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									RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot; - Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize				            </title>
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                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4598</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 18:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[If you get a &quot;disk#&quot; then you have everything working. The problem is probably a damaged directory.

Do you have access to Disk Warrior? You may need it to repair the directory.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you get a "disk#" then you have everything working. The problem is probably a damaged directory.

Do you have access to Disk Warrior? You may need it to repair the directory.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4597</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 18:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Run Disk Warrior monthly. Good practice.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Run Disk Warrior monthly. Good practice.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4594</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 17:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Update #2:
Useded Diskwarrior to rebuild directory. SUCCESS!
Mounted drive, rebuilding (for the next six months, 22TB)

Thanks for all of your help.  If you have any other adivce, please...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Update #2:
Useded Diskwarrior to rebuild directory. SUCCESS!
Mounted drive, rebuilding (for the next six months, 22TB)

Thanks for all of your help.  If you have any other adivce, please let me know.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/">Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize</category>                        <dc:creator>jaykpatel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4593</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 16:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[1. Reinstalled 10.5.4
2. Installed SoftRAID XT 5.8.3 (and driver looks to be correctly instaled)
3. Connected RAID5
-RAID5 does not mount
-RAID5 listed as disk8
thoughts?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[1. Reinstalled 10.5.4
2. Installed SoftRAID XT 5.8.3 (and driver looks to be correctly instaled)
3. Connected RAID5
-RAID5 does not mount
-RAID5 listed as disk8
thoughts?]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/">Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize</category>                        <dc:creator>jaykpatel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4592</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 15:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A -  means either the SoftRAID driver is not loaded (blocked by OS X), or the volume does not have enough information to be &quot;published&quot;. Unless the volume has a very seriously damaged volume...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>
A -  means either the SoftRAID driver is not loaded (blocked by OS X), or the volume does not have enough information to be "published". Unless the volume has a very seriously damaged volume header, it should have a disk number.

Run this kextache command to make sure the driver is loaded (5.8.3)
Else, you need to run through these steps again:
https://srforums.wpengine.com/pages/support/5.8_Volumes_Not_Mounting.pdf

What will not boot? The computers normal startup volume?
If you startup in "verbose" mode (command v), what is the last line when it hangs?
If you start up in internet recovery mode and reinstall the OS (especially Catalina) it will not harm your existing files and should fix the startup problem.
</blockquote>

Reinstalling now.  Will update . . .]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/">Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize</category>                        <dc:creator>jaykpatel</dc:creator>
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                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4591</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 15:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A -  means either the SoftRAID driver is not loaded (blocked by OS X), or the volume does not have enough information to be &quot;published&quot;. Unless the volume has a very seriously damaged volume...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[A -  means either the SoftRAID driver is not loaded (blocked by OS X), or the volume does not have enough information to be "published". Unless the volume has a very seriously damaged volume header, it should have a disk number.

Run this kextache command to make sure the driver is loaded (5.8.3)
Else, you need to run through these steps again:
https://srforums.wpengine.com/pages/support/5.8_Volumes_Not_Mounting.pdf

What will not boot? The computers normal startup volume?
If you startup in "verbose" mode (command v), what is the last line when it hangs?
If you start up in internet recovery mode and reinstall the OS (especially Catalina) it will not harm your existing files and should fix the startup problem.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4590</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 14:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, it showed as disk9 but after the removal and reinstall of softRAID, today it shows &quot;-&quot;

Additionally, it won&#039;t boot.  I&#039;ve gone into recovery mode, physically disconnected the R...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday, it showed as disk9 but after the removal and reinstall of softRAID, today it shows "-"

Additionally, it won't boot.  I've gone into recovery mode, physically disconnected the RAID and first aid'd the boot drives.  Still no boot on restart.  Planning on wiping the drive and reinstalling OS.  Thoughts before I proceed?]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/">Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize</category>                        <dc:creator>jaykpatel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4588</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 13:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[No, if a volume is not mounting, it cannot rebuild.

Either you do not yet have the driver loaded, or the volume is unmountable. (damaged directory)
In the expanded volume tile, does Soft...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[No, if a volume is not mounting, it cannot rebuild.

Either you do not yet have the driver loaded, or the volume is unmountable. (damaged directory)
In the expanded volume tile, does SoftRAID show a number for Disk Identifier? (or is it a -)]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4587</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 13:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Disabling worked, 5.8.3 loaded and can see the drive but can&#039;t mount.  It says it&#039;s degraded and failed, it looks like the only issue is that a drive is out of sync.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Disabling worked, 5.8.3 loaded and can see the drive but can't mount.  It says it's degraded and failed, it looks like the only issue is that a drive is out of sync.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/">Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize</category>                        <dc:creator>jaykpatel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RAID 5 showing &quot;degraded, needs rebuilding&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/raid-5-showing-degraded-needs-rebuilding/#post-4583</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 04:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[You need to disable Secure Boot:

And then run the command again. If your volume is not mounted and 5.8.3 is loading, then it may be a directory issue here.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[You need to disable Secure Boot:
https://srforums.wpengine.com/pages/support/faq/faq_imacpro_secureboot.html

And then run the command again. If your volume is not mounted and 5.8.3 is loading, then it may be a directory issue here.]]></content:encoded>
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