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Aspirant

Mar 29, 2023

12tb Ironwolf in ReadyNAS RN314

Hello, I am replacing my ageing 3tb Barracuda hard drive with a Seagate Ironwolf Pro 12tb drive, the status on the drive is currently saying "degraded" and the drive has not yet shown up on the Netg...

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Mar 29, 2023

Carlo71 wrote:
I am replacing my ageing 3tb Barracuda hard drive with a Seagate Ironwolf Pro 12tb drive, the status on the drive is currently saying "degraded"

That part is normal, the volume remains degraded until the resync finishes.

Carlo71 wrote:

and the drive has not yet shown up on the Netgear Raidar "volumes" icon...is this normal and how long do I wait for it to format/show up?

This might not be normal, and needs some exploration. Are you using RAIDar, or are you using the web admin interface? Can you post a screenshot of the volumes page in the web admin ui? (not the RAIDar summary).

Carlo71
Aspirant
Mar 29, 2023
I am using Raidar which then logs me in via my browser(?)...these are the stars images.
- Carlo71
  Aspirant
  Mar 29, 2023
  *status*
  - Carlo71
    Aspirant
    Mar 29, 2023
Carlo71
Aspirant
Mar 29, 2023
Might i need to format the drive in a particular fashion?
(I was under the impression that the NAS did this automatically)
- Sandshark
  Sensei - Experienced User
  Mar 29, 2023
  You want it unformatted. Did you try the refresh button? Is there an entry in the log?
  - Carlo71
    Aspirant
    Mar 29, 2023
    I have refreshed the browser - no joy.
    It isn't a new hard drive...anything I need to do?