can't create a volume

[SirMarty]

This is my first time setting up a FreeNAS system and can't seem to get a volume created.

I have 6x500gb disks and intend to use Raid-Z2. The initial setup wizard only sees 5 drives (ada0,1,2,3,5). If I go to View Disks, all drives are there (I quick wiped them all) and when I use Volume Manager to create the volume, it sees all six drives, however, once everything is set and I click Add Volume, the screen refreshes and nothing shows under volumes. I went through the guide and it appears i'm creating the volume correctly, just not sure what i'm missing.

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FreeNAS 9.2.10
Intel S3200SH
Xeon 4c
8gb ECC (4x2gb) Axiom (Nanya chips)

ada0 WDH1U5000N WD-WCASU2474368
ada1 JP1572FN2N19XK
ada2 WD-WCAS82322091
ada3 ST500DM002 W2A9JBWM
ada4 ST3500320A 9QM8EX84
ada5 ST3500418A 5VM1LQ3M

 

[Spearfoot]

Hmmm... try deleting any existing volume(s) before creating a new one. The Volume Manager screenshot above shows that only a single drive was available when you tried to create the volume.

 

[nojohnny101]

Maybe also post the output of "zfs status" from the CLI and we'll see what you currently have going on.

 

[SirMarty]

I found the solution. I didn't notice the little message that said 'couldn't format ada4' I dban'd it (later learned the CLI way) and it worked now.

 

[Spearfoot]

I found the solution. I didn't notice the little message that said 'couldn't format ada4' I dban'd it (later learned the CLI way) and it worked now.

What does "dban'd" mean?

 

[gpsguy]

He probably booted DBAN (dban.org) to wipe the disk.

What does "dban'd" mean?