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peter.munnelly
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May 14th, 2014 16:00
Non-Raid Disk - Create a new VD without data loss
Hi,
I have 1 VD configured as a RAID 1 and all is working well. I recently became low on space at a critical time, so for speed I installed a new 500GB hard drive and created a partition and moved data to this.
If I install a 2nd 500Gb hard drive now, can I create a second VD as a RAID 1 without losing the data that is currently stored on the non-raid drive that was installed?
Details of the drives are below;
Thanks,
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Posted May 15th, 2014 00:00
Hi,
with regards to the attached screenshot, this is currently working in both Raid and non-raid. Are there any side effects of the system running this way?
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Posted May 15th, 2014 07:00
No, the system can handle running both modes simultaneously. Your non-RAID disk simply isn't part of a redundant configuration.
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Posted May 15th, 2014 08:00
Hi,
Excellent, thanks. If I backup the non-raid drive contents, am I ok having 2 RAID 1 arrays on the system too?
Thanks,
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Posted May 15th, 2014 09:00
Yes, the H310 should support two VD's just fine.
theflash1932
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Posted May 14th, 2014 21:00
The H310 supports both RAID and non-RAID, but they are not interchangeable or compatible with each other. You will need to backup the contents of the non-RAID disk, insert both disks, convert to RAID Capable, configure as RAID 1, then restore the data. On controllers that do not support non-RAID, the only option for a standalone disk is RAID 0, which CAN be converted to RAID 1 on the fly without affecting data by simply adding a second disk and choosing Reconfigure.