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thierry · 2010-07-10 21:36:32

Hi,
I currently have two 500MB drives in the DNS323. They are not configured as RAID.
-Drive A (500) has the system with FunPlug... and some files
-Drive B (500) has files

I would like to replace both drives with 1.5TB drives.
I would like to move the system and FunPlug and ALL files from both drives to Drive A (1.5TB). Is it possible WITHOUT re-INSTALLATION.
I would then make my two 1.5TB in RAID.

Is there any procedure to move my files without re-installing?

thanks!

fordem · 2010-07-11 00:46:45

What do you define as a reinstall?

With separate drives you can move the drives around at will with very little chance of data loss - for example ...

a) - remove both drives, insert a single new drive in the left slot and format it
b) - reinsert the old right drive and copy the data to the new drive.
c) - remove the old right drive and transfer the new drive from the left to the right slot
d) - reinsert the old left drive and copy the data to the new drive.
e) - remove the old left drive and insert the second new drive, when prompted to format it, check the box to create a RAID1 array.

By following the sequence above, the fun_plug is available for use in all but the first step, and you should be able to copy files directly without having to transfer them back & forth across the LAN, and at the end or the exercise you still have the data on the original disks.

As always - a back up of data before is advised, and ...

FriscoBill · 2010-08-05 08:29:56

fordem wrote:
... and copy the data to the new drive ...

How should this be done?

I am trying to do it on the DNS-323 logged in via ssh

I try this command and it appears to work, but it is very slow:

Code:

 root@NAS:/mnt/HD_a2# tar cf - * | (cd /mnt/HD_b2; tar xfp -)

Is there any reasonable fast way to do this?

Last edited by FriscoBill (2010-08-05 18:07:50)

Isildur · 2010-08-05 15:12:17

FriscoBill
Fast way is to connect drives directly to your pc and copy data under linux livecd.
Other way is cp command I think.

phine958 · 2010-11-13 17:47:01

DNS-323 disk replacement
Replacing one or both of the two drives with larger or different drives in this NAS couldn’t be easier. Also saving data from your old drives is possible, even if it takes several hours. The first thing to do is label your current disks as volume 1 (left side) and volume 2 (right side). If you’re replacing only one drive, turn off power to the NAS, slide the front panel off and replace the other drive with a new or different drive. Put the cover back on and power up the NAS also put the DNS-323 CD into the computers CD drive. After everything boots up open the Easy Search Utility and note you only have one drive in the NAS and the blue light is pink for the new drive on the DNS-323 front panel. A message to format this drive along with the all data will be erased message will appear. After your new disk is formatted copy all files from the old disk to the new disk. Next put the removed disk back into the NAS removing the newly formatted and copied to disk. Providing you were changing only one disk you can now change the old copied disk for the new one but if you’re replacing both drives replace the other old disk with a new disk, format and copy files to this new disk. When done put both new disks into their proper slots in your DNS-323 and your done.

InBonobo · 2010-11-14 21:30:45

Personally, I'd use fordem's approach. However, instead of cp, I'd use rsync. Google "man rsync", the basic syntax would be "rsync -av source destination > logfile.log &" and leave it overnight.

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fordem wrote:

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