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HD dead in one NAS, alive in another?
I helped a client procure a ReadyNAS Ultra 2. It has 2x2TB Seagate ST31000520AS drives. I recently got an email alert from the NAS that one of the drives was dead. I drove over, picked it up, pl...
Once sectors are reallocated they're marked to not be used. So a subsequent check of the health of the drive will not check them and may not detect any problem. A large reallocated sector count is a sign that a disk may be failing. How close you are to the failure is uncertain.
With the disk in an Ultra there is a "Disk Test" boot option that you can run: http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu
Whilst not as good as SeaTools, the long SMART offline test is the next best thing. Far more thorough than the daily short online SMART check.
You may wish to open a tech support case to get some expert assistance (they can look at logs at whole of SMART info for the drive).
With the disk in an Ultra there is a "Disk Test" boot option that you can run: http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu
Whilst not as good as SeaTools, the long SMART offline test is the next best thing. Far more thorough than the daily short online SMART check.
You may wish to open a tech support case to get some expert assistance (they can look at logs at whole of SMART info for the drive).
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