October 15, 2025Oct 15 I currently have 3 16TB drives, with 1 of them a Parity drive. I want to upgrade and add more drives, but as far as I know I can only have in 5 sata drives installed without using a special controller. So for my initial hdrive expansion I am looking to add 2 new drives.When I add those drives, will I need to add another or a larger Parity drive. To be honest I have never had a file data issue so far and honestly once it was setup kinda forgot about it.1) Like if I add 2 new 16TB drives, would I then have 4 data drives, or would 1 have to be a 2nd Parity drive?P = 16TB......D1 = 16TB......D2 = 16TB......D3 = 16TB......D4 = 16TB2) If I bought 2 new 30 TB drives, could I make 1 a piarity drive, use the old 16 pararity drive as a data drive and end up with 4 data drives?P = 30TB......D1 = 16TB......D2 = 16TB......D3 = 16TB (old piarity drive)......D4 = 30TBor can I go...P = 16TB......D1 = 16TB......D2 = 16TB......D3 = 30TB......D4 = 30TBor do I need a 2nd parity Drive?TL;DRBasically I do not really know how the piarity drive works... I can add 2 new drives, either 16 or 30TB.... how can I maxise the data storage as well as have a piarity setup to help iof there is data errors? Edited October 15, 2025Oct 15 by questionbot
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Community Expert Solution 1 hour ago, questionbot said:When I add those drives, will I need to add another or a larger Parity drive.Nope, as long as the data drives are not larger than the current parity, if you want larger, parity must be upgarded first.
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