Hi all,
I have a Western Digital PR4100 NAS unit with 4 of the WD Red 8TB disks in it. The NAS is configured in RAID 5. I just lost a disk in it yesterday, and it is under warranty so I RAM'ed it, but also ordered a brand new one that should be here tomorrow.
Everything that is on this NAS system that is of any importance to me is already backed up to other offline drives so if I loose the entire eray before the new disk gets here, it's not going to ruin my day.
I think this NAS supports hot swap, so I should be able to just remove the dead drive and put in the new one, but I have a couple of questions about that.
1.) Should I leave the NAS system up and online like normal? Or should I shut it down and wait for the new drive to come in?
2.) If I should leave it online, should I shut it down and remove the dead drive, and then reboot it? Or should I leave the dead drive in until I can hot swap it out for the new one?
3.) If I should/can leave it online, should I try and limit my use on it until I get the new drive? I do have a few things on it that are not backed up to other drives, but they are nothing crucial to me. However, I was thinking about backing them up anyways just in case. but the NAS is obviously responding/performing slower then it should be.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
I have a Western Digital PR4100 NAS unit with 4 of the WD Red 8TB disks in it. The NAS is configured in RAID 5. I just lost a disk in it yesterday, and it is under warranty so I RAM'ed it, but also ordered a brand new one that should be here tomorrow.
Everything that is on this NAS system that is of any importance to me is already backed up to other offline drives so if I loose the entire eray before the new disk gets here, it's not going to ruin my day.
I think this NAS supports hot swap, so I should be able to just remove the dead drive and put in the new one, but I have a couple of questions about that.
1.) Should I leave the NAS system up and online like normal? Or should I shut it down and wait for the new drive to come in?
2.) If I should leave it online, should I shut it down and remove the dead drive, and then reboot it? Or should I leave the dead drive in until I can hot swap it out for the new one?
3.) If I should/can leave it online, should I try and limit my use on it until I get the new drive? I do have a few things on it that are not backed up to other drives, but they are nothing crucial to me. However, I was thinking about backing them up anyways just in case. but the NAS is obviously responding/performing slower then it should be.
Thanks in advance for any replies!