Hello I am currently in the process converting my older server from RSF to XFS, I have completed the process on one disk successfully, and 50% on another disk when I noticed one of the disks had red balled, which looks to be and overheating issue though I am not sure if there are unlying age issues also.

My question is can I continue to convert the already started second drive or is the red balled drive going to prevent it, I have already moved the data from the drive, it is just a question of changing it to XFS and formating it. 

Please post the diagnostics.
 

1 hour ago, JorgeB said:

Please post the diagnostics.
 

 

tower-diagnostics-20240930-1502.zip

There are what look like power/connection issues with disks 1 and 2, check/replace cables and post new diags after array start.

19 hours ago, JorgeB said:

There are what look like power/connection issues with disks 1 and 2, check/replace cables and post new diags after array start.

I have checked cables as best I can and they appear to be ok as in nothing very obvious, I have attached screen shots, as the disk appeared unsigned on boot up, I assigned the disk and now it shows blue New Device.............also see pending sector count on notifications.

 

I have not started the array awaiting your further advice

Unassign disk1 for now, and post new diags after array start.

21 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

Unassign disk1 for now, and post new diags after array start.

 

tower-diagnostics-20241001-1212.zip

Emulated disk1 is mounting which is good, but the disk itself appears to be failing, run an extended SMART test on that disk.

4 hours ago, JorgeB said:

Emulated disk1 is mounting which is good, but the disk itself appears to be failing, run an extended SMART test on that disk.

 

I have run an extended test and have a read failure.

I will acquire a replacement disk before continuing with the conversion, though that will not be until next week as I am away.

23 hours ago, TopTrainer said:

I will acquire a replacement disk before continuing with the conversion, though that will not be until next week as I am away.

Quick question, as | am already 50% of way to converting one of the disks, will the replacement disk for the emulated disk, still rebuild? and could  I conclude the conversion before replacing?

Disk1 is still reiser formatted, so you need to rebuild it as is first, and the rebuild will start from the beginning.

4 hours ago, JorgeB said:

Disk1 is still reiser formatted, so you need to rebuild it as is first, and the rebuild will start from the beginning.

I perhaps did not explain that question very well, I have already converted one of the disks to xfs, and moved content off another, before Disk 1 red balled,  will  Disk 1 rebuild ok under those circumstances,?

1 minute ago, TopTrainer said:

I perhaps did not explain that question very well, I have already converted one of the disks to xfs, and moved content off another, before Disk 1 red balled,  will  Disk 1 rebuild ok under those circumstances,?

Yes.   The point was that when you rebuild a disk the original file system is what is rebuilt - you cannot change the file system during the rebuild process.

10 minutes ago, itimpi said:

Yes.   The point was that when you rebuild a disk the original file system is what is rebuilt - you cannot change the file system during the rebuild process.

Yes, I understand that, I will not be trying to change the file system before or during, I was just concerned that the already progressed other disks may affect the rebuild?

That's not a problem.

11 hours ago, TopTrainer said:

I was just concerned that the already progressed other disks may affect the rebuild?

Unraid is quite happy to have a mixture of file system types in the main array.