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Replaced disk not showing up

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Does PRTG pickup new disk when the faulty disk is replaced? I've PRTG monitoring setup to check for basic server health but I've noticed it alerts when there is a failed disk but does not update after the faulty disk was replaced with a new one.

Is there anything i need to turn on for this to happen?

dell hdd raid

Created on Mar 20, 2014 11:38:03 PM



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Depending on the type of sensor you are using, usually with SNMP sensors, the serial number or the ID of the drive in SNMP will change when a disk is replaced and the only way to get this disk back into the sensor is to recreate it.

Created on Mar 21, 2014 2:07:59 PM by Greg Campion [Paessler Support]



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Even though this is an old entry, somebody may face this issue like me today. Here is the solution: In order to reactivate the sensor, you need to modify the volume id on the Windows system. Go for "volumeid.exe", a tool by Sysinternals (Mark Russinovich). With that tool you can assign the old volume-id from your PRTG Sensor. Finally, reboot the Windows machine and voila: Your sensor is back at work.

Created on Oct 28, 2017 8:48:30 AM




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