Disk added to cache pool, but still remain unformated.

[chenyuejie]

Hi,

 

I just added a new disk which is ntfs file system, and add it to a cache pool, which is 1 slot originally and I enlarge it to 2. And I also checked the format checkbox. But after I start the array, the new disk has no FS, please take a look of below screenshots.

 

Cache2 settings page

 

How can I resolve this situation? seem the new disk not join the pool?

 

[JorgeB]

6 minutes ago, chenyuejie said:

the new disk has no FS

That's normal, the fs that shows is for the entire pool, there's just one per pool.

[JorgeB]

P.S. using the default raid1 mode you'll only be able to use 1TB, it can be changed to other modes.

[chenyuejie]

3 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

That's normal, the fs that shows is for the entire pool, there's just one per pool.

Thanks for the quick response, I am newbie to unraid allough I set it up 1 year ago and never change it, it just works fine.

 

Here is one more question, I think those two disk is empty(new disk should be formatted), and I did a rebalance of rail0, but the pool still report only 2T free space.

 

 

 

BTW, I installed the unassigned devices plugin, and it has some error

[JorgeB]

1 minute ago, chenyuejie said:

did a rebalance of rail0, but the pool still report only 2T free space.

That's expected, it can only use 1TB from the larger disk since raid0 requires 2 devices minimum, if you want to use the full capacity you need to use single profile, all that it's in the link above.

[chenyuejie]

9 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

That's expected, it can only use 1TB from the larger disk since raid0 requires 2 devices minimum, if you want to use the full capacity you need to use single profile, all that it's in the link above.

Thanks, your response just too fast