Netgear RN3138 Software Manual - Page 35
Horizontally Expand a Flex-RAID Volume, Vertically Expand a Volume, Select the Expand Volume button.
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ReadyNAS OS 6.4 For more information about how to add a disk to your ReadyNAS system, see the hardware manual for your system, which is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. The system automatically determines whether the new disk is used for protection or storage. When you add a second disk, the new disk is used for data protection. When you add a third or fourth disk, the new disk is used to increase your storage capacity. For more information, see X-RAID on page 22. New disks are incorporated in the background while you continue to use your storage system. Horizontally Expand a Flex-RAID Volume Horizontal expansion of a Flex-RAID volume is possible, but more complex and less space efficient than expanding an X-RAID volume. In effect, you create a new Flex-RAID volume and ReadyNAS OS uses both the existing and new volumes as parts of the same larger volume. Other configurations are possible, but We recommend expanding the volume by the same number of disks as the original volume; for example, expand a 3-disk RAID 5 Flex-RAID volume by adding three disks. To horizontally expand a Flex-RAID volume: 1. Add disks to the ReadyNAS, if necessary. For more information about how to add a disk to your ReadyNAS system, see the hardware manual for your system, which is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. 2. Log in to the admin page. 3. Select System > Volumes. 4. Select the volume to expand. 5. Select the unallocated disks to add to the volume. When you select enough disks to expand the volume, Expand Volume and Cancel buttons appear on the volume. 6. Select the Expand Volume button. A Window opens explaining what is about to happen. 7. Select the Expand button. The volume expands immediately, but requires a resync, which starts immediately. The volume display includes a resync progress bar. Vertically Expand a Volume Both X-RAID and Flex-RAID volumes support vertical expansion. When you vertically expand a Flex-RAID volume, you must replace all disks in the volume with larger-capacity disks. Note Vertical expansion is not available for RAID 0 volumes. When you vertically expand an X-RAID volume, you must replace disks in the volume according to the following table. Volume Configuration 35
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