12.3Mode 2 Expansion:

Copy and Replace Drives with Drives of Larger Capacity

You may also expand your logical drives by copying and replacing all member drives with drives of higher capacity. Please refer to the diagram below for a better understanding. The existing data in the array is copied onto the new drives, and then the original members can be removed.

When all the member drives have been replaced, execute the “Expand logical drives” function to make use of the added capacity.

Figure 12 - 3 Expansion by Copy & Replace

RAID levels supported: RAID 0, 3, and 5

Copy and Replace Procedure

Select from main menu “View and Edit Logical Drives.” Select a target array, press [ENTER] and scroll down to choose “copy and replace drive.” Press [ENTER] to proceed.

Array Expansion

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