Adding New Drives to Your px12-350r Network Storage
px12-350r devices with multiple drives allow you to add new drives while the device is powered on.
To install new hard drives in your px12-350r:
1. Before installing a new hard drive in your px12-350r, check the hard drive compatibility list online
for approved and supported hard drive brands and models.
2. Mount the drive carrier containing the new drive in an available slot.
3. A confirmation dialog box displays as soon as the px12-350r detects the new hard drive. Click
Yes to proceed.
All data on the drive is deleted.
4. You are re-directed to the px12-350r Management Console.
5. Access the Drive Management page.
Your px12-350r displays the new hard drives in the bays they are mounted in.
6. To create a RAID Array, you must install a minimum of two hard drives. The same confirmation
dialog box displays. Click Yes to proceed.
You can create a Storage Pool using one hard drive if desired. You will not have any RAID
protection options and can only select None from the RAID dropdown list while configuring your
Storage Pool.
7. When all new drives are detected, click
Add a Storage Pool.
Storage Pool configuration options
and select the desired drives on which to build
the Storage Pool by checking the boxes next to them. All drives in a Storage Pool must be the
same model, manufacturer, and capacity.
9. Allow a few minutes for the RAID array and Storage Pool to build. When complete, the Storage
Pool status displays on the Drive Management page.
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Adding New Drives to Your px12-350r Network Storage
Summary of Contents for STORCENTER px12-350r
Page 1: ...px12 350r Network Storage with LifeLine 4 0 User Guide ...
Page 32: ...Sharing Files Sharing Files 22 CHAPTER 2 ...
Page 56: ...Storage Pool Management Storage Pool Management 46 CHAPTER 4 ...
Page 68: ...Drive Management Drive Management 58 CHAPTER 5 ...
Page 71: ...Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up and Restoring Your Content 61 CHAPTER 6 ...
Page 113: ...Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media 103 CHAPTER 10 ...
Page 119: ...Media Management Media Management 109 CHAPTER 11 ...
Page 131: ... Delete a torrent job Click to delete the torrent download Media Management Torrents 121 ...
Page 145: ...Hardware Management Hardware Management 135 CHAPTER 15 ...
Page 156: ...Additional Support AdditionalSupport 146 ...
Page 159: ...Legal Legal 149 ...