How do I add disks to an existing X-RAID volume?
First, make sure the disk is at least as large as the smallest disk in the existing X-RAID volume. Then simply add the disk into the ReadyNAS. If the ReadyNAS supports drive hot-swapping (NV, 1000S), you can hot-add it while the ReadyNAS is online. Otherwise, you will need to shutdown, add the disk, and reboot. The newly added disk will go through an initialization and sync phase. This can take several hours (e.g. 750GB disk can take about 7 hours). You will be notified by email after this is done, and you will need to reboot the ReadyNAS. Upon boot, your existing volume will either be made redundant if this is the 2nd disk, or your volume capacity will expand if this is your 3rd disk or higher. This is an offline process that can take several hours. You can monitor this with RAIDar, and you will receive an email when the process is complete.
First, make sure the disk is at least as large as the smallest disk in the existing X-RAID volume. Then simply add the disk into the ioSafe R4. The ioSafe R4 supports drive hot-swapping so you can hot-add it while the ioSafe R4 is online. The newly added disk will go through an initialization and sync phase. This can take several hours (e.g. 750GB disk can take about 7 hours). You will be notified by email after this is done, and you will need to reboot the ioSafe R4. Upon boot, your existing volume will either be made redundant if this is the 2nd disk, or your volume capacity will expand if this is your 3rd disk or higher. This is an offline process that can take several hours. You can monitor this with RAIDar, and you will receive an email when the process is complete.
