[solved] swapping soon-to-fail array drive (2tb) with a new (4tb) drive while parity is (2tb)

[iilied]

in short, one of the array disks (disk6) is about to fail, and got a new replacement (4tb) ready for it. also, i‘ve another new 4tb that i‘d use to replace the current parity (2tb), allowing the newly replaced disk6 to operate at full capacity.

 

 

but, how would i go about using the current parity drive to replace disk6? is adding a second parity first (4tb) then taking the current parity out and use it to replace disk6 considered safe? this is for the sake of adding the extra (4tb) as a newly drive to the array.

 

Edited June 30, 2021 by iilied
adding solved tag in title

[JonathanM]

Do this first https://wiki.unraid.net/The_parity_swap_procedure

then replace disk 6.

 

I'm assuming all the other disks are perfectly healthy, diagnostics may reveal a different course of action.

[itimpi]

1 hour ago, iilied said:

but, how would i go about using the current parity drive to replace disk6? is adding a second parity first (4tb) then taking the current parity out and use it to replace disk6 considered safe? this is for the sake of adding the extra (4tb) as a newly drive to the arra

This would also work.

[iilied]

On 6/27/2021 at 5:52 PM, jonathanm said:

Do this first https://wiki.unraid.net/The_parity_swap_procedure

then replace disk 6.

 

I'm assuming all the other disks are perfectly healthy, diagnostics may reveal a different course of action.

 

On 6/27/2021 at 6:19 PM, itimpi said:

This would also work.

 

thank you.