Formatting the OS SSD as a new Volume

[Enquiries]

Hi!

If I want to turn my SSD (where the OS of my current NAS is installed) into a new Storage Pool/Volume, will the formatting of the SSD drive adversely affect the OS that's already installed there?

My TerraMaster F4-424 Pro NAS has been a good passive storage solution so far, even though my only Storage Volume currently is the two 4 TB HDDs. I noticed all the apps were being downloaded/installed onto the same Volume/Pool as the HDDs and wanted to get the apps moved onto my SSD instead, but I'd need to format SSD to prep it for Storage and I'm worried that will mess up the OS that's already there.

Please reply at your earliest convenience. Thanks!

[Ariel19]

Hi!

If I want to turn my SSD (where the OS of my current NAS is installed) into a new Storage Pool/Volume, will the formatting of the SSD drive adversely affect the OS that's already installed there?

My TerraMaster F4-424 Pro NAS has been a good passive storage solution so far, even though my only Storage Volume currently is the two 4 TB HDDs. I noticed all the apps were being downloaded/installed onto the same Volume/Pool as the HDDs and wanted to get the apps moved onto my SSD instead, but I'd need to format SSD to prep it for Storage and I'm worried that will mess up the OS that's already there.
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Please reply at your earliest convenience. Thanks!

Hi!

If you format the SSD that contains the NAS operating system, the OS will be erased and the NAS will not boot. To use the SSD as a new Storage Pool, you need to make sure the OS is on another drive, or backup and reinstall the OS before formatting.

Hope this helps!