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Adding drive to existing RAID 5 array LinkStation Quad

Started by acedia, September 21, 2014, 04:08:17 PM

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acedia

September 21, 2014, 04:08:17 PM
Is it possible to add a forth drive to a 3 drive RAID5 on a LinkStation without having to reform the array and losing the data on it?

joma90

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October 07, 2014, 01:50:21 PM
No, You will have to break the raid and rebuild the raid with 4 drives. Of course this will delete your data.

Unless the raid was with 4 and one disk died and you ran it with 3 for a while. Then that would be a yes.
Units I own: TS-XL, TS-WXL, LS-WVL, TS-RXL,  TS5400, TS-RVHL,

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