Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? - Using Docks and Third Party Enclosures https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:05:55 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14190 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:13:57 +0000 @ricardogf 

then you should be OK.

]]> Using Docks and Third Party Enclosures SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14190 RE: Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14185 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:37:35 +0000 @softraid-support There is no confusion - I have created a RAID 5 array with 3 disks on SoftRAID, and it only sees those disks on the left column (on the right column there is the RAID 5 "Volume" reference with three green lines connected to those three disks. Other disks are autonomous and not part of the RAID. In fact, my LaCie cannot even create RAID 5 by itself.

]]> Using Docks and Third Party Enclosures ricardogf https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14185 RE: Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14184 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:26:53 +0000 @ricardogf 

You may be confused, if SoftRAID sees ALL the disks, then it is in JBOD mode.

If LaCie controls the disks, anotherwards, SoftRAID disk colume does not see the 3 disks, but just one, then it is controlled by hardware and you  cannot move it to another enclosure

JBOD is a setting on the LaCie end. When you use hardware RAID, the computer cannot even see the drives behind the "LUN (like a virtual disk) that is the hardware RAID.

the easy way to know is if SOftRAID sees 5 disks. If it does, you are OK. If it sees "3", (the RAID and two disks), then it is hardware RAID and you cannot move the disks.

]]> Using Docks and Third Party Enclosures SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14184 RE: Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14183 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:18:29 +0000 @softraid-support Nope, it's three disks in RAID 5 mode - two other disks are being used separately.

]]> Using Docks and Third Party Enclosures ricardogf https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14183 RE: Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14182 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:07:40 +0000 I assume you have the LaCie in "JBOD" mode and SoftRAID sees all the disks. If so, yes. you can just move the drives over.

]]> Using Docks and Third Party Enclosures SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14182 Changing disk/RAID enclosure - problems? https://forums.softraid.com/docks-third-party-enclosures/changing-disk-raid-enclosure-problems/#post-14181 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:04:15 +0000 Simple question: I have decided to replace my aging LaCie 5Big disk/RAID enclosure (which does not accept SSDs, as I discovered today) with a newer Thunderbay 6 model. As long as the used RAID disks do not change, would I risk losing anything or having to reformat everything if I move them to that new enclosure?

 

Thanks!

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