ReadyNAS Data Recovery - VMware recovery tool

_vito wrote:
My plan is to update my original post with all the information about causes, attempts, fails, results and what I learned!

Great.

_vito wrote:
@mdgm - [maybe OT]

Ok, I'll keep this brief. If you want to keep on talking about it send a PM or start another thread.

_vito wrote:

During my attempt to recovery, I have slightly damaged the SATA connector of one disk (troubles never happen alone!) so now it is impossible to re-install it inside Duo, but it could be installed without problems inside PC. I don't want to buy a new 1T disk (about 70€ ) since I am planning to buy 2x2T disks in few months, waiting for prices to fall (now they are 150€ each!). So I decide that I will have only one disk inside the NAS and back up the data in the other disk using NTI Shadow. So it is better to: 1-preferred) X-RAID the unique disk with the persistent error on NAS; it will be easier later in time to replace the disk with 2x2T 2) Flex-RAID the disk inside NAS; when I replace the disks, it will need an additional factory reset and it will take time to copy 800G of data on it! Could solution 1 (x-RAID with only one disk) cause hardware problem to the NAS? some other issues? Data retention is not a problem since I will regulary back up NAS data on PC.

I'd choose 1 or factory default and choose X-RAID if you want to get rid of the error. Just make sure if you have the error of a failed disk that you haven't set it to shutdown after a disk failure. So long as the SATA connector problem was with the disk not the NAS SATA connector damaged you shouldn't have problems. If the NAS SATA connector is damaged (or appears that way) then contacting technical support if under warranty, or opening up the NAS and attempting to clean (in case just an issue of dust in the NAS not real damage to SATA connector) if out of warranty would be the next step.