![]() ![]() I just hope that this is a one-time thing and not an indication that my almost-new hardware is failing. Synology has done a good job of detecting drive disconnection and guiding the user through the removal and repair process. If not, I’ll need to replace the drive, then repair the storage pool by re-adding the deactivated or new drive to the pool: To create a new storage pool, navigate to the Storage section and click on Create x26gt Create Storage Pool as marked in the screenshot below. Then, remove the newly created storage pool. If the test passes, I’ll be ready to repair the degraded storage pool. To initialize newly installed drives, all you have to do is create a new storage pool using the Not Initialized drives. The system advised me that the test will take something like 32 hours for this 16TB drive: I’m following the advice in the first article, with instructions from the second article, to run an extended S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD: Drive Tests, Analytics, and Predictions Then follow the steps of the wizard to finish. Select the replacement drive to add to the storage pool. Select the storage pool, click Repair from the Action drop-down menu. The status of your storage pool should be Degraded. ![]() (It could just as well be the NAS drive slot that is faulty, or a more random loose connection.) Two helpful Synology knowledge base articles:ĭrive errors occurred, but I am not sure if they resulted from the drives or the drive slots. Go to HDD/SSD to make sure the new drive is recognized. I could start the repair now, but first I want to test the drive and see if the drive itself is failing. To initialize newly installed drives, all you have to do is create a new storage pool using the Not Initialized drives. So I guess I really do have to first go to HDD and Deactivate the drive,:Īfter removing the drive and re-installing it, it appears as Not Initialized: A pop-up message advised me that insufficient drives were available: I followed the advice in that message and tried to Repair. The storage pool shows the degraded status with the crashed drive: Now the drive appeared in the HDD list as “Crashed”: I re-inserted it and its drive light came back on and turned green. The HDD log shows “Drive plugged out.” And in fact, the drive’s light on the NAS is off, as if the drive wasn’t even there: ![]() The alert shows the storage pool degraded: (Be sure you have alerts working, especially if your NAS is in a location where the beeping might not be heard.) I thought I’d share some screen shots of what the failure and recovery process looks like. Checking email confirmed my suspicion that a drive had failed-the storage pool was in a “degraded” state. Synology will take care of it for you in the next steps. Today I arrived in my office to hear my new Synology DS-1520+ NAS beeping softly. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |