08-21-2023, 05:00 PM
Hi!
So, my trusty TS-453A is struggling a bit, drive 2 has a bad block. It has been a learning journey. Drives 1 and 2 are in Storage Pool 1, thick volume, no RAID, system is on this Pool. Drives 3 and 4 are in Storage Pool 2, RAID1. All 4 drives are WB 6TB.
Pool 1 is quite full so I have been backing up all the files on it that I wish to keep, to an external USB HDD.
Pool 2 is currently fine.
My questions: is there a way for me just replace Drive 2 and then to convert Pool 1 into RAID 1, without restarting the OS install from scratch?
If that is not possible, is it possible for me to wipe Drive 1 + New Drive 2 to do a fresh QTS install (RAID1 this time), without risking Pool 2 data loss?
Thank you for your wisdom in advance, and I am embarrassed to say that I envy your job - playing with my NAS is my hobby and the day job is far more boring!
Cheers,
Mario
So, my trusty TS-453A is struggling a bit, drive 2 has a bad block. It has been a learning journey. Drives 1 and 2 are in Storage Pool 1, thick volume, no RAID, system is on this Pool. Drives 3 and 4 are in Storage Pool 2, RAID1. All 4 drives are WB 6TB.
Pool 1 is quite full so I have been backing up all the files on it that I wish to keep, to an external USB HDD.
Pool 2 is currently fine.
My questions: is there a way for me just replace Drive 2 and then to convert Pool 1 into RAID 1, without restarting the OS install from scratch?
If that is not possible, is it possible for me to wipe Drive 1 + New Drive 2 to do a fresh QTS install (RAID1 this time), without risking Pool 2 data loss?
Thank you for your wisdom in advance, and I am embarrassed to say that I envy your job - playing with my NAS is my hobby and the day job is far more boring!
Cheers,
Mario