raidz volume extend

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    Extend single disk to RAIDZ without losing data?

    Just wondering, I have a 2 TB disk which I use single right now almost 3/4 full with data. Can I add 2 x 2 TB disks and get a single-parity RAIDZ (raidz) configuration at 3 disks (2+1) without losing my data on it?
    • dirkme
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    • raidz raidz volume extend
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    • Forum: Storage
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    Volume expansion question

    My original volume consisted of 12 3tb drives in raidz3. I had read that performance is degraded if the capacity is over 80%. So I bought another 12 3tb drives and used them to extend the volume. I did this using the GUI and extended the existing volume by adding the new 12 drives in a raidz3...
    • scottmaverick
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    • extend volume raidz volume extend raidz3 vdev
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    • Forum: Storage
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    Extending a volume by adding enough disks to use RaidZ2

    Hi all, I have been trawling the forums and manuals but cannot find the clarification I need on this so my apologies if I have missed something. I have 12 x 4TB disks in a RaidZ2 volume. I wish to add an additional 12 x 4TB disks to this volume to extend it and have noticed in Volume Manager...
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    SOLVED Extend A Raidz volume x1 HDD

    Hi All , firstly my apologies is this thread is duplicate of a question some one else has asked Hardware: HP proliant n54l, 16GB Ram 5x 3TB Seagate Barracuda drives setup in Raidz. FreeNAS Version and build: FreeNAS-9.10.1-U2 (f045a8b) FreeNAS Volume and Data Set: 1x Volume using 5x 3TB split...
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