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Replacement drive does not add to existing volume.
On our ReadyNAS 316, drive 5 failed and degraded the volume. I replaced it with the same 3TB drive. After adding the new drive, my only option was to destroy drive 5. Now the drive is black, with ...
It turned out the replacement drive I put in slot 5 was also bad. I took the original failed drive and removed all the partitions, then placed it in slot 5. Now it is rebuilding. I'll probably need to buy yet another 3TB drive though since the one there now has failed once. I did not run SMART on it.
jhsimonson wrote:
I only get an option for a new volume. I was thinking maybe I could create a new volume on drive 5, then somehow join it with the existing volume.
That certainly won't work
...Or maybe I should remove drive 5, remove all partitions, then re-insert it.
That is worth a try.
What is supposed to happen is that when you click on the unused drive an "add parity" button should appear in the volume box (underneath the pie chart).
I am wondering if this is a software bug (related to RAID-6 disk replacement). You should report it via support.netgear.com.
It turned out the replacement drive I put in slot 5 was also bad. I took the original failed drive and removed all the partitions, then placed it in slot 5. Now it is rebuilding. I'll probably need to buy yet another 3TB drive though since the one there now has failed once. I did not run SMART on it.
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