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X-RAID wont' expand after upgrade disks
scenario: xraid2 with os6.1.1
installed on two double disk 500gb
after all is sync I have take off one and install one 3tb on bay2
resync.... all is ok, take off also other 500gb and installed other 3tb...
resync..... all is ok but it won't expand to 3tb????
why? where I am wrong?
thanks as usual for your help.
installed on two double disk 500gb
after all is sync I have take off one and install one 3tb on bay2
resync.... all is ok, take off also other 500gb and installed other 3tb...
resync..... all is ok but it won't expand to 3tb????
why? where I am wrong?
thanks as usual for your help.
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- Is the resync complete? If so, have you tried rebooting?
- Are you running 6.1.1 on a Pro or do you have another readynas, I'm looking at your profile.
Do you have a backup? - yes resync complete and rebooted many times, also try to cancel all snapshot
- yes on a pro, but today I have also test with 4.2.24 .... same thing...
I have a backup, but I want to understand why this don't expand... I know that a solution can be factory reset, but why if x-raid2 is expandable? - And you are certain that you are on xraid2, not flex raid?
In one of your other posts you have posted pictures of the GUI showing that the disks are recognised as 3tb disks, is this correct?
What does the volume tab show? - yes i'm in flex raid... edited..... i'm in XRAID!
volume tab recognise those but wont' expand them it remain as before (when there are 1 500gb and 1 tb and the space was 500gb)
i see in log that there is an error:Aug 28 23:08:50 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Checking if RAID disk sdb is expandable...
Aug 28 23:08:50 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Expanding pool data, RAID data-0
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Growing MD array (md127) to 2925416672KB
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: command failed [1]: /sbin/mdadm -G --size=2925416672 /dev/md127
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Trying auto-extend (grow onto additional disks)
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: auto_extend: Checking disk sda...
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: auto_extend: Checking disk sdb...
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Trying xraid-expand (tiered expansion)
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Considering X-RAID auto-expansion for data
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Checking if RAID disk sda is expandable...
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: Checking if RAID disk sdb is expandable...
Aug 28 23:08:53 ReadyNasPro rn-expand[1890]: 0 disks expandable in data
I try to launch manually this command:/sbin/mdadm -G --size=2925416672 /dev/md127
reply:mdadm: Cannot set device size for /dev/md127: Device or resource busy
Bitmap must be removed before size can be changed - Flex raid?
Is there an expand volume button on the volume settings page in Frontview?
Edit: ok xraid, what does the volume tab show? - sorry! x-raid! very very sorry!
- I think you may need to factory default and restore from backup.
Could it have something to do with installing 6.1.1 on a Pro? - I have factory reset my nas, also because I have no time to lose in bugs... but I don't think that is correlated with 6.1.1 because this afternoon I had the same issue on 4.2.24
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