Why zeta(2) in these inifinite sums?

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The infinite sum of the reciprocals of these two sequences have zeta(2) in the result. The value is not in OEIS. A000326 A002411 Edit---rolled back the changes. Both $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ are important. $$\sum _{m=1}^{\infty } \frac{1}{\sum _{n=1}^m \frac{1}{2}n (3 n-1)}= \sum _{n=1}^{\infty } \frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}n^2 (n+1)}= 2\left(\frac{\pi ^2}{6}-1\right)$$

Is there anything significant about this that might relate to zeta(2)? Or RH?

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I should have left out the $\frac{1}{2}$ and the $2$. I would have found A011379 and this comment:

$\sum_{n>0} 1/a(n) = (\pi^2 - 6)/6 = 0.6449340..$ [Jolley eq 272] - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 22 2006

Thank-you for your efforts.