I want to split one of my arrays into 2. Do I:-

 

1st array.

 

Run a parity check

Stop the Unraid

Power down

Remove the drives I want to put in the 2nd array

Power up but don't start

Do the init config

Run parity

Start the array

 

2nd array

 

Install new Unraid usb and drives (from array 1 and a new parity drive)

Power on

Assign drives including new parity drive

Run parity

Start the array

 

 

 

That's almost right, except that you don't "run parity" before you Start the array -- it will do the parity sync after the array is started.

 

I would, however, do it very slightly different ==>  For both of the "new" arrays I'd only assign the data drives;  then Start the array and confirm I had everything correct ... and THEN Stop the array; assign the parity drive; and Start the array to do the parity sync.

 

Also, after the initial parity sync, do a parity check to confirm all went well (the sync does not do a verification).

 

That's for the tip. Going to do it this evening.

 

I just did an initconfig on my server. I had to start the array and then click a button called build parity or something like that. It didn't start building the parity when I hit the start button.

Did you assign a parity drive to the array?

 

.... post a picture of the Web GUI for the newly created array

I've not done it yet. My daughter has been ill, hopefully I'll have chance to do it tonight.

So after a long week I finally got chance to do this. Everything went well except there are no shares but when I go to \\tower I can see all the data on disc1, disk2 etc.

 

How do I get the shares back? I'm running 5.0

The root-level folders should automatically be seen as shares.  i.e. if you have a folder called MyStuff on disk1  [\\tower\disk1\MyStuff]  it should be accessible as \\Tower\MyStuff

 

You may have to go to the Shares tab and define it with v5 => I'd check that real quick but I'm not at home at the moment.

 

I'm at work now so I cant check but if they DO need redefining. Do I go to the shares tab and create a share called, for example music. Then all the folders called music on all the drives will show up in the new share called music?

Yes, that's correct.    When you create share (e.g. "Music") then on every disk that's part of that share, there will be a folder named "Music".    If that folder already exists, it will automatically be part of the share.

 

If the directories are there then you don't need to create the shares. If the shares don't show up then try a reboot. If they still don't show then you likely have a bigger issue, such as a corrupt flash drive. Use a PC to check it.

One more fundamental issue:  Check on the Settings tab under Share settings.  You have to Enable user shares -- in fact, I suspect that's your issue 

the users shares were turned off. sorted now. cheers.

Sorry I didn't think of that earlier -- it just finally hit me that if you had all the correct top-level folders, shares most likely simply weren't enabled !!