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fixit9660
Aspirant
Nov 15, 2017

Disk Removal Detected but all looks ok? ReadyNAS NV+ V2 running 5.1.13

Hi. Over the last few days I've tried to create a new Windows 7 VHD which took days, so I aborted it. In investigating why it was taking so long I discovered that the NAS network interface was only r...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 15, 2017

If RAID appears to be rebuilding, then I'd wait for that to finish.

 

If you don't have a backup, then it would be prudent to make one.

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fixit9660
Aspirant
Nov 16, 2017

That's just it; nothing appears to be happening. No rebuild or anything that I can determine. Is there a way to trigger a rebuild from the CLI or should I just yank it out/bung it back in?

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 16, 2017

    Try hovering over the volume and disk icons in RAIDar (or the admin web ui) and see if you get more status info.

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      fixit9660
      Aspirant
      Nov 16, 2017

      No more info than is already on offer I'm afraid. Is there a way to kick-off the RAID rebuild manually from the CLI, or should I just "do it"?

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        StephenB
        Guru - Experienced User
        Nov 16, 2017

        You can try removing the disk with the NAS running, and then re-insert it (also with the NAS running).

         

        It'd be wise to make sure you have an up to date backup first.

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