November 28, 20232 yr I'm using a Dell MD1200 which allows hot-plugging. A failing disk has been removed from the array and is now showing in Disk Devices while the parity rebuilds without it. I've removed the physical drive from its bay, but it's still showing in Disk Devices on the Main screen, with a Format button. How do I get unRAID to refresh its disk list and notice that this drive is no longer attached and should be moved to Historical Devices, without stopping the array or rebooting? There doesn't seem to be a "refresh drive list" button, and clicking on the device name doesn't offer a Remove Device button. Surely, given the amount of hardware that supports hot plugging/unplugging, there must be a way to have unRAID handle this? It's been 30 minutes since I disconnected the disk, and it hasn't even noticed the change yet
November 28, 20232 yr Community Expert 4 minutes ago, ElectricBadger said: I've removed the physical drive from its bay, but it's still showing in Disk Devices on the Main screen, with a Format button. Do you mean the Unassigned plugin? Unraid has no format option for unassigned disks, but a disconnected disk should not be there, recommend posting in the UD support thread with the diags and a screenshot.
November 28, 20232 yr Author 8 minutes ago, JorgeB said: Do you mean the Unassigned plugin? Unraid has no format option for unassigned disks, but a disconnected disk should not be there, recommend posting in the UD support thread with the diags and a screenshot. No, it's not in Unassigned Devices — that's not showing anything. This is what I'm seeing — but Dev 2 (sdq) is no longer physically connected to the server.
November 28, 20232 yr Community Expert Solution 13 minutes ago, ElectricBadger said: No, it's not in Unassigned Devices That is the Unassigned devices section. You can try the "2 arrows in a circle" refresh button at the right of the UD header, but if it's still there then the hardware isn't reporting the device as removed.
November 28, 20232 yr Author Ah yes, the subheadings look the same as the headings. Got it now. Unfortunately, the refresh button didn't do anything, so I guess I'll have to reboot at some point after the parity rebuild. Thanks! Update: it seems to have noticed overnight that the drive had gone, so no need for a reboot. Except there's an unRAID update anyway 😁 Edited November 30, 20232 yr by ElectricBadger
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