Disk Status

This page contains tabs displaying the status of disks within the high-availability cluster. Each server's respective tab shows the following information.

To replace malfunctioning disks:

  1. Check the disk number.
  2. Replace the malfunctioning disk with a new one. For steps regarding hard disk installation, please see the Quick Installation Guide for your Synology product.
  3. Go to Storage Status.
  4. Select the damaged volume.
  5. Click Repair to repair the volume.

Note:

The capacity of replacement hard disks must be equal to or larger than the malfunctioning hard disk.

To add new disks to a high-availability cluster:

Hard disks can be added to the high-availability cluster in order to expand capacity. Before adding any hard disks, please see below.

To add hard disks:

  1. Insert the hard disks in corresponding slots of the active and passive servers. For example, if you insert one hard disk in slot 1 of the active server, then you must insert the corresponding hard disk in slot 1 of the passive server.
  2. Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager to fix any degraded or crashed storage spaces on the active server by clicking the Repair button.
  3. Return to Synology High Availability > Storage Status and to fix any degraded or crashed storage spaces on the passive server by clicking the Repair button.