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Need help with ReadyNAS Pro rebuild
Hello, I had a previous topic on a server that had an unreliable Ethernet connection. Could reboot and it would work for awhile, then die. Seemed like hardware but it was suggested it might need a...
If I take the system down, put in a new drive, and boot it back up, won't it be forced to do a new install? And then could put in the other drives. Does it matter that 4 of the six will be from the prevous build?
Thanks
linkup1 wrote:
If I take the system down, put in a new drive, and boot it back up, won't it be forced to do a new install?
Yes.
linkup1 wrote:
And then could put in the other drives. Does it matter that 4 of the six will be from the prevous build?
If the drives are formatted, then you will need to format them to add them to the array. Also, you can only put in the other drives if they are the same size or larger than the initial drive.
One additional consideration is that you will be rebuilding the RAID array 5 times if you insert one drive first and then add the others.
With all this in mind, I suggest hot inserting all the remaining drives after the initial factory install, and then doing a "Perform Factory Default" via the web ui (system->settings). That will avoid the concerns above (and build the RAID array only once).
Because I am old and senile, let me make sure I get this right. First, the initial config is 2ea 4TB, 3TB, and 2TB. I was going to pull the two 2's and replace them with 8's. Based on what I am understanding is I should do a new install on one drive, a 3tb. Then hot install the remaining 5 drives? 3 being from the current install?
Thanks so much for dealing with my ignorance.
Lew
You could do that, but it's not what he is suggesting. The NAS will add the additional drives to the volume one at a time, going through multiple re-syncs. It will be long and a lot of work for the drives.
You best bet is to put any of the drives in and let it create a new volume. Then update the OS. Then power off, install the remaining drives, and do a "Factory Default". That will build the 6-drive volume in one sync. Way faster. Of course, you lose all data on the drives doing that, but I think you already know that.
Per an earlier message, I had already done the firmware update.
I pulled all of the drives and left in a 3TB to do a "new" build on. Although I did a factory reset, it retained my old volume information. I thought a factory default would erase my configuration and start me fresh?
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