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RN104: ghost “NG-8TB-Seagate” volume (RAID unknown) Inactive/Unprotected
I have a ReadyNAS RN104 that’s working fine from the data point of view, but the volume configuration seems corrupted and is generating constant volume health alerts that I cannot clear. I’m hopi...
Well, the spin-down possibility was worth pursuing. If the removed drive still appears in the GUI, it's safe to DESTROY it once you are sure you never intend to put the drive back in. If the drive were in better shape, I'd suggest returning it to the NAS and EXPORTing it. But given its condition and that an EXPORT does write to it, that probably a bad idea here.
Well, the spin-down possibility was worth pursuing.
Agreed.
I'm more concerned with the rapid toggling of the health status on the new disk volume than I am about the old NG-WDRED-3TB-1 volume. It is odd that this is also listed twice - and that might be part of the problem. But deleting that duplicate is risky.
BrainzUK - You could try deleting the duplicate Seagate ("0 data") volume on the volume page, and see what happens. Or you could try exporting it, removing the disk, and then deleting the duplicate. Then power down the NAS, reinsert the Seagate, and power up again. That might be safer (note the second procedure will result in one of the remaining volumes becoming primary).
Either way, it would be safest to make a backup of the data on the Seagate first.
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