User Manual

The Add Parity window opens.
7. Select the Yes button.
The volume expands immediately, but requires a resync, which starts immediately. The volume display
includes a resync progress bar.
Add a Group to a Flex-RAID Volume
To add a group to a Flex-RAID volume:
1. Add disks to the ReadyNAS, if necessary.
For more information about how to add a disk to your ReadyNAS system, see the hardware manual for
your system, which is available at www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.
2. Log in to the local admin page.
3. Select System > Volumes.
The page updates, showing the volumes.
4. Select the volume.
5. Select the unallocated disks to add to the volume.
When you select disks, additional buttons appear on the volume.The active buttons change as you add
disks.
6. Click the Add Group button.
Which buttons are active depends on the volume and the number of disks selected.Note
The Add Group window opens. Depending on the existing number of disks, the RAID type, and the
number of disks added, new groups can be RAID 0/stripped to the existing disks, or concatenated to
the existing disks.
7. (Optional) Click the RAID0/Stripe button or the Concatenated button.
8. Click the Apply button.
The volume expands immediately but requires a resync, which starts immediately. The volume display
includes a resync progress bar.
Remove A RAID Group
You can remove RAID groups. For example, if you configured tiering and want to stop or change the
configuration, you can delete the RAID group used for metadata.
Volume Configuration
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