There is short manual how to add new disk to RAID5/6 array and extend your virtual drive:
- current RAID6 Array (5 hdds), new 2TB drive (unconfigured, Good) need tobe added for extension
- just follow the screenshots and this task will be easily completed
- current RAID6 Array (5 hdds), new 2TB drive (unconfigured, Good) need tobe added for extension
- just follow the screenshots and this task will be easily completed
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- keep in mind you are modifying Drive Group, so this menu pop-up only over it
- even this operation does not destroy your data on array, prior backup is sure
- array should be extended, so select the same type of raid you have (in my case RAID6)
- select the unconfigured disk(s) to add
- click on FINISH and the array rebuild starts
- you will NOT see all disk in drive group and the size of array is still without added disk(s) now
- wait for reconstruction finished, reconstruction progress on the right
- after successfull reconstruction there will be Total Capacity as sum of all disks in drive group
NOTICE: Windows cannot use new space immediately, restart is required, after restart, you will see free space in windows disk manager and you can simply extend this free space to current drive (mouse right-click, and extend command)
