Can't add disk to mirror

@kgmoney Sorry for the delay on the reply here.

:warning: Before running these commands, you will definitely need to export your pool from the UI. If you’re also planning to change the cables, a full shutdown might be better to avoid accidental hiccups from the live-disconnect of an internal cable (external SFF is designed for this, internal isn’t)

Since you only have three multipath disks, you can run it as a one-liner:

for i in `seq 1 3`; do gmultipath destroy disk$i; done

Or three individual gmultipath destroy disk1 commands, replacing with disk2 and disk3 on the next lines.

For changing the cabling, it would be specific to the design of your system; but it would involve either removing the secondary SAS cable from your controller to the drive backplane, and if possible connecting it to the “second port of the primary expander” as opposed to the “primary port of the secondary expander.” These are often labeled as ports A1, A2 (primary expander, ports 1 and 2) B1, B2 (secondary expander, ports 1 and 2) - if your cabling is presently “A1 + B1” then switch it to “A1 + A2” - but if your drive backplane only has “A1 + B1” as options, then you would disconnect “B1” and leave only “A1” connected. If you’ve got questions, please share some system build information including chassis and motherboard models and I’ll see if I can assist further.

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https://ixsystems.atlassian.net/

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