What You See:
- One physical drive marked as “Failed” or “Missing”
- Array still accessible, marked as “Degraded”
- System logs show predictive failure warnings or SMART alerts
What It Likely Means:
- RAID 6 is still operational — it can handle one failure
- But you are one step away from disaster
- Silent read errors may already be present
What NOT To Do:
- Don’t ignore the warning
- Don’t swap the failed drive without checking rebuild safety
- Don’t assume your backups are current — verify them now
What You CAN Do:
- Use JeannieLite to confirm disk health and parity
- Validate SMART logs from all drives
- Prepare for rebuild — but don’t rush it
RAID 6 gives you a buffer — but not immunity. Take action while you still can.