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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. | + | 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'''}} | + | '''A drive failure can corrupt an entire array: RAID does not replace backup!'''}} |
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| {{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:
| + | Current RAID status: |
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− | Personalities : [raid1]
| + | Personalities : [raid1] |
− | md2 : active raid1 hda2[0] <-- NOTICE hdb2[#] is missing. Means hdb2[#] failed.
| + | md2 : active raid1 hda2[0] <-- NOTICE hdb2[#] is missing. Means hdb2[#] failed. |
− | 38973568 blocks [2/1] [U_]
| + | 38973568 blocks [2/1] [U_] |
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− | md1 : active raid1 hda1[0] hdb1[1]
| + | md1 : active raid1 hda1[0] hdb1[1] |
− | 104320 blocks [2/2] [UU]
| + | 104320 blocks [2/2] [UU] |
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− | unused devices: <none>
| + | unused devices: <none> |
− | Only Some of the RAID devices are unclean. <-- NOTICE This message and
| + | Only Some of the RAID devices are unclean. <-- NOTICE This message and |
− | Manual intervention may be required.</nowiki> <-- this message.
| + | 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: |