Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:


One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.

Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.


I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:59:36 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 11:30:26 AM UTC-4, Justan Ohlphart wrote:
Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.

Why don't you just shoot it or ask your pal Hillary how to dispose
of it in the landfill?

It was nice of you holding back on correcting him that what he really has is a NAS device, not a "server". Network Attached Storage.

~snerk~, as his buddy used to say.

I thought he was running Windows Media Center but that might be old
info. It is probably something like that anyway. I wouldn't screw with
a NAS if I had a PC that was on all the time anyway.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:


One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.

Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.


I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.

Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:


One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.

Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.


I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.

Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.



Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:26:59 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:


One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.

Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.


I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.

Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.



Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!

Good deal. It may take some hours to rebuild the strips but you can
still run if you are brave.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

Keyser Soze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:26:59 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.
Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.

I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.
Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.


Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!
Good deal. It may take some hours to rebuild the strips but you can
still run if you are brave.

We all survived. :)


NAS, not a server.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:36:08 -0400, Alex wrote:

Keyser Soze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:26:59 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.
Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.

I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.
Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.


Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!
Good deal. It may take some hours to rebuild the strips but you can
still run if you are brave.

We all survived. :)


NAS, not a server.

===

More like a file server on a local area network from the sound of it.

--
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Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:41:57 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:36:08 -0400, Alex wrote:

Keyser Soze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:26:59 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.
Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.

I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.
Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.


Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!
Good deal. It may take some hours to rebuild the strips but you can
still run if you are brave.

We all survived. :)


NAS, not a server.

===

More like a file server on a local area network from the sound of it.

These days I try not to get too hung up on nomenclature because it has
been so corrupted by salesmen and clueless users that it is
meaningless.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On 3/14/20 1:06 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:41:57 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:36:08 -0400, Alex wrote:

Keyser Soze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:26:59 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.
Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.

I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.
Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.


Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!
Good deal. It may take some hours to rebuild the strips but you can
still run if you are brave.

We all survived. :)


NAS, not a server.

===

More like a file server on a local area network from the sound of it.

These days I try not to get too hung up on nomenclature because it has
been so corrupted by salesmen and clueless users that it is
meaningless.


While I do store files on my Synology *Server*, I mostly use it for
traditional "server-like" functions, such as sharing programs, running
email through it, running web pages and test web pages on it, et cetera.
Who gets to define what a "server" is, anyway? Certainly not the yahoos
here.

Arrrgh! Teats up drive in server.
 

On 3/14/20 12:41 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:36:08 -0400, Alex wrote:

Keyser Soze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:26:59 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 8:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:12:32 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/11/20 2:14 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:19:38 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

One of the four drives in my Synology server is "failing," according to
the server's diagnostics. The server has been running continuously for
what, 10 years? Fortunately, I was able to find a new "exact
replacement" drive on Amazon, even though Seagate has discontinued that
particular model. I sort of recall I paid $100+ for each of the four 2TB
drives...but the closeout price on the replacement was $44. :)

I vaguely remember that installation of drives into the server box was
pretty simple. Hope that's not a false memory. :) If it is, I'll call
Fretwell and see if he can stop by with his chainsaw.
Is this RAID1 (mirrored) or RAID5 (striped)?
Either way, it should be fairly painless if you follow the procedure.
Otherwise you might lose the array.

I actually found (on that server) instructions on how to hot swap or
cold swap a sick drive. I sort of remembered reading the process before
I stored the directions and I wasn't far off. I will shut the server
down and then do the drive swap. Replacement drive is supposed to arrive
tomorrow. I think I'll temporarily remove all the drives and blow the
dust out of the server box, and then when it is up and running, update
the utility programs I use to access stuff from afar.
Be careful to be sure they all get back in the same hole/cable. A RAID
could lose it's mind if drives end up in the wrong address. Use a
wrist strap.


Wow...when I set up this server, I actually labeled the drives 1,2,3 &
4. Such foresight, such genius! :) It's running now, hopefully
rebuilding Drive 1, or whatever it does when you put in a new drive.
Hope it is ok. A lot less dust in the box than I expected.

Ahh...system initialized the new drive and server seems to be running
ok. Whew!
Good deal. It may take some hours to rebuild the strips but you can
still run if you are brave.

We all survived. :)


NAS, not a server.

===

More like a file server on a local area network from the sound of it.


What's the official definition of a server, W'hine?