Ex4100 2 Drives Raid 1 and one single disk

Hi I've ordered a wd ex4100 , with 2x wd red 2tb drives and 1x wd red 4TB drives
I wanted to set them up as the 2x 2tb drives in raid 1 and the single 4tb drive just on its own , not in any raid , with the 4th bay spare , is any of this possible?

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Hi I've ordered a wd ex4100 , with 2x wd red 2tb drives and 1x wd red 4TB drives
I wanted to set them up as the 2x 2tb drives in raid 1 and the single 4tb drive just on its own , not in any raid , with the 4th bay spare , is any of this possible?It is possible. Just insert the two (2TB) in to slot 1 & 2 and configure RAID 1. After configure RAID 1 done, then insert (4TB) in to slot 3 and configure JBOD.

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