Questions tagged [raid]
Redundant array of independent/inexpensive disks; a technology which utilizes multiple disks to provide increased reliability, performance, and/or redundancy. Can be implemented either in software or with a hardware controller.
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How to replicate a partition without RAID 1?
I am setting up my first home lab system and I want redundant storage.
For that I am going to use RAID (either RAID 1, RAID 5 or ZFS Z1, not sure yet, which one specifically is irrelevant to the ...
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How to deal with RAID Metadata being apparently corrupted while hardware was transitioned?
Recently I tried migrating my HDDs (RAID5 - 4x 4TB) from an existing OMV6 setup to a fresh OMV8 installation on a new pc build, since the new motherboard offered me 2 more SATA slots.
Unfortunately ...
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How can I remove two failed newly-added SSDs from an HPE Smart Array RAID10 and return to the original 4-disk layout?
I have an HPE Smart Array P440ar controller.
Originally I had a 4x SSD RAID 10 array and everything was working correctly.
I then tried to expand the array by adding 2 more SSDs so that I could later ...
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How to deal with issues with Windows Server 2019 ESS and an LSI RAID setup?
I am trying to fix my server. Windows Server 2019 ESS running on a Supermicro X8ST3-F motherboard with LSI RAID 6 and 1.
OS looks like it crashed badly and I can only boot to BIOS or into MegaRAID ...
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Why does raid5 rebuild after one disk failed risk making another disk fail?
There is a reason why raid5 is generally a bad idea: when one drive fails then during the rebuild process of the array it happens sometimes that one other drive fails (because of the stress that ...
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Is it possible to move HDDs configured with Netgear X-RAID to a non-Netgear server or NAS?
I currently use a NETGEAR ReadyNAS 426 for my home storage server. This is a 6-bay NAS that runs Netgear's proprietary ReadyNAS operating system, built on top of Linux. Unfortunately, this system ...
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SMART Extended self-test stuck at 10% remaining - WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0
I have 3 computers with a combined total of 10 6TB Hard Drives, all WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0. All computers are Ubuntu 24.04 so software tools for other systems (Windows) will not work on my machines.
The ...
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MDADM reshaping process over 20 days
I’m growing an existing Linux mdadm RAID-5 array from 4 to 5 disks and the reshape speed is extremely slow (~1-3 MB/s), with an estimated completion time of ~20–30 days. I’m trying to understand ...
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How to go from partitioned HDD to mdadm RAID to an LVM?
The setup is intended for a home lab. “Just throw more money at it and buy bigger HDDs” is not an option.
Are there any fundamental technical objections to this setup? The goal is to use HDDs of ...
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Reassembling a RAID with mdadm to recover files - can't mount
I have a 4TB drive that came out of an ASUSTOR 5202T NAS storage, which I'm trying to mount as a volume to recover data from. The drive should be good, but the NAS module doesn't recognize it anymore ...
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How to recover from Acronis True Image corrupting backups?
Using Acronis True Image for more than 20 years now, I think I'll finally quit using it, because the company just doesn't fix well-known bugs, while the base system is highly unreliable. Read this ...
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Need help wiping old RAID 0 SSDs (Read-Only / Locked State)
This might look simple, but it’s turned into a 3-day rabbit hole.
I have two Samsung 2 TB SSDs that were configured in a RAID 0 array using AMD RAIDExpert2. The original PC is gone, and I want to wipe ...
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Can't boot to Windows 10 Installation Media on USB when SATA configuration in BIOS is set to AHCI (but works when set to RAID)
This is a more targeted version of this question, as said question may be trying to deal with too many angles on a much broader problem, and I'd like to isolate and solve this specific issue.
(Note: a ...
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How to move an EFI partition from a disk to another on Windows Server 2019?
The reason is that Windows Server 2019 was installed on the second disk, then realizing this mistake, Windows Server was deleted from the second disk, and then it was reinstalled on the first disk, ...
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How to add more drives to a sambashare and also best arrangement for multiple drives of different sizes in a RAID setup
I have a home "server" which I use to store files and also watch a few videos from. I have a few 1tb hard drives that I have laying around and I want to use them but I don't know if it is a ...
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