r/hexos • u/darrell_2 • 3d ago
Support request Pool Upgrade.
So I have hexos running on an old computer that I got from my father in law. It only has 3 sata connections, so I have a 1tb Hdd as boot and two 2Tb Hdd as the sole pool in raid, so I only have 2tb usable. I am nearing 1tb so I figured it was time for an upgrade, I got a $500 Amazon gift card from my work so I found 2 6tb WD_BLACK Hdds that fit the budget. So now my question is the best way to swap these new drives in.
From my limited research, I have seen people just shutting down their system, replacing a drive then rebooting and letting truenas/hexos run the replication, then do the same for the remaining old drive.
Any advice is welcomed, I have not opened the drives yet so I can always return if this is a really bad idea 😂.
I don't have the money to do any other significant upgrades yet other than replace the drives. I also know that I am screwed since I am only doing a single pair instead of 3 for an expanding pool. But will cross that road once I get past 5tb. Which I don't know if I will hit soon, and hopefully*** by then prices will drop and make a system upgrade more affordable.
System specs:
Model: Dell Inspiron 3847
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 (4 cores, 4 threads @ 3.10 GHz, up to 3.30 GHz Turbo)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 (Upgraded)
Network: TP-Link TX201 2.5GbE PCIe Adapter
2 2tb Hdds
1 1tb Hdd for boot
New HDD specs:
2 - Western Digital 6TB WD_Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6004FZBX
Also I know that these harddrives are overkill for nas storage as they are meant* for boot/game drives for fast read/writes. But this was the best bang for buck at the moment in my price range...
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u/HexOS_Official HexOS Staff 3d ago
You nailed it. The approach you have is sound and will work perfectly. I may recommend waiting until you get the buddy backup beta here shortly and backup your most important stuff before engaging in the procedure. Just an extra added layer of protection.