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ReadyNAS 214 Drives Running Constantly
Ever since I added two 16TB drives to my original pair of 4TB drives, the drives are being accessed constantly. Nothing intentionally running. Backups are scheduled but no access seems required. Inde...
What does the log show? If only one drive is running properly, your volume may be repeatedly trying to re-sync. So testing the drives with a PC and vendor tools is probably a good idea.
A failing power supply could also cause a drive to drop from the array and need to re-sync.
Thanks, Sandshark, for the reply!
The logs give no indication of why the drive is constantly being accessed (it's a particular, repeating pattern of about 4 seconds)
The "Red" flags are Errors showing that a backup target drive had been removed.
All the TimeMachine backups have been removed.
There is no problem with the drive performance—it is always available and backup routines are running properly.
I'm running from a Mac, so are there tools you'd recommend??
Still would appreciate help with this!
Seagate 16TB drive(s) running constantly (in a repeating 4 second pattern of access).
Can someone PLEASE suggest a tool that will help me diagnose the problem?
thanks!
-domenick
domdellino@comcast.net
domdellino2 wrote:
Can someone PLEASE suggest a tool that will help me diagnose the problem?
If you are ok with running ssh, then iotop might catch it. You'd need to install it with apt-get install iotop
As usual, you'd want to log in as root, using the NAS admin password.
Although I consider myself fairly technical (it's always relative, isn't it?) this recommended course of action is beyond my knowledge to know how to implement. I'm operating from a Mac OS.
t seems there must be a more straightforward diagnostic app...which I'd be willing to purchase...to assess, monitor, and repair the health of my drives.
Moreover, it seems the problem is common enough that someone should have heard of it before.
Do I need to purchase a tech support contract?
thanks all!
--dom
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