Just finished building my 2nd FreeNAS build, to replace my older smaller setup.
The rough specs are
Every once in a while, usually in the mid-afternoon (~3-4PM) or at night (8-9PM) one or some of the drives begins exhibiting this issue (note that user has real Reds, not shucked Whites):
https://community.wd.com/t/strange-noise-coming-from-10tb-drives-wd100efax/226467
Also here, still in the original EasyStore shell
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/9nlhij/8tb_easystore_making_a_beeping_sound_never_did/
There appear to be other users with the same issue, though I am unsure as to why. Also, like in the first thread, if I access the NAS (file copy, play a movie) the noise will stop.
What is this beep? It's not a motherboard beep, and it's insanely faint, almost just like a seek noise. I have acoustic management, power management, etc all disabled.
The ONLY thing I noticed that varies by drives is the following
The rough specs are
- ML110 Gen 9
- Xeon E5-2620 v3
- 48GB ECC RAM
- B140i in AHCI Mode/PassThru
- 6x WD100EMAZ RaidZ2
Every once in a while, usually in the mid-afternoon (~3-4PM) or at night (8-9PM) one or some of the drives begins exhibiting this issue (note that user has real Reds, not shucked Whites):
https://community.wd.com/t/strange-noise-coming-from-10tb-drives-wd100efax/226467
Also here, still in the original EasyStore shell
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/9nlhij/8tb_easystore_making_a_beeping_sound_never_did/
There appear to be other users with the same issue, though I am unsure as to why. Also, like in the first thread, if I access the NAS (file copy, play a movie) the noise will stop.
What is this beep? It's not a motherboard beep, and it's insanely faint, almost just like a seek noise. I have acoustic management, power management, etc all disabled.
The ONLY thing I noticed that varies by drives is the following
- ada1, ada2, ada5, ada6 all have a value and average under "Spin_Up_Time"
- ada3, ada7 do not report "Spin_Up_Time". It's just listed as "0"
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