Disk missing from 'create pool'

[ldoodle]

Hi,

Just starting with FreeNAS (11.2-U3) and in Storage > Disks I see all 19 disks:



When I go to create a pool however, it's not showing the last HDD (da14):



What am I missing?

Thanks

 

[HoneyBadger]

Can you see the disk/create the pool via the legacy UI? Try that first just in case it's a UI/UX bug.

If not, then let's look at maybe there being a partition or other leftover cruft on the drive that you need to clean up.

 

[Chris Moore]

When I go to create a pool however, it's not showing the last HDD (da14):

At least ONE of the disks listed under disks is going to be your boot disk and you can't use that to create a pool.

 

[ldoodle]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah Chris got it. It wasn't showing the last drive but reseating it has fixed it.

I'm converting from MS Storage Spaces and I'd like to (maybe I need to!) zero all the drives before starting. Can I batch do them all in one-go with CLI? Or at least schedule them all up to go one after the other?

 

[Chris Moore]

Can I batch do them all in one-go with CLI? Or at least schedule them all up to go one after the other?

The disk burn-in section of this guide tells about how to overwrite all the disks simultaneously using the command line:

Uncle Fester's Basic FreeNAS Configuration Guide
https://www.familybrown.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=fester:intro

 

[ldoodle]

I'll check that out. In the meantime I've started doing it the manual way through the GUI, if I close the browser window does that interrupt the wipe (does the wipe progress window have to remain open until complete)?

 

[Chris Moore]

In the meantime I've started doing it the manual way through the GUI, if I close the browser window does that interrupt the wipe (does the wipe progress window have to remain open until complete)?

I have not tested that, but I would think that it does need to stay open.

 

[snorp]

Hello,

the topic is unfortunately a bit older but I have the same problem. da4 is the boot disk and da3 is not visible in the Volume Manager all other hard disks can be joined together to a pool.

Code:

geom disk status                                             
Name  Status  Components                                                       
ada0     N/A  N/A                                                               
ada1     N/A  N/A                                                               
ada2     N/A  N/A                                                               
ada3     N/A  N/A                                                               
ada4     N/A  N/A                                                               
 da1     N/A  N/A                                                               
 da2     N/A  N/A                                                               
 da3     N/A  N/A                                                               
 da4     N/A  N/A                                                               
ada5     N/A  N/A                                                               
 da0     N/A  N/A   

ada0 - ada5 directly onboard connected
da0 - da3 connected to a LSI controller

10 WDred 2TB
LSI SAS9212-4i4e Controller
FreeNAS-11.2-U6

Thank you in advance!

 

[Heracles]

Hey Snorp,

DId you mirrored your boot device ? That may be what use both da4 and 3...

 

[snorp]

Hey Snorp,
DId you mirrored your boot device ? That may be what use both da4 and 3...

Thanks for the fast reply.
This is what it looks like in Detail.

 

[Heracles]

Hi again,

That screenshot is from the old WebUI. I recommend you get yourself familiar with the new one.

So all your 10WD drives are there. What is missing ?

 

[snorp]

Hi again,
That screenshot is from the old WebUI. I recommend you get yourself familiar with the new one.
So all your 10WD drives are there. What is missing ?

Right, you can see them all. But the last hard disk (da3) is missing in the Volume Manager to create a pool.