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SmartStor NAS Product Manual
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5. In the Migrate to RAID Level dropdown menu, choose the target RAID Level.
6. To add disk drives, highlight disk drives in the Free Disks column and click
the
>>
button to move them to the Disks in RAID column.
7. Click
the
OK
button.
The RAID Volume is modified as you directed. Migration can take up to two
hours, depending on the size of your disk drives.
During the modification, your RAID Volume and all of the folders on it are
fully accessible.
After the Migration is completed, you must extend the file system in order to
use the storage space you have added. You can extend the file system
immediately or wait until later.
8. Click
the
File System Management
icon.
9. In the File System Status tab, click the
Extend File System
button.
Deleting a RAID Volume
Caution
When you delete a RAID Volume, you delete all the folders in the
RAID volume and all the data saved in the folders. Back up any
important data before you delete a RAID Volume.
Note
You cannot delete a RAID Volume while a background activity is
running, such as Migration or Rebuild. Wait until these activities
are completed.
To delete a RAID Volume:
1. Click
the
Administration
topic and choose the
RAID & File System
icon to
expand the Tree.
(A)
2. In the Tree, click the
RAID Management
icon.
(B)
3. Click
the
Delete
tab.
(C)
4. Click the option button beside the RAID Volume you want to delete.
(D)
5. Click
the
OK
button.
(E)