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Disk Failure Detected...
I've recently purchased a ReadyNAS Ultra 6 along with 6 2 Tb Seagate ST2000DL003 disks (which are on the HCL). I've set up the NAS in a dual redundancy X-RAID2 configuration and have starting copyi...
Hi All,
I'm currently working with Support to find out why a 2 to 4 disk X-RAID2 Expansion on an Ultra 4+ is only including 3 disks. I did have a drive reported as Dead during Restriping, but a reboot allowed it to continue. The drive that was reported as Dead is not included in the RAID array but shows as an Available disk. All SMART tests and the units own Boot Menu Disk Test shows no errors.
All the 4 drives are these same 2TB Seagate units, but my firmware is different to what I can see in all the above posts (I have CC3C not CC32). Having not read this Forum until after choosing my drives from the HCL, I was feeling very doomed, but if my firmware version is newer, might there be some light at the end of the tunnel??
I'm currently working with Support to find out why a 2 to 4 disk X-RAID2 Expansion on an Ultra 4+ is only including 3 disks. I did have a drive reported as Dead during Restriping, but a reboot allowed it to continue. The drive that was reported as Dead is not included in the RAID array but shows as an Available disk. All SMART tests and the units own Boot Menu Disk Test shows no errors.
All the 4 drives are these same 2TB Seagate units, but my firmware is different to what I can see in all the above posts (I have CC3C not CC32). Having not read this Forum until after choosing my drives from the HCL, I was feeling very doomed, but if my firmware version is newer, might there be some light at the end of the tunnel??
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