Failed Hard Drive Replacement methode

[migcooper]

Hi all

 

as per the title one of my HDDs is faulty and i will be replacing it, the issue i have is that i have no spare SATA ports so the question is, can i shutdown the server, physically replace the damaged HDD with new one and then restart? or should i get a PCIE SATA card first and connect the new drive there and do the replacement via the UI?

By the way, i know the exact one since its the only WD in the pool, so there is no chance of mixing things.

Thank you

Mig

[Dylan]

Hi @migcooper I would follow THESE instructions when replacing your disk.

[Sonic]

@jonp, In case of HDD faillure it would great if HexOs guides the user with the HDD replacement. A small wizard with a few questions and then advice: do this, do that. Especialliy for non tech users it will make a big difference. Users will be nervous in case of HDD faillure.  I think simple, low effort feature with big impact.

Just my 2 cents.

[migcooper]

22 minutes ago, Dylan said:

Hi @migcooper I would follow THESE instructions when replacing your disk.

Perfect, thank you so much for this 😉 

[migcooper]

Quick note following the replacement, worked a treat. Resilvering almost done now.  Just to mention as well that I have hot plug selected in the bios for sata drives

Regards

[Dylan]

19 hours ago, migcooper said:

Quick note following the replacement, worked a treat. Resilvering almost done now.  Just to mention as well that I have hot plug selected in the bios for sata drives

Regards

Thanks for the follow up - always super helpful for users to be able to search for problems and find posted resolutions.