Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks

Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks - SoftRAID Volumes https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:12:10 +0000 wpForo 60 Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1124 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:30:40 +0000 No. You can create a new RAID 10 volume, and keep it separate. You do need a backup strategy, though. Never rely on any one technique to back up your data. Thanks - as I suspected. LTO here I come! Tom]]> SoftRAID Volumes tdurack https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1124 Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1123 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:11:35 +0000 SoftRAID Volumes SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1123 Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1122 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:07:01 +0000 Sorry no. We do not have this feature to expand the capacity of RAID volumes by adding disks. We are considering this, it is a complex feature when we do not own the hardware to ensure everything goes smoothly. 100% of the data has to be moved around the array. So just recreate the volume. Thanks for the quick reply! I guess my question then is - how do I create a new volume incorporating the existing 3 enclosures/12 disks plus the new enclosure with its four additional disks while preserving the data in the current 1+0 volume? I don't have an additional 30TB of storage to which to transfer that data while creating the new volume. Any way around that? Thanks again, Tom]]> SoftRAID Volumes tdurack https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1122 Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1121 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:17:57 +0000 SoftRAID Volumes SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-1121 Have 3-enclosure/12 disk 1+0 array, want to expand to 4 enclosures/16 disks https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-59 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 15:59:58 +0000 SoftRAID Volumes tdurack https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/have-3-enclosure-12-disk-10-array-want-to-expand-to-4-enclosures-16-disks/#post-59