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My Cloud: Migrating or Upgrading a RAID 1 to a RAID 5 by Adding Drives

 
 
 

When adding two additional drives to the 4 bay My Cloud, the current 2 drive RAID 1 mirror can be migrated to a 4 drive RAID 5 without data loss. IMPORTANT:

The following conditions must be met prior to Performing the RAID Migration form a RAID 1 to RAID 5:

STOP Critical:
The following precautions should be taken before making this change.
  • Make sure you have an additional copy of your important information.
  • Do not disconnect or power off your device during this process, as this could potentially render the data unaccessible.

Western Digital does not perform data recovery services. If data recovery is needed, please see Western Digital's Data Recovery page.


  1. Access the Storage menu on the dashboard and click on Change RAID Mode button
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  3. A warning notice will appear, click OK to continue
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  5. Check the box for Migrate to RAID 5 and Click Next
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    IMPORTANT:

    "Migrate to RAID5" button would not be presented if the migration is not possible

  7. A warning notice will appear, click OK
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  9. The added drives will go through a self test
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  11. When the self test is completed, click Next
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  13. Click Next
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  15. Click Next
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  17. Click Next
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  19. Click Finish
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  21. The My Cloud with prepare the drives
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  23. Click Close
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  25. The migration process will begin and a progress bar will appear
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Answer ID 20862
Published 08/20/2018 02:57 AM
Updated 10/03/2023 02:08 PM

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