TRAID to RAID 5?

[cwendler]

Is it possible to start with TRAID and at a later date migrate over to RAID 5?  I'm currently using two salvaged 6TB's and tomorrow I will be adding two 4TB's.  I'm not sure of the health of the two 6TB's (running a SMART test on them right now) so I will probably replace them with two more 4TB's at some point.

[ed]

Unfortunately, you cannot directly convert from TRAID to RAID 5 without resetting the array. TRAID is a proprietary RAID-like technology used by QNAP, and unlike traditional RAID types, it doesn't support direct migration to RAID 5 without wiping the data and creating a new RAID configuration.

If you decide to move to RAID 5, you’ll need to back up your data, reset the array, and set up RAID 5 from scratch. Make sure to have a solid backup plan before proceeding, as all data on the drives will be erased during the reset process.