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Migrating a RAID 
Once a RAID volume has been created, you 
may want to move it to other physical drives 
or change the RAID array all together. To 
migrate a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 5 
volume, follow the steps below: 
 
1.  From the RAID Configuration screen, 
click Migrate RAID. 
 
2.  A list of possible RAID migration 
configurations will be listed. Select 
the desired migration scheme and 
click OK. 
 
3.  The system will begin migrating the RAID volume. 
 
 
Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete 
NOTE 
 
 
 
Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: 
 
   To  
 
 From
 
RAID 0 
RAID 5 
RAID 0 
[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 
[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 
[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 
[RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 
[RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 
[RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 
[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 
[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 
[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 
[RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 
[RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 
[RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 
RAID 1 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx2 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 
RAID 5 
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 
 
Deleting a RAID 
To delete a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 
 
1.  On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio 
button, and click RAID Config to open the RAID Configuration screen. 
 
2.  On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove RAID
 
3.  The confirmation screen appear, you will have to input “Yes” with exactly 
wording case to complete “Remove RAID” operation  
 
 
 
 
 
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Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data 
is unrecoverable. 
WARNING