CDLehner

Re-build done; diagnostic attached. I think our next step, is to go back to copying and re-formatting? unserver-diagnostics-20230202-1256.zip

So brother...let's start with this: if it ever seems like I'm faulting you...for not following me; it's very unintentional. The thread, is a messy mess...and I know a) I'm not the most knowledgeable user to deal with; and b) you've got LOTS of others to help, beside my sorry a$$. Truth is...even though I try to be very diligent; after all...it's my data we're trying to protect. Sometimes, I don't remember if I did this, with that either. I've put the Parity disk back in, and it's re-building (~18 hours). And...we'll take it from there, starting kinda fresh (already having chopped some of the wood).

Are you saying, no protection...in the copy; if we do it w/o Parity? Plus, FTR...I don't think I've done anything, w/o Parity; except start the array when I needed to...for tools. Sure...ALL the disks, probably could use replacing; but I'll worry about that..."after". I'm cool preparing, for a solid "foundation"...for the long-term health of my array; but...I'd like to get my files back, within a reasonable amount of time too. OK, so...put the Parity back in; I guess it'll re-build...and don't take it out, unless you specifically say to? I'll leave the FCP stuff alone. Should I take a run, at that Docker Safe New Permissions command? I haven't said it in a while; but thanks, for ALL the help!

Sorry brother; I thought we were still reverting back to this...until we were ALL done.

^ So...I started the array (w/o Parity), to get a "full" Fix Common Problems scan. Here are the results (after ignoring the ReiserFS warnings, because we're fixing those anyway)... Is there anything to do? Can't really help, my old board and/or "Marvel controller" (perhaps of the case, and/or backplane). Fix Unassigned Devices PLUS? Turn on Background Notifications? Fine; but don't seem like "show-stoppers"? FTR...I don't know how, to run a Docker Safe New Permissions command. Sorry.

^ So trurl...what do you suggest I do, about this unBALANCE error up top?

Heard. So...obviously I can still access my GUI. I went to do this step anyway... Navigate to the Settings → Management Access page in the Unraid webgui and click the "Upgrade Cert" button. I don't see an 'upgrade cert' button.

Installed Fix Common Problems plugin, and it ran a scan. Sitting tight...

Got this, on my unBALANCE Plan...for disk2 to disk1. Sitting tight...

Copy from disk5 to disk1 finished. Not going to format disk5 for now. Going to copy disk2 to disk1; and then I suspect, we'll format disk2 to xrf. Here's a diagnostic, FWIW unserver-diagnostics-20230131-2201.zip

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