NASLite Network Attached Storage

I have set up NASLite-2 on an old Pentium II PC with the OS on a 5GB HDD and 3 X 320 GB Seagate hard disks as storage.
It's working fine. Can I/do I need to add journaling to the disks - which I believe means changing the file format from ext2 to ext3? Or does NASLite default to set up ext3 on setup?
If not I see an option 7 in one of the admin menus where I can add journaling. If I do option 7 on a disk with data already on it will I lose the data? Is this akin to reformatting?

It's a good idea. ext3 gives you added protection against crashes. NasLite is supposed to enable ext3 by default, but at least on one box I have built, I had to apply it after formatting when I added a disk.

Not sure why you wouldn't see option 7 unless the disk has not been formatted, in which case, you should select option 8 first. As I said, Naslite should enable ext3 by default when you format. You can confirm this by going to http://<your naslite IP address>/Status/htm/storage-Disk-x.htm (where x = disk number) and looking at the line Filesystem features: for has_journal. If it is not there, apply the journal using option 7.

No and no. Applying the journal is non-destructive. It wouldn't hurt a thing to apply option 7 to the drive(s) with data already on them.

If you do not see option 7 on a drive that already has data on it, be aware that if you are talking about a drive that has been formatted with anything other than ext2/3, you will have to reformat the drive (thus losing all of your data) before NasLite will export it. In this case, I would recommend copying the data to another medium before proceeding.

Scott

OK that's clear. Thanks for that.