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consider the RAID level and format best suited to how you move and store data in your network
environment. See
Creating a volume will erase all data on the device. Make certain to transfer all data to
another storage device before creating the volume.
1. Go to the Devices page.
2. Click INSPECT on the appropriate device card.
3. Click CREATE VOLUME in the RAID Array section.
4. Select a RAID level for the volume: RAID 0 or RAID 5. Click NEXT.
5. Select a volume format: ext4, XFS, or exFAT. Click NEXT.
6. Review the configuration summary and click CONFIRM.
7. Wait while Link web app sets up the RAID and formats the volume.
Reformat volumes
Before reformatting a volume, consider which format is best suited to your network environment.
See
Volume Formats and Network
Reformatting will erase all data on the device. Make certain to transfer all data to another storage
device before proceeding.
1. Go to the Devices page.
2. Click INSPECT on the appropriate device card.
3. Click FORMAT in the RAID Array section.
4. In the warning dialog, click FORMAT to confirm that all data on the device will be erased.
5. Select a volume format: ext4, XFS, or exFAT. Click NEXT.
6. Review the configuration summary and click CONFIRM.
7. Wait while Link web app formats the volume.
Consolidate volumes
If a Lyve Mobile Array has been configured elsewhere with multiple volumes or partitions, it will have
an unsupported volume configuration status in Link web app. You can use the web app to reformat the
device with a single volume using all available capacity.
Before consolidating, consider which format is best suited to your network environment. See
Formats and Network
Consolidating volumes will erase all data on the device. If you have data stored on the device,
you should connect it to a different host to transfer files to another storage device.
1. Go to the Devices page.
Manage Devices
RAID levels and volume formats
Shares.
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