Adding a second drive – CloudStor CLOUDSTOR CS-WV/1D User Manual

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You may add a second drive to the CloudStor for
additional storage or data security. For RAID 1
mirroring, the second drive should be the same as or
larger capacity than the original drive.
To add a second drive, turn the CloudStor off and
remove the front panel. Insert the new drive into the
open bay (for RAID, the new drive should be the same
or larger capacity than the existing drive). Power the
CloudStor on and go the the local user interface at
http://x.x.x.x/, where x.x.x.x is the IP address of your
CloudStor. The new drive will be listed in Storage.
Click on Change Disk Settings. Select either Keep

Adding a Second Drive

them independent of each other or Group them (Disk Mirroring).
If independent, the new drive is formatted and the original drive is unchanged. The info/error
LED flashes amber until the format is complete.
For RAID 1, the new drive is formatted into a mirror of the original drive. Data from the original
drive will be stored on both drives simultaneously. The info/error LED flashes amber until the
process is complete.

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