How to Expand a Synology NAS Storage Pool or Volume (Beginner's Guide)

[@michaelsleen]

👉Let me know how the process goes for you, and if you have any tips for others. Apologies for the audio only coming out of the left channel during some of the screen walkthroughs!

[@ted-b]

Nice job.

[@michaelsleen]

Thanks!

[@gerryf7015]

Thanks Michael, a helpful tutorial on a scary process on a two drive NAS. Interesting pronunciation of NAS! Should be N-AS. Your sounds like there is an O in the middle. Unless I've been pronouncing it wrong for 30 years. 😅

[@michaelsleen]

My spouse would agree that I tend to pronounce things in my own unique way.

[@lammartland]

Great video but how do you expand the volume after the fact?

[@michaelsleen]

This may be what you are looking for: www.synology.com/helpfile/help/DSM/6.2.3/dsm/enu/StorageManager/volume_expand_volume.html

[@thaitichi]

Great info, but you should fix the audio issue where sound only comes out the left channel. Unexpected from a tech channel.

[@gerryf7015]

Something wrong on your end. I have audio on both channels.

[@thaitichi]

@@gerryf7015 It's during the parts where you're showing DSM. Check 2:16 and 8:36.

[@michaelsleen]

Thanks for flagging this. I understand the issue, and how to fix it so it doesn't occur again. Thanks putting up with the audio!

[@mimstyleboxtv]

The same for Raid 1 (mirror data) ?

[@michaelsleen]

With RAID 1, you can replace the drives of a storage pool with ones of a larger size for capacity expansion.