• [6.9.x] Pool device replacement doesn't work

    JorgeB

    By JorgeB

      • Minor

    How to reproduce:

     

    -start with a dual device pool in default raid1 profile

    -stop array, assign new device as a replacement, start array

    -result: 

    Unmountable: Too many missing/misplaced devices

     

    It worked on -beta25, it doesn't since -beta30, so it was introduced somewhere in between, diags below.

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    Alex.b

    Alex.b 14

    Posted (edited)

    Found a workaround :

     

    -stop array, remove 1 device in the pool

    -start array, let BTRFS work

    -stop array, add replacement device

    -start array, let btrfs work

    -enjoy

     

    Edited by Alex.b
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    hawihoney

    This is how BTRFS is designed.

     

    That is one of the reasons why I did throw BTRFS out of my systems. Consider a broken disk in a 2-disk RAID. What is needed as the first step? Put stress on the remaining disk (let BTRFS work #1). After that you can replace the failing disk and put stress on the remainig disk again (let BTRFS work #2).

     

    All other RAID systems I know about don't need #1.

     

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    JorgeB
    10 minutes ago, hawihoney said:

    This is how BTRFS is designed.

    No, this is bug.

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    It worked on -beta25, it doesn't since -beta30

     

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    JorgeB

    It's an Unraid/GUI bug, you can still do it manually using the console.

     

     

     

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    JorgeB
    6 hours ago, Skylinar said:

    Is there any thread where I can see how it's done "manually using the console"?

    If you want start a thread in the general support forum, post the diags and what you want to do and I can post the instructions.

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