So I'm in the process of getting more drives; one of which will be my parity eventually, but for now I have no parity drive install in my array. I understand this make my data unprotected from a drive failure at the moment. What I'm trying to do though is remove a now empty drive from my array to replace it with a larger one, but to keep the current array & data intact. Is this possible to do without a parity drive installed? I see that I can't just simply un-assign the empty drive from the array or else it says the configuration is invalid. Any help with this would be appreciated! 

Go to tools and click new config, then re-assign all your disks, make sure you don’t assign a data disk to the parity slot, leave it empty if still not using parity.

So by doing this I won't lose any data that is already on the drives when I do new config? Will I have to leave the slot empty of the drive I am removing when I do a new config?

So by doing this I won't lose any data that is already on the drives when I do new config? Will I have to leave the slot empty of the drive I am removing when I do a new config?

 

No you won’t lose any data, just make sure no data disk is assigned to the parity slot, the other ones you can assign however you like.

So by doing this I won't lose any data that is already on the drives when I do new config? Will I have to leave the slot empty of the drive I am removing when I do a new config?

 

No you won’t lose any data, just make sure no data disk is assigned to the parity slot, the other ones you can assign however you like.

 

Ok. I just received my 3TB Red in the mail, so I will be pulling my 1TB drive from the array and replacing it with the 3TB. When I do a new config; do I have to assign the disks in the exact same slots? I kept reading about this in other threads.

When I do a new config; do I have to assign the disks in the exact same slots? I kept reading about this in other threads.

 

Without parity you can assign your data disks any way you like, it won’t make any difference unless you’re including and/or excluding disks for shares, in that case you should assign them as they were or correct the include/exclude options for the new order.

When I do a new config; do I have to assign the disks in the exact same slots? I kept reading about this in other threads.

 

Without parity you can assign your data disks any way you like, it won’t make any difference unless you’re including and/or excluding disks for shares, in that case you should assign them as they were or correct the include/exclude options for the new order.

 

Right now I am excluding disk 1 (the 1TB) from all my shares so that nothing else would be downloaded to it. I will be changing this back to include all disks with the 3TB taking the place of the 1TB as disk 1. Should I set the shares back to include all before I pull the 1TB and install the 3TB?

Should I set the shares back to include all before I pull the 1TB and install the 3TB?

 

Do it before or after, same result.

Should I set the shares back to include all before I pull the 1TB and install the 3TB?

 

Do it before or after, same result.

 

Awesome. Thank you so much for the quick replies!

So my plan is basically this....

 

1. Set shares back to include all disks.

2. Taking a screen shot of the assignment anyways ( just feel safer doing this lol)

3. Click new config, then assign my drives to the slots, minus the one I am removing.

4 Shutdown and remove the 1TB drive, and install the 3TB drive

5. Power up and assign the 3TB to a slot

6. Start the array and have all my data available!

 

Sound about right?

That will work because you’re not using parity, but usually the new config is done after replacing the disk:

 

-Shutdown

-Replace disk

-Power on, click new config, assign all disks, start array.

 

That will work because you’re not using parity, but usually the new config is done after replacing the disk:

 

-Shutdown

-Replace disk

-Power on, click new config, assign all disks, start array.

 

Thanks again!