How do I change from a SHR a raid 1 on my ds211

[ddsr312]

I have all the information from my drives backed up to external drives along with the configuration file. I only had one 2TB drive installed in a SHR. I installed a 2TB drive and want to change to a raid 1. How do I make these changes?

[HarryPotter]

You can not change from SHR to RAID1, but you can add the 2nd HD to the existing SHR volume. The result is the same.

[Avus]

I am just about to install my new ds212+. Throug the quick start I wanted to create a new volume using RAID 1 but when the storage manager opens, it looks that a volume was already created using SHR. Can I remove the SHR Volume and create the new using RAID 1?

Or any other recommendations?

[HarryPotter]

Yes you can, but you wont get any advantage or disadvantage if you change. It is simply the same on a 2 bay unit.

[Avus]

thx for the quick answer.

if I understood that correctly, SHR uses/wastes more disk space than RAID 1?

[HarryPotter]

Not on a 2 bay System.

[nichos]

I have the same situation. I bought the NAS a while ago with 1 2TB drive and set it up as SHR. Now I just added another 2TB drive, and it says "SHR Without Data Protection." So am I protected? I'd like Raid 1 (or the SHR equivalent). Thanks in advance!

[HarryPotter]

Protected against what? SHR or RAID is no backup solution at all!

And no, you dont have a mirrored volume yet.

Synology Wiki: How to expand the RAID Volume with additional disks