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We have a DL360 Gen10 with 5 SSD’s of 1.92Tb in RAID 6 configuration, running ESXi version 6.7.0-U3.
Last week we had a failed SSD in Bay 1 and replaced it with a new one.
After that we expected the system to rebuild the RAID 6, but in iLO 5 we see on the Volume a “LogicalDriveStatusReasons” which stands for “Recovering”. It is our production server and the performance is very slow, due the large amount of data and the rebuilding process. Who has the same experience and knows how long this process will take? Is this normal and expected, almost more than a week? Any suggestion of comment is more than welcome.
I have Synology DS418play NAS with couple of HDDs in it.
Main data is in RAID1, and I had one more disc with movies and some music shows on it.
It’s a Seagate IronWolf 10 TB (ST10000VN0004). From time to time it was crashing and Synology switched it to Read Only mode, but switching it back to Read/Write mode usually fixed the issue.
Anyways, few days ago, it crashed again, but switching to Read/Write failed this time. I restarted NAS and it said:
Severe file system errors have occurred because of drive errors in this storage pool. To rescue your data, please sign in to your Synology Account and submit a technical support ticket.
I tried contacting Synology support, but they were unable to fix the disc, saying:
We also tried our rescue tool, Btrfs Restore, but due to a serious hard drive failure, the data could not be retrieved.
After shutting down my 2-bay DS218+ for a week, it won’t power on anymore. I’ve gone through troubleshooting and tried a few fixes, but nothing worked. Time to replace it.
I’m thinking about sticking with Synology since I know the software and everything is already synced with other devices at home. The DS224+ seems like the obvious choice, but this failure has made me question how reliable Synology really is.
Has anyone here moved from Synology to another brand? When I first bought mine, it was basically between Synology and QNAP. Not sure if there are any solid new options now.
I’ve also seen some build-your-own NAS setups on sale, but I don’t have much technical knowledge, so I’m not sure that’s a smart move.
For reference, I use it to back up photos and documents, download from Usenet, and run Plex—including 4K streams.
Need to restore some very old backups from tapes. Currently trying to find a drive to read the tapes
Usual sources (geizhals etc) show that the drive is $4K and media is around $100-120/per cartridge.
Interestingly, prices for last-gen LTO-8 drives are about the same, which makes me think these prices are stale with hefty markup on them.
Given that these thing are sold to datacenters per metric ton, I can’t believe that these guys are paying anything close to those prices.
If so, are there shortcuts for mere mortals ?
Hello everyone ! I am a freelance geospatial engineer specialized in LiDAR for government application. Lots of data that needs to be retained for a long time.
I switched my backup solution to commvault installed on a server (windows server 2019) with a TS4300 IBM library about 3 years ago when I needed to upgrade my backup solution. I switched to LTO8 tapes with two drives.
I was using Data Protector before that with LTO6 tapes and I am just finding out that my TS4300 library will not read those…bummer. I am looking for a solution right now but I am thorn between some options.
Buy a used external LTO6 tape drive, either with USB (Dont even know if that exists) SFP or fiber port and buy the required PCIE adaptor. I might even already have the correct PCIE card since I kept the old ones from the decomissioned HP server. That solution will cost me around 800$ and no garantee the drive works with the PCIE cards I have.
Hire an external company to restore the data on disks
Buy a used external LTO6 tape drive with fiber port. Unplug one of my used port on my 2019 server, plug the external drive, restore and plug back everything like it was.
Any bit of advice is helpful 🙂
EDIT: Many thanks to everyone who chimed in to help. In a twist of fate, I found out the LTO6 HP library is still on premise (This kind of thing NEVER happens) and I still have the controller cards from the server that was thrown out 2 years ago. I even found a fibre cable to link the library to a workstation that is in my server room.
I am deploying data protector and installing hardware, just hoping the data is not encrypted with an unknown password !
My RAID array just failed, and I’m desperate to recover some critical business data. I’ve tried a few tools, but none have worked so far. What RAID recovery software do you recommend that’s reliable and effective?
