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Author Topic: Upgrading HDDs from 1TB -> 1.5TB  (Read 3818 times)

Mhaddy

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Upgrading HDDs from 1TB -> 1.5TB
« on: December 27, 2010, 05:13:23 PM »
I'm currently running two 1TB HDDs in RAID 1 (mirroring) and I'm looking to swap out both HDDs for my newly purchased 1.5TB's and migrate the data over.  Can someone kindly outline the proper process to achieve this?

Thanks!
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jamieburchell

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Re: Upgrading HDDs from 1TB -> 1.5TB
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2010, 05:55:56 PM »
Take both drives out of the NAS, put one safely to one side, attach the other to your PC either directly or using a USB-SATA cable/enclosure. If you are using Windows, install EXT2FSD (http://www.ext2fsd.com/) so that you can mount and read the data partition. Mount the partition as "read only" for safety, you will be asked during installation. If you are using Linux, you do not need a filesystem driver.
Install the new drives in the NAS and format as RAID1. Copy the data from your computer to the NAS. Do this over a wired Ethernet connection if possible for best performance and stability.

There are harder ways to do this using third party tools and the USB port on the 323.
« Last Edit: December 27, 2010, 05:59:42 PM by jamieburchell »
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chalkman

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Re: Upgrading HDDs from 1TB -> 1.5TB
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2011, 10:06:04 AM »
Also trying to do this, but a question. Can you not just remove one drive and install the new drive, then let the unit mirror the data to your new drive? Then repeat for the second?
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jamieburchell

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Re: Upgrading HDDs from 1TB -> 1.5TB
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2011, 05:01:48 PM »
Quote from: chalkman on January 13, 2011, 10:06:04 AM
Also trying to do this, but a question. Can you not just remove one drive and install the new drive, then let the unit mirror the data to your new drive? Then repeat for the second?

Not if you want to make use of the extra capacity. If you rebuilt a 1TB array on 1.5TB disks, your array will still be 1TB.
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