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[ssnyderu2]

Hello. I have an older FreeNAS box that has been running non-stop for about 4 years. Its running FreeNAS-9.2.1.3 and has x6 2TB drives. I dont want to fool withre-doing the whole system, the drives are older and I need more space. Doubling the capacity with x6 4TB drives would be more than enough for the next 3 years. What is the best way to upgrade the space?

Note: All it is used for is Plex and to backup some data.

 

[Jailer]

https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.3-U1/storage.html#replacing-disks-to-grow-a-pool

 

[AstroZombie]

I'm sure someone will chime in and correct me if i'm wrong but if you only have 6 slots with no space to store more inside (Assuming those are set up in 3 mirrors)

The process would be (in FreeNAS GUI)

Storage > Pools > Settings Wheel > Status> Select Drive > Options >Offline > Take Drive out > Place in New one?

https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.3-U1/storage.html#replacing-disks-to-grow-a-pool

Wouldn't this be if you had space to add more inside though?

 

[Redcoat]

Welcome to the forums.

Following Jailer's lead to look at the docs, perhaps you'd be best to refer to the manual for your running FreeNAS version found at https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/9.2.1/freenas9.2.1_guide.pdf

 

[Jailer]

Wouldn't this be if you had space to add more inside though?

No.

EDIT: On second thought, maybe. @ssnyderu2 what is your pool layout? Is it a ZFS or UFS pool?

 

[ssnyderu2]

No.

EDIT: On second thought, maybe. @ssnyderu2 what is your pool layout? Is it a ZFS or UFS pool?

I want to say ZFS, how to I know for sure?

 

[Jailer]

Post the output of zpool status in code tags.

 

[ssnyderu2]

Post the output of zpool status in code tags.

Sorry about the delay, got kinda busy. Here is the status:

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