Netgear EDA500 – ReadyNAS Expansion Chassis 5-Bay, Diskless Guia Do Programa

Yes. (Additional disk provides dual redundancy and converts the
volume to RAID 6.)

RAID 5

3 or more

No. (Volume protection is already redundant.)

RAID 10

4 or more (even number)

No. (Volume is already protected with dual redundancy.)

RAID 6

4 or more

Disks added to a Flex-RAID volume can be used only for protection. They cannot be used for storage (horizontal
expansion). If you want to add a disk for increased storage capacity, you must do one of the following:

Create a volume using the added disks (see 

 on page 31).

Change the RAID level (see 

 on page 27).

 on page 26).

Add two disks to your ReadyNAS storage system.
For more information about how to add a disk to your system, see the hardware manual for your system, which
is available at 

Select System > Volumes.

The new disks are displayed in the enclosure graphic and are colored black.