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Subject: Can a Certify process be stopped/resumed ?
The Certify process can take a very long time. For this reason I'm wondering if a stopped/canceled Certify process can be subsequently resumed where it left off from ?
I sometimes have to boot into other systems or for some reason my system gets a bit hosed and I need to shutdown.restart.... or it might be I need to go out with my laptop that is performing the Certify so it has to be interrupted.
I guess I could experiment to see if it does resume where it left off.
So, the question is.... can Certify be Canceled and Resumed without losing hours and hours of what Certify has already done ?
Posted : 26/02/2016 1:55 pm
Yes and yes.
When you cancel a certify, then certify the same disks, SoftRAID will try to pick up where it left off.
Posted : 26/02/2016 2:00 pm
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Yes and yes.
When you cancel a certify, then certify the same disks, SoftRAID will try to pick up where it left off.
Thank you for the confirmation. I actually just test this and as you've said, it does Resume. Great feature.
Posted : 26/02/2016 2:03 pm
To stop the Certification process, just QUIT SoftRaid?
And how long should I expect this process to take?
I have 2 4TB drives. It's been running for 12hours and says time remaining 513:52:33 So that about 8 hours?
When I went to bed last night is said 523:23:00, and that 12 hours ago.
Not much progress
Posted : 05/03/2016 11:19 am
There is a cancel in the Utilities menu. You can also command period to cancel any operation.
That is 500 days. Something is wrong. Are these disks connectd via Thunderbolt?
4TB drives should normally take 4 days or so.
Posted : 05/03/2016 12:51 pm
I've got a 2010 Macbook Pro so no Thunderbolt, just USB.
They are in an OWC Elite pro Dual enclosure.
Posted : 05/03/2016 1:22 pm
I've got a 2010 Macbook Pro so no Thunderbolt, just USB.
They are in an OWC Elite pro Dual enclosure.
Posted : 05/03/2016 1:29 pm
I pulled out the drive from the OWC enclosure and connected it to my NewerTech Voyager via Firewire 800.
Time remaining now is 84:36:40. Is that 84 days or hours?
Does it matter that I'm using WD Enterprise class drives.
Posted : 05/03/2016 2:09 pm
Those are hours, and FireWire is much faster than USB 2.
The type of drives does not matter, it is how fast they are, and how large they are.
Posted : 05/03/2016 4:09 pm
