My current array setup is a 4TB Parity disk and a 4 TB data disk. I bought a 12 TB disk to replace my 4 TB parity disk. The 4 TB parity disk will be transferred to the data disk combined with the current 4 TB data disk, it will be the 8 TB data disk and 12 TB parity disk. I want to ask and know how I should correctly do this. Many thanks.

Replace parity first and when that's done you can add old parity to the array. 

16 hours ago, JorgeB said:

Replace parity first and when that's done you can add old parity to the array. 

 

Thank you. I'm currently at the stage of preclearing the disk.

On 12/18/2023 at 5:02 PM, JorgeB said:

Replace parity first and when that's done you can add old parity to the array. 

 

Hi, pre clear is done. I replaced parity and put my old parity to data disk and I can't add it. So I searched and I add new config in Tools. Now it is currently syncing parity. But the old parity(now 2nd data disk) has the same free/used TB as the 1st data disk. Should I format the old parity(2nd data disk)?

Edited December 20, 20232 yr by HHUBS

19 minutes ago, HHUBS said:

I replaced parity and put my old parity to data disk and I can't add it.

I did mention:

19 minutes ago, HHUBS said:

Replace parity first and when that's done you can add old parity to the array.

 

 

20 minutes ago, HHUBS said:

But the old parity(now 2nd data disk) has the same free/used TB as the 1st data disk.

With only one data disk parity was a mirror, so it will have the same data as disk, you can format it, this would also be avoided if you had done as suggested.

13 hours ago, JorgeB said:

With only one data disk parity was a mirror, so it will have the same data as disk, you can format it, this would also be avoided if you had done as suggested.

 

After the parity sync, I will format the 2nd data disk. Will it affect any of my files?

It will delete all data on that disk.