Cannot Change Raid Status on Formerly Combined Pool Drives

[kydsid]

I have two HD that were first added to Unraid together in a pool.  This automatically made them a RAID 1.  Since then I followed the instructions in the manual to remove a device from a multi device pool which worked.  Both drives are now in single drive separate pools.  However the raid status of each is still raid 1.  the manual specifies how to change this in version 6.9 and up but the option in the manual is not available in my unraid gui for these drives.  As a result the raid 1 is still intact, which also means if shares are assigned different pools that the mover no longer functions.  I'm about to manually move all the files and just erase the drives and start over, but at this point don't even know if that will change the raid status.

[JorgeB]

Please post the diagnostics: Tools -> Diagnostics

[JorgeB]

Array needs to be started or there won't be any info about the pools.

[kydsid]

thewall-diagnostics-20210826-1330.zip

[JorgeB]

Both devices from downloadpool and steampool are in the same pool, something went wrong during device removal.

 

You can do this:

 

Stop the array, if Docker/VM services are using this pool pool disable them, unassign the devices from both pools, start array to make Unraid "forget" those pools config, stop array, reassign both devices to the same pool, the one the this data belongs to, downloadpool or steampoolall (there can't be an "All existing data on this device will be OVERWRITTEN when array is Started" warning for any pool device), re-enable Docker/VMs if needed, start array.

 

Now repeat the pool device removal, make sure you just unassign one the devices, don't assign it to a new pool until it finishes balancing the other pool, you can post new diags after doing this to confirm all is good.

[kydsid]

Ok where this goes wrong is the last part for pool device removal.  You cannot follow the steps listed in section 4.6 of the manual, which is the same as your instructions in last sentence.   Unassigning a disk results in an error, preventing the array from starting.  You also can't change the number of drives from 2 to 1.  I can do this with a new config.  Is this the right process, it's what I did last time that didn't work.

 

Hmm got it.  Unassign all drives.  Then change the number of disks.  Then add disks that will stay in new pool.  Thats the missing part.

 

 

Still nope.  One drive in pool.  One drive unassigned.  Step 4.6.6 for changing raid level with 1 drive still not functional.

Edited August 26, 2021 by kydsid

[kydsid]

new diag, ran blance after separating.  still in raid 1.  

thewall-diagnostics-20210826-1628.zip

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Note you can't do this

4 hours ago, kydsid said:

change the number of drives from 2 to 1

until balance is done.

[JorgeB]

11 hours ago, kydsid said:

Unassigning a disk results in an error, preventing the array from starting.

There's an "I'm sure" or similar check box next to the start array button, just need to check that after unassigning the device.

[kydsid]

9 hours ago, JorgeB said:

There's an "I'm sure" or similar check box next to the start array button, just need to check that after unassigning the device.

 

Ahh that is the missing instruction.  You can restart just fine with what appears separate pools but that are not (probably shouldn't allow that as it's confusing and not actually working as it appears in the gui).  You can even ask for it to balance.  ^ that is the only way to get unraid to remove the 2nd disk, which then automatically starts a balance and removes the raid settings.  no user change of raid setting even occurs or is available as suggested in documentation.  then of course re-ad the second disk as a new pool and format it.

 

thanks for the help

Edited August 27, 2021 by kydsid