Frequently Asked Question

Notes:

• All existing data on the new drives will be deleted (data on existing drives will not be deleted)
• Adding disks to a RAID 1 group changes the RAID type of the group to RAID 5
• To expand a RAID 50 or RAID 60 group, every sub-group must be expanded with the same number of disks

How to expand a Storage Pool by adding a drive to a RAID Group:

1. Go to Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots
2. Select the pool and click on "Manage"
3. Click on "Expand Pool" > "Expand Pool"
   
4. Select "Add new disk(s) to an existing RAID group"
   
   
5. Select the RAID Group to expand. The group must be of type RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 50, RAID 60
   
   
6. Select the disk and click on “Next”
   
   
7. Confirm the settings and click on “Expand”.