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Title: Adding 2nd HD - How to Switch to RAID1
Post by: jesuzaineordonez on September 20, 2013, 08:55:47 PM

I'm adding a 2nd HD to my DNS-323 so right now it's obviously running as a standard single drive. How do I change it to RAID1 without losing data on my first HD. I'm not very familiar with RAID of any kind and I only know the basics of the DNS-323's functions.

Title: Re: Adding 2nd HD - How to Switch to RAID1
Post by: fordem on September 21, 2013, 06:43:31 AM

FIRST - BACKUP YOUR DATA.

Once you've done that, shut down your DNS-323, install the second drive, which must be as large as, or larger, than the first, and must be empty (new is preferable), power the DNS-323 back on and log in to the admin web page.

You should get a screen telling you the system has a new drive and prompting you to format it, there will be a check box to create a RAID1 array, check the box and follow through with the various prompts for OK/NEXT, and the unit will format the drive and then sync the data.

One of the screens will tell you that the data on the existing drive will not be lost - generally speaking this is correct, but occasionally the system will glitch and you may lose the data, hence the need to back it up, just in case.

Title: Re: Adding 2nd HD - How to Switch to RAID1
Post by: jesuzaineordonez on September 21, 2013, 07:15:49 AM

Thank you so much. I will try it today.