ZFS Pool Growing - if only one HD is needed to replaced
Posted: 05 Aug 2016 14:35
Hello
I have an older stable 9.1 Sandstorm running (embedded which boots from a USB stick)
Long ago i created a single ZFS RZ1 pool , where 3 HD's are 3TB and one was 2TB.
So the Pool could only use 2TB of the 3TB devices til yet.
I have now the needed new fresh 3TB (same model) and would like to replace the 2TB HD.
This way the pool should grow , if i switch autoexpand to ON before.
Most replace , resilver , pool growing threads describe the way to go, when all harddisk
are replaced against bigger ones. I have only one to replace.
Unfortunately it was a run and forget System for me. In the last 2 years i had an unwanted mandatory break
so i didn't follow the nas4free development and so i'm now unshure if upgrading the OS should be done
also. (first, later, or never touch)
I never missed anything and if only security is the reason to go 10.3 then i can stay 9.1 as well.
I could read here that the upgrade path before 9.3 isn't straight forward over Webgui and i should
go fresh install , with importing old config.
Because i'm not very familar with nas4free in the moment, because of my break ; i would like to ask for some
advice before i shoot something up.
The main reason is only increasing capacity , using the wasted space of the existig devices
and have all Harddisk then in the same size and model.
I have an older stable 9.1 Sandstorm running (embedded which boots from a USB stick)
Long ago i created a single ZFS RZ1 pool , where 3 HD's are 3TB and one was 2TB.
So the Pool could only use 2TB of the 3TB devices til yet.
I have now the needed new fresh 3TB (same model) and would like to replace the 2TB HD.
This way the pool should grow , if i switch autoexpand to ON before.
Most replace , resilver , pool growing threads describe the way to go, when all harddisk
are replaced against bigger ones. I have only one to replace.
Unfortunately it was a run and forget System for me. In the last 2 years i had an unwanted mandatory break
so i didn't follow the nas4free development and so i'm now unshure if upgrading the OS should be done
also. (first, later, or never touch)
I never missed anything and if only security is the reason to go 10.3 then i can stay 9.1 as well.
I could read here that the upgrade path before 9.3 isn't straight forward over Webgui and i should
go fresh install , with importing old config.
Because i'm not very familar with nas4free in the moment, because of my break ; i would like to ask for some
advice before i shoot something up.
The main reason is only increasing capacity , using the wasted space of the existig devices
and have all Harddisk then in the same size and model.