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Hi There,
I am trying to create a new RAID4 volume, and all of the disks are exactly the same, and look healthy in Softraid (6.0.5). Here is what I get in the log when I try to create the volume:
Jul 02 14:43:38 - SoftRAID Application: Creating the RAID 4 volume named "RAID4-Main" of size 2.73 TB with the following disks: disk5, SoftRAID ID: 08FA721A1A47FC80, Unknown Bus Type bus 0, id 0, lun 0 (Thunderbolt), disk3, SoftRAID ID: 08FA721A1A368C00, Unknown Bus Type bus 0, id 0, lun 0 (Thunderbolt), disk4, SoftRAID ID: 08FA721A1A3C5400, Unknown Bus Type bus 0, id 0, lun 0 (Thunderbolt), disk6, SoftRAID ID: 08FA721A1AC92F00, Unknown Bus Type bus 0, id 0 (Thunderbolt).
These drives were previously in a raid4 setup, but then things got screwy with the Big Sur update and I ended up having to rebuild - this is that attempt. SoftRaid isn't telling me there's a bad device, so I'd like to get more information about what could be the problem.
4 nvme drives in an OWC Express 4m2
Mac OSX 11.4 (Big Sur)
Let me know if any other information is helpful.
Thanks for any info.
-Jon
Posted : 02/07/2021 5:00 pm
I am pretty sure the issue is the SoftRAID driver is not loaded by Big Sur. Did you "Allow" OWC as an identified developer in System Preferences/Security? if not, did you ever get a prompt to go to System Preferences?
Posted : 02/07/2021 10:56 pm
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Oh, that looks like it was it! Awesome. Now I can begin my restore from backup.
Any word on a SoftRaid Lite for Big Sur?
Posted : 03/07/2021 11:07 am
It is for sale on the SoftRAID store.
Posted : 03/07/2021 11:21 am
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I already have a serial for SoftRAID Lite from my purchase of my OWC Express 4m2 - but I can't find out how to download SoftRAID Lite 6.x. Can you please direct me to that?
Posted : 04/07/2021 9:51 am
There is now only one version of the SoftRAID app. the license number activates features. Download SoftRAID and you are OK
Posted : 04/07/2021 9:55 am
