you can use a software raid called ZFS, if you're doing it from the linux subsystem, I'm not sure if it will work with the synology software.
On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Robert Citek <robert.ci...@gmail.com> wrote: > Most likely, yes. The RAID (of any level) needs to be initialized, > and that process will effectively wipe data on the attached physical > devices. > > That said, there are some interesting RAID-like technologies that > automatically expand across new devices, e.g. Drobo, acting like a > hybrid of RAID and LVM. I don't know if Synology NAS employs that or > similar technology. > > Regards, > - Robert > > On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 10:44 AM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@gmx.com> wrote: > > If I start with one 8TB drive in my Synology NAS, and later add > > another and set them up as Raid 0, does the striping to Raid 0 mean > > that the data on the existing drive gets wiped out? > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
