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ReadyNAS 1100 Unsatisfactory
I only recently learned how it felt to configure my ReadyNAS 1100's, because previously my sys-admin had been the one doing the work. We invested in 2 ReadyNAS 1100 units a couple of years ago. One...
Based on the ReadyNAS FAQ:
» How do I configure a RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume with a spare disk?
A: After installation, delete the existing RAID volume and recreate it with one disk configured as a hot spare. Please be aware that X-RAID does not support hot spare.
If we first ignore the fact that RAIDar is such a simplistic tool that it cannot setup a RAID w/ spare for the initial install, the above FAQ answer sounds simple.
But it doesn't work!
Configuration: RAID Level 5, 4 disks
Status: Recovery 7% complete, Time to finish 9 hr 15 min, Speed 59.1 MB/sec
Trying to delete the volume results in : "Volume delete aborted"
I assume it is due to the fact that the RAID is in recovery, which it went into immediately after a factory reset and RAIDar RAID-5 config.
This is a joke. I should be able to configure RAID-5 + spare from the get go and not have to perform RAID setup twice.
» How do I configure a RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume with a spare disk?
A: After installation, delete the existing RAID volume and recreate it with one disk configured as a hot spare. Please be aware that X-RAID does not support hot spare.
If we first ignore the fact that RAIDar is such a simplistic tool that it cannot setup a RAID w/ spare for the initial install, the above FAQ answer sounds simple.
But it doesn't work!
Configuration: RAID Level 5, 4 disks
Status: Recovery 7% complete, Time to finish 9 hr 15 min, Speed 59.1 MB/sec
Trying to delete the volume results in : "Volume delete aborted"
I assume it is due to the fact that the RAID is in recovery, which it went into immediately after a factory reset and RAIDar RAID-5 config.
This is a joke. I should be able to configure RAID-5 + spare from the get go and not have to perform RAID setup twice.
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