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RN628x - XRAID not expanding volume when adding a third disk.
Hi, I have added a third disk to my ReadyNAS 628X, due to getting low on disk space. I'm using X-RAID, so my understanding is that the system should detect the new drive automatically, then convert the RAID from RAID1 to RAID5 and add the new disk. This has not happened. I read somewhere on this forum that the disks need to align sector by sector before it can be added to the RAID, but its been two days now and nothing has happened.
All I got was a message in the logs stating a new disk has been added to channel 3.
All three disk are WD RED 8TB
My NAS is running firemware 6.10.3
The new disk is just showing as UNKNOWN.
Hi, Yesterday I formatted the disk again and tried to create a volume on it (no RAID). It failed. The alert said it "could not find the disk, please make sure it is inserted correctly." I also noticed that although the NAS was showing the disk in the list, it could not read the temperature of it. So I removed it and tried an old WD Black 2TB disk in the slot. that worked fine and created a volume. So from this I can only think the new disk is faulty.
I have request an RMA to return it for a refund. I'll buy another disk from somewhere else.
Thank you for everyones help with finding the solution.
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Was the new disk already formatted? The system won't automatically add formatted drives, in order to reduce the risk of accidental data loss.
You can try selecting the new drive, and then clicking on the format button on the right of the volume screen, and see if that resolved it.
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I should have mentioned in my original post, that prior to me leaving it alone for two days, I did put the brand new disk in, but nothing happened. I noticed that I had my existing disks in Slot 7 and 8, and added the new disk to slot 6. So I removed the new disk then moved the existing disks to slot 1 and 2. It then did a resync of the two disks.
Then I added the new disk and formatted it as you mentioned, then left it for a day. Nothing happened. So I removed it, rebooted the NAS and added it again. Then I left it alone. It's now been two days and nothing except the message in the logs saying that I had added the disk.
Try formatting it again from the web ui.
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