Ooh, and since they are encrypted it will ask for a new encrypton key, just enter the current one twice.

2 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

You can do a new config:

 

-Tools -> New Config -> Retain current configuration: All -> Apply

 

You'll need to reassign disks 8 and 9, check "parity is already valid" and start the array, then run a parity check.

Little nervous here, on doing this before starting array both parity drives are showing "All existing data on this device will be OVERWRITTEN when array is Started' 

 

 

3 minutes ago, dja said:

Little nervous here, on doing this before starting array both parity drives are showing "All existing data on this device will be OVERWRITTEN when array is Started' 

 

 

Also, the 2 disks added back defaulted to file system 'auto' vs XFS encrypted, do I need to set that? They *were* encrpted..

Edited December 2, 20205 yr by dja

7 minutes ago, dja said:

"All existing data on this device will be OVERWRITTEN when array is Started' 

They won't be if "parity is already valid" is checked, though you still get the warning.

 

4 minutes ago, dja said:

Also, the 2 disks added back defaulted to file system 'auto' vs XFS encrypted, do I need to set that? They *were* encrpted.

You can leave as auto, it should auto-detect.

 

2 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

They won't be if "parity is already valid" is checked, though you still get the warning.

 

You can leave as auto, it should auto-detect.

 

Ok. The server exploded and my house is on fire. What should I do now? 

 

j/k, thanks!!!! That looks like it worked!!! YES.  Christmas came early. 

 

Since it didn't finish the parity check/rebuild previously, should I start that now? Also, the new disk I added without encyption- how best to handle that and get it encrypted? I don't see any data on it. 

1 minute ago, dja said:

Ok. The server exploded and my house is on fire. What should I do now? 

 

1 minute ago, dja said:

Since it didn't finish the parity check/rebuild previously

That means parity isn't valid, if it's not it would be faster to sync it instead of doing a correcting check.

 

2 minutes ago, dja said:

Also, the new disk I added without encyption- how best to handle that and get it encrypted?

Stop the array, click on that disk and change the filesystem to "encrypted-xfs", then start the array and format it (any data on data disk will be deleted).

 

 

 

 

 

37 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

 

That means parity isn't valid, if it's not it would be faster to sync it instead of doing a correcting check.

 

Stop the array, click on that disk and change the filesystem to "encrypted-xfs", then start the array and format it (any data on data disk will be deleted).

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks got the encryption setup. 

 

Is there an easy way to sync via the GUI? Not seeing that option. 

You'd need to do another new config and this time don't check "parity is already valid" OR unassign both parity disks, start the array, stop the array, re-assign both and start the array to begin the parity sync.