dmjita Posted September 17, 2014 #1 Posted September 17, 2014 I own a nl54 with the following configuration. 1 disk 250gb (main disk) 2,3,4 disk 3TB WD red as raid 5 volume. I want to change the primary disk (i have to install a bigger disk) where i have installed the DSM. At the moment is running dsm5.0 4493 update 3. any hint to change the disk avoiding reconfiguration or data loss?
XPEH Posted September 17, 2014 #2 Posted September 17, 2014 Do you have a separate volume created on first disk. like volume1? Move everything (shares, apps) from it to volume2 (RAID). After that you can remove your first disk and replace with larger one. New, large disk you can add to the existing RAID and expand. Backup before you do anything.
dmjita Posted September 18, 2014 Author #3 Posted September 18, 2014 When i installed the hp microserver i used the original 250gb hard disk as primary disk where i installed the dsm. When i was sure everything was working good i ordered 3 x3tb wd red to make my raid 5 volume, so now i have 2 volume, simple volume and raid 5 volume, i want to change the 250gb disk with a spare 2 tb disk i have ( i use primary disk as destination disk for download station). If i remove the 250gb i have to reinstall everything?
spammy Posted September 18, 2014 #4 Posted September 18, 2014 No, all volumes (actually, disks) are redundant and when you installed your second RAID volume DSM was installed to that too... and when you install your new disk DSM will be copied to that. Just follow XPEH's instructions and you'll be okay.
XPEH Posted September 18, 2014 #5 Posted September 18, 2014 If i remove the 250gb i have to reinstall everything? Apps that installed on your volume1, you will have to reinstall unless you manage to move them to volume2 before replacing disk. Files and apps installed on your RAID (volume2) should stay.
dmjita Posted September 19, 2014 Author #6 Posted September 19, 2014 i have no problem to reinstall the apps. but what about the dsm? i think i read somehwere that the DSM is installed on every volume, is that true? So in my scenario when i will remove the volume 1 (250gb hd) i will lose the apps but the synology will still be accessible by web browser?
XPEH Posted September 19, 2014 #7 Posted September 19, 2014 i have no problem to reinstall the apps. but what about the dsm? i think i read somehwere that the DSM is installed on every volume, is that true? So in my scenario when i will remove the volume 1 (250gb hd) i will lose the apps but the synology will still be accessible by web browser? It should detect existing RAID and DSM, but may require configuration. I would move one the RAID drives to first drive slot to make sure.
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