WayneC1972 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) When I built my Unraid server I used 5 x 8TB drives. 3 in the array 2 in the parity. I cant remember why but I probably in head had a good reason. It is possible to move one of the parity drives out of the parity pool, and add it to the array? I believe it is possible and shouldn't be to difficult, but I would greatly appreciate some guidance. Thanks in advance! Edited February 7, 2022 by WayneC1972 Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Removing a parity dtive is covered here in the online documentations accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI. You can now use the standard procedure for adding drives to the array as documented in the online documentations accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI. 1 Quote Link to comment
ChatNoir Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 46 minutes ago, WayneC1972 said: parity drives out of the parity pool, and add it to the array? You got me confused. Are you talking about one of the parity drive of your Array, or one drive of a Pool. That is not the same thing. itimpi's advice is correct for the Array's parity drive. For a Pool device, it might depend on how your Pool is configured and if you value the data on the drive. Quote Link to comment
WayneC1972 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 I guess I'm using the wrong terminology. I have an array with two parity drives. I want to take one of the drives away from the parity mirror and move it into the array for additional storage. Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Since the words parity and mirror don't belong together when talking about Unraid, perhaps posting a screen capture of the drive list like ChatNoir, and telling use which disks you want to move would clear things up. I'm pretty sure we're on the same page, but "pretty sure" and data loss go hand in hand. Everybody needs to be completely clear on what's going on before you proceed. Quote Link to comment
WayneC1972 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 9 hours ago, itimpi said: Removing a parity dtive is covered here in the online documentations accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI. You can now use the standard procedure for adding drives to the array as documented in the online documentations accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI. Thank you. The link above provided me the information I needed. Quote Link to comment
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