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Welcome to Getting the Most from the DNS-323 RAID Setup.
Installing a second hard drive is very simple.
The DNS-323 design eliminates the need for tools.
What we'll need is the DNS-323 and an additional second hard
drive with SATA connectors.
Remove the face plate and slide the hard drive right in.
Make sure to align the hard drive connectors to the SATA connectors
inside the drive bay.
Attach the faceplate and plug the power and ethernet cable back
into the DNS-323. Let's go back to our computer and setup our RAID configuration.
Log into DNS-323 web user interface or what we like to call web UI.
Type in your username and password and hit enter.
Since we just installed the second hard drive, the first screen to appear
is the hard drive configuration screen. Your new second hard drive will
now be formatted. The existing hard drive will not lose any data.
Click on the box next to "Reconfigure to RAID 1" and select next.
In order for RAID 1 to work properly, its highly recommended to
use two identical hard drives to ensure compatibility and smooth operation.
Click on ok.
The next screen is the Hard Drive Configuration screen. Make sure the
blue radial button is on Disable Auto Rebuild and then click on next.
The drive will then format itself.
The format results screen appears which in this example shows success.
Click on restart. A prompt will appear that the DNS-323 is restarting. Click on ok.
Log back into the DNS-323 through the web UI. Lets see the status of
our RAID system. Click on status under the hard drive info.
The listed categories are LAN, Device, Printer, Hard Drive and Physical Disk Info.
If we go to tools and click on RAID on the left, we'll see RAID configuration.
Depending on the size of your disks, the initial syncing process may take some time.
Also here you have the option of enabling or leaving the Auto Rebuild disabled.
Congratulations! Your DNS-323 is now setup as a RAID 1 configuration.
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