September 8, 201510 yr I had a drive redball and another member here had a look at the smart report and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary and suggested checking connections and rebuilding the disc. I also replaced the sata cable as a precaution. So now how do I rebuild that drive? I thought removing it from the array, rebooting, then adding it back in the old spot would prompt a rebuild as if I put in a new drive but when I reboot the drive is back in the old spot as if it had never been removed. Sorry I'm probably missing something simple but I can't find it.
September 8, 201510 yr Just one small detail missing, you have to make unRAID forget the drive first. So unassign it, start the array then stop it again, then re-assign it. To forget it, the array has to be started without it. I should probably add that to Replacing a Data Drive.
September 9, 201510 yr Author Thanks! Your suggestion worked perfectly - rebuild in progress. And for what it's worth, the guide in your link was what I was following.
September 18, 201510 yr Just one small detail missing, you have to make unRAID forget the drive first. So unassign it, start the array then stop it again, then re-assign it. To forget it, the array has to be started without it. I should probably add that to Replacing a Data Drive. I've added notes about this and other issues to that wiki page, and to the Re-enable the drive wiki section, and to much of the Troubleshooting page, updating it for v6. I would appreciate reviews of it for accuracy. Any suggestions and improvements welcome!
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