CDLehner

Sorry; don't really know...how to accurately answer that. Run a diagnostic, even while the copy is going??

2 things: sure trurl...I hear what you're saying. 2nd...to my surprise (maybe I shouldn't be?); this morning, there are still "10" hours, left on my copy.

That's more like it... And here, I'd thought unBALANCE had broken the laws of physics...lol ☺️

Shot of 'plan'... And yes; I'm 99.9999% sure...I did not un-check 'dry run' that first time (but am now)...

^Oh...I see what you meant now. Yeah, trust me...I'm happy to be doing it! So, I'm correct: next step is copy one drive, to the newly formatted 8T xrf? I know it can be any drive...but I'm going to do 430RX 1st; and probably 55926 2nd. I'll check in after that...unless I run into questions on unBALANCE; because I, ultimately...want 430RX and 55926, out of the array. But I suspect I'l have to leave one of them in...so we have room to copy a disk that is staying in the array to it; and then re-format that "staying" disk, to xrf.

I think I'm going to stick with unBALANCE. It sure seemed easy enough (the GUI)...until I screwed it up. But I want another shot at it; now that I'm older and wiser, lol. Why are we doing all this? Not sure what you're asking?

Or...what's our next step? Do we use unBALANCE, to copy files...from a drive, to the newly formatted 8T; then format that copied drive. Wash, rinse, repeat?

Yep, sorry. Thought it would be a while; so I went and...lived life, lol. Want a diagnostic? unserver-diagnostics-20230130-1923.zip

Formatting...

Step 5...

^That's kinda what I meant. In other words...we wouldn't reformat the new 8T; if we didn't have those files elsewhere. Proceeding.

So...are we only doing this, and able to do it; because the new 8T...should have exactly the same files, as the old 3T (that replaced it)??

Thx unserver-diagnostics-20230130-0912.zip

^ ~19 hours ⏳

^Right on! unserver-diagnostics-20230129-1101.zip

Good morning. At this point, I'm going to be damn sure safe than sorry. Are you sure I still want 430RX in this array? I ask because I'm fairly confident, 430RX was replaced by 45HCW; it's just that 55926 wasn't copied to 45HCW.

Thanks. So...if I go 750, like I'm leaning; I should be leaving myself some headroom, yes?

Did you say, I could go ahead and change assignments...right? (not that it really matters)

I bet you're right. I'm very unfamiliar with the app, but 'dry run' seemed like the cautious 1st step. When I run it again, I'll pay attention...to see if it stays down (and therefore did before), on the 'copy'.

unserver-diagnostics-20230128-1840.zip

Do I want to 'preserve current assignments'?

Easiest option to do that...is if I could remove and use the SATA and power, off the Cache drive (temporarily, of course). Is that an option? If not, I'll poke around; see if I can find "room". And if not, it sounds like we can do it in stages...as you say (albeit, less convenient). I mean...I don't have the only directions, to the family fortune on there or anything; just dumb music, movies, and TV...lol. That being said...yes; some of those files, probably couldn't be replaced. So...proceed with caution, please; but I understand you're warning me about risk.

^To be CRYSTAL clear: I started off, with 7 drives…plus 430RX and 55926. I think I’ve REPLACED 430RX, and did a failed copy of 55926. 55926, is the XFS drive. Do you want 55926 ALONE (and then that would be with the new 8T drive. In the array that is); or do you want 55926 AND 430RX BOTH back in (and therefore the new 8T OUT)…and just kind of “start over”?? I’m on EST; so I’ll have a look, in my AM.

Only other drive, would be the 430RX; which just ftr…I think has been properly replaced, by 45HCW. If you like, I could replace 55926…with 430RX? What I do from there, I’ll leave to you.

Yes; I'm pretty sure. unserver-diagnostics-20230127-2204.zip