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Ultra 4 dead disk & re-striping time
Seagate 2TB Disk 4 reported 'dead' and I am getting ready to replace hard drive. However, it has been re-striping for 4-5 days. Front panel says 0.0% complete but web interface says 38% complete, so I...
I'm not suggesting you don't have a disk problem - you do; just that its probably not related to 4.2.22.
The unit is probably not going to come online again until you get a new disk in, but given the unusual behaviour and the fact that you can't shut it down formally, you may face a greater risk of data loss.
You could be really careful and contact support, or you could force a shut down, insert a new disk into 4, and try to boot.
There is a risk to data as you will be left with only one copy if this fails and the NAS starts to build a new volume,
Edit: sorry just seen you post. Testing does not take that long, the unit should be complete with testing and resync within 12 hours for a 2 tb
The unit is probably not going to come online again until you get a new disk in, but given the unusual behaviour and the fact that you can't shut it down formally, you may face a greater risk of data loss.
You could be really careful and contact support, or you could force a shut down, insert a new disk into 4, and try to boot.
There is a risk to data as you will be left with only one copy if this fails and the NAS starts to build a new volume,
Edit: sorry just seen you post. Testing does not take that long, the unit should be complete with testing and resync within 12 hours for a 2 tb
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