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Flex-Raid not using Global Spare

Campus
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Flex-Raid not using Global Spare

I am running two Flex-RAID volumes where in one of them one of drives died. I replaced the dead one with a (used) disk and used the Web UI to destroy the existing data on that disk, formatted it and clicked the Global Spare button. I would now expect the Flex-RAID to take that disk automatically to rebuild the volume, but nothing happens. The replacement disk is also shown in black and not green (which the docs say it should be when being a Global Spare), while the log files say: "Volume: Successfully made disk on channel 5 a global spare disk."

 

How do I rebuild the volume?

 

Model: RN716X|ReadyNAS 716X Chassis
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StephenB
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Re: Flex-Raid not using Global Spare

Try selecting the volume, then the disk.  There should be an option to add the disk to the volume.

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Campus
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@StephenB wrote:

Try selecting the volume, then the disk.  There should be an option to add the disk to the volume.


If I do this, I get the attached view. Where do I have to click?

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StephenB
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Re: Flex-Raid not using Global Spare

Can you click on "add parity"?

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Campus
Apprentice

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@StephenB wrote:

Can you click on "add parity"?


No, except for "Cancel" all buttons on the left are disabled.

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StephenB
Guru

Re: Flex-Raid not using Global Spare

I think selecting global spare was a mistake.  But they changed flexraid a few releases ago, and I'm not currently using it.

 

Was the failed disk also 4 TB?  

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Campus
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Re: Flex-Raid not using Global Spare

I selected Global Spare when nothing happened on its own. The previous drive was 2TB.

 

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StephenB
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@Campus wrote:

I selected Global Spare when nothing happened on its own. 

 


Still a mistake I think.  Perhaps try rebooting?

 


@Campus wrote:

The previous drive was 2TB.


That might be part of the puzzle. Did you remove the old drive and reinsert the new one with the NAS running?

 

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