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Readynas 214 Resync after volume rebuild
Hi, I am having a problem - or rather a massive incoveniance. I have purchased the Readynas 214 device, separately 4 8TB WD drives. I have installed it but accidentally pressed the power button ...
I don't know what triggered it. But it can't be stopped now. Destroying/recreating the volume rebuilds the RAID array from the beginning.
Re-sync of a new volume is a normal condition. If WD avoided it, then they must have used the "assume-clean" option for RAID creation, and I'm sure you';ve heard what "assume" can mean. In your case, the new drives probably were "clean", but they may have had unmarked errors (yes, even new). Of course, the NAS has no way of knowing your drives were new, either.
The NAS is doing what is best, even if you don't realize it. It is assuring that the created RAID is fully functional. Though you'll notice some sluggishness, you should be able to utilize the NAS while it syncs. If you copy a lot of data to it, though, that may slow the sync further.
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