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                        <title>Raid 1+0 over two enclosures?</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/raid-10-over-two-enclosures/#post-3918</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[This is not the correct process. You can start with a stripe volume, yes. But you then need to Convert to RAID 1+0 with two freshly initialized disks.

It appears your disks are currently ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is not the correct process. You can start with a stripe volume, yes. But you then need to Convert to RAID 1+0 with two freshly initialized disks.

It appears your disks are currently in Apple format, so lets simplify this.
I prefer if you Do this clean.
Back up your data. Initialize all 4 disks. 
Create a RAID 1+0 volume.
You can create 2 RAID 1+0 volumes if you want.
Copy the data over. 

Otherwise you have a lot of steps, and more complicated than you may want to do.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/raid-10-over-two-enclosures/#post-3371</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 03:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for your prompt reply.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks for your prompt reply.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 01:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Best is just plan on deleting volumes and starting over each time.

We do not allow increasing volume capacity when adding disks to a volume. that is the simple way to think about this. So...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Best is just plan on deleting volumes and starting over each time.

We do not allow increasing volume capacity when adding disks to a volume. that is the simple way to think about this. So you cannot add disks to a stripe for example.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Raid 1+0 over two enclosures?</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/raid-10-over-two-enclosures/#post-3369</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 21:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[This is very similar to what I plan to do, with one caveat -- I&#039;d like to start with one drive per enclosure and add capacity as needed. 

The question is : What would be the workflow? Can...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is very similar to what I plan to do, with one caveat -- I'd like to start with one drive per enclosure and add capacity as needed. 

The question is : What would be the workflow? Can Softraid recognize and expand volume(s) as drives are added, or will it require something like: (notation is enclosures A and B, drives A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4, starting with A1 B1 and adding storage as needed)

  1.  delete volume B
  2.  add drive B2 and set B1+B2 as RAID0
  3. copy A1 to B1+B2
  4. delete volume A
  5. add A2 and set A1 + A2 as RAID 0
  6. copy B1 + B2 to A1 + A2
  7. set A &amp; B as RAID 1

thanks]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Raid 1+0 over two enclosures?</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/raid-10-over-two-enclosures/#post-3349</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yes, SoftRAID will see each enclosure as a &quot;LUN&quot; or single device.
Initialize the second enclosure, then:
&quot;Convert&quot; to SoftRAID.
&quot;Convert to Mirror&quot;
It will rebuild in the background and...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, SoftRAID will see each enclosure as a "LUN" or single device.
Initialize the second enclosure, then:
"Convert" to SoftRAID.
"Convert to Mirror"
It will rebuild in the background and all data preserved per month.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[One quick clarification. The 2-bay enclosure now which has data and is running RAID 0. Can I add the second enclosure to the first without erasing the first one?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[One quick clarification. The 2-bay enclosure now which has data and is running RAID 0. Can I add the second enclosure to the first without erasing the first one?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Raid 1+0 over two enclosures?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yes. I recommend you set both as RAID 0 and then Mirror them. that will effectively be a RAID 1+0. Its better to do that this way with most of these enclosures, as they may not work 100% rel...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>
Yes. I recommend you set both as RAID 0 and then Mirror them. that will effectively be a RAID 1+0. Its better to do that this way with most of these enclosures, as they may not work 100% reliably in raw disk mode with RAID.
</blockquote>

awesome. I'll try it soon after I flesh out the hardware.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Raid 1+0 over two enclosures?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yes. I recommend you set both as RAID 0 and then Mirror them. that will effectively be a RAID 1+0. Its better to do that this way with most of these enclosures, as they may not work 100% rel...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes. I recommend you set both as RAID 0 and then Mirror them. that will effectively be a RAID 1+0. Its better to do that this way with most of these enclosures, as they may not work 100% reliably in raw disk mode with RAID.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Raid 1+0 over two enclosures?</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/raid-10-over-two-enclosures/#post-650</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[So I&#039;m wondering if this is possible
I have two 2-drive enclosures.  Can I create a RAID 1+0 using those two enclosures? 

Note: I&#039;m starting out with single 2-drive enclosure configured ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I'm wondering if this is possible
I have two 2-drive enclosures.  Can I create a RAID 1+0 using those two enclosures? 

Note: I'm starting out with single 2-drive enclosure configured as RAID 0.  I want to add a second enclosure (same size drives) and turn the two enclosures into RAID 1+0. Can I do that?]]></content:encoded>
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