LIGISTX
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If I understand this correctly, you have a Raid6 Volume with two drives gone... If that is the case, I would say your main focus is to get that corrected. Loss of one more drive would result in loss of Volume even in a Raid6 (not talking RaidZ2 here). Delaying too long may end up with not having any data to worry about migrating...![]()
I know. I do understand how all of this works, unfortunately :/.
Once again tho, I did think it was called out as Z2 when I set up the array years ago, but I may have allowed it to get mixed up in my head with "software raid 6". Either way, I fully understand the redundancy factor, and my advice was to take the NAS offline until I could get over there next weekend and swap out for new drives, unfortunately that wasn't agreed upon, so, like may favorite corporate lingo saying goes, "we're going as risk".
One of the drives was wiped and the degraded array is being rebuilt. Once the first drive is rebuilt the second will follow. Thankfully, like I previously said, the world won't end if the data is lost, which at this point I wouldn't be surprised at all if that where to happen. I don't agree with this path forward, but...... Worst case, it will make the migration a moot point to the new freenas box.
And yes, I also fully know rebuilding an array to a disc that dropped out probably due to having to many relocated sectors, that's also bad news bears.
To that point, please don't take this seemingly apparent hilarious lack of understanding/proper methodology as a sign of incompetence and give up helping me. I personally know what the correct way to handle this is, but it's somewhat out of my control. If the data is lost, gonna be a fun little I told ya so. But assume it's not, the new freenas box will be MUCH easier to maintain since it won't be a total pain to swap drives, and scrips will be used and emails will be set up to make sure this issue doesn't happen again. Also, the fact I should be able to remote connect to the server etc should make my job much easier.
Thanks for the help guys, I'll keep y'all updated with the outcome.
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