Red solid lights after replacement of disc

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I have a 4-bay-Drobo with four 4TB drives inside. Drobo Dashboard told me with a red light that I have to replace the second drive from below with a bigger one. I shot down the Drobo, replaced the drive, added a new 6TB drive and switched it on again. Now the following happens:

  • The 4 lights on the tight are off, then after ~30 sek all four are solid red, that they switch off again, then after ~30 sek they are solid red and so on
  • The 10 lights on the bottom are off and every now and then all 10 are blue for a second and they they switch of again
  • Drobo Dashboard cannot find the Drobo

This is running for ~2 hours now.
Is this behaviour ok?

2

Are the HDDs running - can you hear/feel them spinning?

Just an aside, you should replace HDDs whilst the Drobo is running, this MAY be the reason it is confused on the new 6TB.

3

Thank you for the hint.
But what can I do now?

4

So are the HDDs spinning or are they stationary?

5

Hi. I don’t understand your question. The HDDs are in the Drobo - stationary.
Regards, Axel

6

I’m sorry if my question was misleading. Are your HDDs spinning up or are they inactive?

7

Hi. There are noises. I think they are spinning.

8

OK. You can touch them to confirm they are spinning (check all - especially your new HDD).
If they are spinning, are there any lights at the moment?

9

Do you mean that I should switch it on again?
Drobo is currently shut down.
Please confirm