(solved) unRAID 6.9.2 - /var/log is getting full (currently 100 % used)

[openam]

Occasionally when I start the computer it starts spinning up, and then just powers down, and restarts. I'm making a wild guess that it's a power / short issue.

[openam]

I transplanted all the internals to a new case with a new modular PSU, and now I'm missing disk 5. I had a spare unassigned device in a another port that wasn't in the array, so I tried to plug disk 5 into that SATA cable and power cable, but it's still not reading it. Is there anything else I should try to do to see if it'll come back, or I'm I just hosed at this point and need to start over?

[JorgeB]

Connect the disk to a known good onboard SATA port then see if it spins up and it's detected in the board BIOS, if still not, there's not much else you can do.

[openam]

Well I originally just tried a different port on the mini-sas, and it didn't work, but then re-read, and tried plugging into a SATA port on the mobo, and still no go.

[trurl]

Can you see the disk in BIOS?

[openam]

I don't know where to look for it in the bios. It's an old GA-Z97N-WIFI/GA-H97N-WIFI/GA-H97N mobo.

Edited November 10, 2023 by openam
Finish scentence

[openam]

I see this over simplified bios screen. Seems like there used to be a much more standard looking bios screen. I'll play around a little more. I'm currently running a pre-clear on that renewed 8TB drive it's 56% through zeroing right now.

 

[openam]

The pre-clear has finished, and I was able to find the classic bios mode. Disk 5 is not recognizable by the bios. I found where it showed the disks in the bios, unplugged all the disks and connected disk 5 to P4 on the motherboard. When I booted it back up it didn't see anything except the USB device.

 

What's the best way to save most of the remaining data? I'm half tempted make the assumption that all the disks are fine except disk 5, and say just rebuild disk 5. Does that seem like a crazy solution? Is that even possible?

 

preclear_disk_2EJABBEX_15770.txt

[JorgeB]

8 hours ago, openam said:

and say just rebuild disk 5. Does that seem like a crazy solution? Is that even possible?

I assume disk3 is still disabled, how long as disk3 been disabled? Also post new diags.

[openam]

Yes disk 3 is still showing as disabled. Disk 3 became disabled on November 7th, earlier in this thread. I haven't really had the array started much since then. 

palazzo-diagnostics-20231113-0816.zip

[JorgeB]

You can try to force enable disk3 to see if disk5 can be emulated, but this will only work if parity is still valid:

 

-Tools -> New Config -> Retain current configuration: All -> Apply
-Check all assignments and assign any missing disk(s) if needed, including the new disk5, replacement disk should be same size or larger than the old one
-IMPORTANT - Check both "parity is already valid" and "maintenance mode" and start the array (note that the GUI will still show that data on parity disk(s) will be overwritten, this is normal as it doesn't account for the checkbox, but it won't be as long as it's checked)
-Stop array
-Unassign disk5
-Start array (in normal mode now), and post new diags.

[openam]

Followed the steps and attaching the new diagnostics

palazzo-diagnostics-20231113-1000.zip

[JorgeB]

Emulated disk5 mounted, if contents look correct you can rebuild, stop array, assign new disk5, start array to begin rebuild.

[openam]

Everything looked good on emulated disk5, rebuild has started, says about 13hrs to complete!

[openam]

Everything is back up and running thanks @JorgeB!