Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me figure out a very strange array issue. System Unraid 7.3.2 3 × 26TB WD drives Cache on NVMe Current array Parity = WDC WUH722626ALE6L4 (sdc) Disk1 = WDC WUH722626ALE6L4 (sdd) Third drive = WD Gold WUH722626ALE6L4 (sdb) The third drive is healthy. The disk previously contained data as an Unassigned Device, but has since been unmounted. No formatting has been performed. Things already verified: SMART passes Linux detects the drive correctly No SATA/controller/I/O errors XFS filesystem mounts correctly Drive has been unmounted again Unassigned Devices no longer has the disk mounted Current mdcmd status shows: mdNumDisks=2
mdNumDisabled=1
mdNumInvalid=1The array starts normally with parity and Disk1, but the third disk is never accepted into the array. Kernel log contains: md: 1 devices still in use.but no hardware errors. Could this be a corrupted array configuration (super.dat) or is there another known cause for mdNumInvalid=1 with an otherwise healthy disk? Thanks! PS: Already attempted: reboot stop/start array unmounted the disk from Unassigned Devices verified SMART verified filesystem disk detected correctly by Linux I have diagnostics available, but I'd prefer not to post them publicly unless they're really needed. If someone is willing to take a look, I'll happily provide them.