January 21, 20224 yr Hi all, i have a single drive array with just one share on it. I would like to change the drive to have a larger one instead. It's ok if i loose the current data on the drive (just old cctv footage). Can i just remove the old disk from the system. install the new one. boot. Assign the new one to the existing array? - Will it "miss" the old disk? - Is there share automatically using the new disk? Thanks Dennis
January 21, 20224 yr Community Expert You need to do a new config (tools -> new config) to be able to assign a different device.
January 21, 20224 yr Community Expert I am a bit confused by your query. You have a single hard drive in the server box-- correct? And you want to remove that drive to install a larger one? WHY? I would assume that you have room to install a second hard drive in addition to the one that is currently installed. You could add that second drive to array and you would then have additional storage space available and all of the files that are on the first drive. You would lose nothing!
January 21, 20224 yr Author the server has multiple arrays, so there are more disks and no slots left ;( - just the array i would like to upgrade has a single disk i want to swap
January 21, 20224 yr Community Expert 36 minutes ago, dehein2 said: the server has multiple arrays That's a pool, not an array, you mentioned array disk, for pools you don't need to do a new config.
January 21, 20224 yr Author 1 minute ago, JorgeB said: That's a pool, not an array, you mentioned array disk, for pools you don't need to do a new config. argh - sorry (shame on me) so how would i do it?
January 21, 20224 yr Community Expert Solution You can just power off, replace devices, when you power back on that pool will be empty, assign new device, start array, format new device.
January 21, 20224 yr Author 1 minute ago, JorgeB said: You can just power off, replace devices, when you power back on that pool will be empty, assign new device, start array, format new device. sound easy enough - I'll try
January 21, 20224 yr Author 21 minutes ago, JorgeB said: You can just power off, replace devices, when you power back on that pool will be empty, assign new device, start array, format new device. ok, one issue - the disk is not formatted How can i prepare the disk as i did when i created the pool for the first time
January 21, 20224 yr Community Expert 28 minutes ago, JorgeB said: format new device. Next to array start/stop button.
January 21, 20224 yr Author 2 minutes ago, JorgeB said: Next to array start/stop button. blind again - thanks so much
January 21, 20224 yr Author maybe one more unrelated question that just came to my mind: - the other pools above (data and cachepool) each have 2 drives with 2TB (8TB) each. The pools have 2tb each - my understanding was that the second drive is a mirror - is that correct?
January 21, 20224 yr Community Expert 4 minutes ago, dehein2 said: my understanding was that the second drive is a mirror - is that correct? Yes, that's the default, but it can be changed: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/46802-faq-for-unraid-v6/?do=findComment&comment=480421
January 21, 20224 yr Author 8 minutes ago, JorgeB said: Yes, that's the default, but it can be changed: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/46802-faq-for-unraid-v6/?do=findComment&comment=480421 thanks again!!
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