Can I remove a RAID 5 disk and run it somewhere else for error testing?

[wolverex]

Hi,

I was wondering if taking out a drive from a RAID 5 NAS and putting it in my desktop to access S.M.A.R.T info will affect its contents and in turn cause the NAS to reject it when put back?

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Doesn't matter what happens to its contents..just like if a drive failed in a RAID 1 or RAID 5 array...and you replaced it with a brand new one out of the box.

When you remove it, the existing volume will run in degraded mode...but will continue to run with your data intact. Once you put a drive back in, it will rebuild and be up to 100% in due time.