Changing the RAID Type of a RAID Group

Go to Main Menu > Storage & Snapshots > Storage/Snapshot. · Verify the following: The NAS contains one or more available disks. · Select a storage pool or single ... ChangingtheRAIDTypeofaRAIDGroup YoucanchangetheRAIDtypeofan existingRAIDgrouponline,withoutlosingaccesstodataorany interruptiontoNASservices.ChangingtheRAIDtypeofaRAIDgroupiscalledRAIDmigration.QTSallowsthefollowing migrations: OriginalRAID Type NewRAIDType ExtraDisks Required Single RAID1 One RAID1 RAID5 Oneormore RAID5 RAID6 Oneormore Tip: Migrationfromasinglediskto RAID6isperformedinstages.FirstmigratethegrouptoRAID1,thentoRAID 5,andthenfinallytoRAID6. GotoMainMenu>Storage&Snapshots>Storage/Snapshot. Verifythefollowing: TheNAScontainsone ormoreavailabledisks. Thecapacityofeach availablediskisequaltoorgreaterthanthesmallestdiskinthe RAIDgroup. Selectastoragepoolorsingle staticvolume. ClickManage. SelectaRAIDgroup. SelectManage>Migrate. Selectoneormoredisks. ClickApply. Warning: Alldataontheselected diskswillbedeleted. Aconfirmationmessage appears. ClickOK. TheRAIDgroupstatuschanges toMigrating. TheRAIDtypechangesandthentheRAIDgroupstatuschangesbacktoReadywhen migrationiscompleted. Parenttopic:RAIDManagement