My RAID array just failed, and I’m desperate to recover some critical business data. I’ve tried a few tools, but none have worked so far. What RAID recovery software do you recommend that’s reliable and effective?
My RAID array has failed, and I need to recover critical business data. I’ve already tried a few tools, but none worked. What RAID recovery software is actually reliable and effective?
The system was running Windows Server 2019 for about a year on a four-drive RAID 10 array using an MSI PRO X670 motherboard. After shutting it down for the weekend, it wouldn’t boot into Windows. It did load into the Windows troubleshooter, but no partitions from the RAID array were visible.
In the BIOS, one of the drives shows as “removed,” while the other three are online. The array status is “critical,” but since three drives are active, it should still be operational in a degraded state.
I booted from the Windows Server DVD, went into the installation menu, and loaded the AMD RAID drivers from the same USB drive used during the initial setup. Still, the installer doesn’t detect the array. No drives appear, so I couldn’t proceed.
Looking for any advice on how to access the array long enough to recover the data. Any method or workaround would help.
Hey so maybe a dumb question but I’m kinda stuck
I had this PDF in my Downloads folder. 100% sure I saw it there
but now it’s just gone???
checked Trash, not there either
someone told me mac might hide some files by default??
I honestly didn’t even know that was a thing
so… how do I see hidden files on macos?
not super techy or anything so please keep it simple 😅
thanks in advance 🙏
Man, that’s rough. I’ve been there – dropped mine once and thought it was game over. There’s still a shot you can get your stuff back though, depends on how bad the damage is.
First off, if the drive’s making weird clicking or buzzing sounds, don’t keep turning it on. That can make things worse. Mine did that and I learned the hard way.
If your computer still recognizes the drive (even if files don’t show), try using a recovery tool. I used Stellar when mine acted up – it actually found a bunch of stuff I thought was gone. There’s also Recuva, EaseUS, etc.
If the drive isn’t showing up at all or sounds bad, probably best to stop messing with it and take it to a pro. Physical damage needs proper recovery tools – not really a DIY thing at that point.
Hope it’s not too bad.
I’m sorry to hear about your situation — losing precious photos can be distressing. Since you’re using Windows 11 and used CleanMyPC, it’s possible that the software deleted the images permanently or moved them to the Recycle Bin.
First, check your Recycle Bin to see if the photos remain; if so, you can easily restore them. If they’re not there, and if you had File History or any backup enabled on your system, you might be able to restore the images from a previous backup.
If no backup is available, you can use reliable photo recovery software such as Stellar Photo Recovery or any other trusted tool. Make sure you install the software on a different drive to avoid overwriting the deleted data, and scan the drive where the “My Photos” folder was located.
Let me know if you need help with any of these steps — we’re here to support you.
It is possible to run multiple instances of wdckit.exe in separate Command Prompt windows, each targeting a different WD SATA 512e non-RAID hard drive. The Windows 10 Pro 64-bit operating system and Intel SATA chipset support concurrent access to multiple drives, so the system itself won’t prevent this. However, whether wdckit.exe is designed to handle simultaneous execution safely is uncertain.
The tool performs low-level operations like formatting and changing block size from 512-byte to 4096-byte sectors, which typically require exclusive access to each drive. If more than one instance tries to access hardware resources at the same time, it may cause conflicts, failures, or even data loss. Without official documentation confirming that wdckit.exe supports concurrent operations, it’s better to assume it does not.
To avoid problems, run one instance at a time. If you want to streamline the process, use a batch script to automate the commands in sequence. This approach ensures each drive is processed safely without risking interference from another active session.
Hey everyone, I messed up and need some help. I uninstalled WhatsApp from my phone the other day thinking I had everything backed up, but when I reinstalled it, a bunch of chats (including some really important ones) were gone. Is there any way to recover WhatsApp messages after uninstalling the app? Does it depend on backups or anything? Would really appreciate any tips if someone’s been through this.