware user
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.performance can be reduced due to a heavier demand upon the CPU
.RAID protection is not available until the synchronization is complete
.Older hard drives can fail, especially models that are not constructed for NAS
.The volume's storage page will update its capacity following the synchronization
.Encrypted volume: Unlock the volume before following the steps below
.On the Storage section at the lower left, choose the volume you want to repair .2
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.Choose Manage on the volume's storage page .5
.Select Repair and choose Next .6
.drive will be deleted. Choose Yes to continue
Custom: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 6
.requires a single synchronization
.Select Repair and choose Next .5
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