Hello all, I currently have a ds418j, with 2x8TB, and 2x3TB drives in two RAID 1 configurations. I've never really worried about other types of RAID or SHR as I tend to upgrade my disks as they fail. My plan is to upgrade to a newer NAS, not decided but let's say it's a 4bay like a ds-920..
As I have almost 10TB of data, I also need to upgrade my drives. I was thinking along the lines of:
Buy new NAS with new 1x14TB drive.
Install one of the old 8TB drives in the new NAS, create an SHR drive between them, with 8TB useable space.
Copy over the old 8TB data to the new NAS useable space.
Install the second old 8TB NAS in the new NAS, add to SHR, creating 22TB useable space.
Copy over the remaining 3TB data to the new NAS. Use old 3TB drives for PC upgrades, not NAS.
Add second 14TB to the new NAS SHR in the future as finances permit.
SO in principle, is my plan correct or have I misunderstood?
Also, could I take one of the old RAID1 8TB drives, install it directly into the new synology NAS, and it would recognise the volume? Or would I lose the data there during the installation.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.
As I have almost 10TB of data, I also need to upgrade my drives. I was thinking along the lines of:
Buy new NAS with new 1x14TB drive.
Install one of the old 8TB drives in the new NAS, create an SHR drive between them, with 8TB useable space.
Copy over the old 8TB data to the new NAS useable space.
Install the second old 8TB NAS in the new NAS, add to SHR, creating 22TB useable space.
Copy over the remaining 3TB data to the new NAS. Use old 3TB drives for PC upgrades, not NAS.
Add second 14TB to the new NAS SHR in the future as finances permit.
SO in principle, is my plan correct or have I misunderstood?
Also, could I take one of the old RAID1 8TB drives, install it directly into the new synology NAS, and it would recognise the volume? Or would I lose the data there during the installation.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.