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{{Warning box| Please read this article before buying and deploying drives. https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Timeout_Mismatch  
 
{{Warning box| Please read this article before buying and deploying drives. https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Timeout_Mismatch  
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The new type of SMR drives are NOT suitable for RAID arrays. Beware WD Red NAS drives.
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The new type of SMR drives are NOT suitable for RAID arrays. Beware WD Red NAS drives, though recently they have made it clearer which models use SMR.
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'''A drive failure can corrupt an entire array'''}}
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'''A drive failure can corrupt an entire array: RAID does not replace backup!'''}}
    
{{Note box| SME Servers Raid Options are largely automated, but with the best laid plans things don't always go according to plan. See also: [[Raid:Manual Rebuild]], [[Raid:Growing]] and [[Hard Disk Partitioning]]. There is a wiki on the Linux software raid, you will find many [https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Linux_Raid cool Tips here] }}
 
{{Note box| SME Servers Raid Options are largely automated, but with the best laid plans things don't always go according to plan. See also: [[Raid:Manual Rebuild]], [[Raid:Growing]] and [[Hard Disk Partitioning]]. There is a wiki on the Linux software raid, you will find many [https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Linux_Raid cool Tips here] }}
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Login as root, type console. Select Item 5. "Manage disk reduncancy"
 
Login as root, type console. Select Item 5. "Manage disk reduncancy"
 
  <nowiki>--------Disk Reduncancy status as of Thursday Dec 22 -------
 
  <nowiki>--------Disk Reduncancy status as of Thursday Dec 22 -------
  Current RAID status:
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  Current RAID status:
 
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  Personalities : [raid1]
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  Personalities : [raid1]
  md2 : active raid1 hda2[0] <-- NOTICE hdb2[#] is missing. Means hdb2[#] failed.
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  md2 : active raid1 hda2[0] <-- NOTICE hdb2[#] is missing. Means hdb2[#] failed.
                          38973568 blocks [2/1] [U_]
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                          38973568 blocks [2/1] [U_]
 
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  md1 : active raid1 hda1[0] hdb1[1]
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  md1 : active raid1 hda1[0] hdb1[1]
        104320 blocks [2/2] [UU]
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        104320 blocks [2/2] [UU]
 
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  unused devices: <none>
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  unused devices: <none>
  Only Some of the RAID devices are unclean.  <-- NOTICE This message and  
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  Only Some of the RAID devices are unclean.  <-- NOTICE This message and  
  Manual intervention may be required.</nowiki> <-- this message.
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  Manual intervention may be required.</nowiki> <-- this message.
 
Notice the last 2 sentences of the window above. You have some problems. <br>
 
Notice the last 2 sentences of the window above. You have some problems. <br>
 
If your system is healthy however the message you will see at the bottom of Raid Console window is:
 
If your system is healthy however the message you will see at the bottom of Raid Console window is:

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