Add A Disk; Increase Storage Space By Replacing All Disks - NETGEAR RNR4410 - ReadyNAS 1100 NAS Server Software Manual

Add a Disk

You can add a disk to your ReadyNAS system to protect yourself against disk failure or to
increase your storage space. If you add a second disk to your unit, the disks are mirrored. If
you add a third or fourth disk, one disk's worth of capacity is used for storing disk recovery
information.
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To add a disk:
1. Find a disk that is compatible with your ReadyNAS system.
A list of compatible disks is at http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.
For best performance, use disks that are the same make, model, and size. If you use
disks of different sizes, your ReadyNAS system treats the disks as though they were all
the same size as the smallest disk. For example, if you have four disks, where three are 1
TB and one is 500 GB, it treats all the disks as if they were 500 GB and gives you only 1.5
TB of space for files.
2. Follow the instructions in your hardware manual to add a disk.
Your ReadyNAS system sends one email message to the administrator when it starts
formatting the new disk and another email message when it finishes formatting.
Depending on the size of the disks and the number of files on your system, this process
might take several hours, but you can continue to use your system as normal.

Increase Storage Space By Replacing All Disks

If all the disk bays in your ReadyNAS system are filled, you can expand your storage space
by replacing all the disks with larger ones. To avoid losing data, replace the disks one at a
time. Because replacing one disk can take several hours, the entire process can take a day
or more; however, you do not lose any files and you can use your system without interruption
during the entire process.
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To increase storage space by replacing all disks:
1. Find disks that are compatible with your ReadyNAS system.
A list of compatible disks is at http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.
For best performance, use disks that are the same make, model, and size. If you use
disks of different sizes, your system treats the disks as though they were all the same size
as the smallest disk.For example, if you have four disks, where three are 1 TB and one is
500 GB, it treats all the disks as if they were 500 GB and gives you only 1.5 TB of space
for files.
2. Follow the instructions in your hardware manual to replace a disk.
Your system sends an email message to the administrator when it starts formatting the
new disk and another email message when it finishes formatting.
3. When the disk is formatted, replace the next disk, until they are all replaced.
When the last disk is formatted, your system is available with the larger capacity.
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