Expanding Raid 1 array to upgrade to larger drives?
Hi,
I currently have a 400gb raid 1 mirror array. I would like to purchase some inexpensive 500gb drives to make a larger raid 1 mirror. Can I simply put one of the 500gb's into the array, wait until its mirrored, then swap out the other 400gb drive for another 500 to convert it all to 500?
Or should I just build the 500 raid 1 array & then plug one of the 400gb drives into the PC & copy the files over?
Thanks,
Rich
Hi,
I currently have a 400gb raid 1 mirror array. I would like to purchase some inexpensive 500gb drives to make a larger raid 1 mirror. Can I simply put one of the 500gb's into the array, wait until its mirrored, then swap out the other 400gb drive for another 500 to convert it all to 500?
Or should I just build the 500 raid 1 array & then plug one of the 400gb drives into the PC & copy the files over?
Thanks,
Rich
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