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gdhstl's avatar
gdhstl
Aspirant
Mar 03, 2019

Volume Creation

I installed 2 new 4 GB hard drives 24 hours ago. The volume creation is still going on. It says it is only 16% complete, and it is going to take over 128 hours to finish. Why is this?

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  • Actually, I misstated my query. The volume is syncing. And now, even though it is less than 10 minutes since my original post, the time remaining now shows 121 hours.

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User

      The time estimates are off (it won't take nearly that long unless there is a problem with the disks).  But even though the volume is near-empty, every sector of the two disks still needs to be mirrored, and that will take a while. 

       

      It syncs faster if you don't access the NAS while the array is being built.

      • gdhstl's avatar
        gdhstl
        Aspirant

        Like I said, it's already taken over 24 hours and it's only 16.6% (now) complete. Anyway, I will disconnect and wait patiently. Thanks.

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