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ReadyNAS Duo v2 - Erase Issue
Equipment Details: - ReadyNAS Duo v2 (RND2000) - 2 x 2TB installed - RAIDar 5.3 - HDs reported as healthy by RAIDar Hi All, I have searched the forum extensively but couldn't find anythin...
Hi StephenB or anyone else, the status of my issue remains the same. But I am concerned about shutting everything off. Can anyone advise what I can do in my situation? Do I power off and restart?
jchandra wrote:
Do I power off and restart?
At this point I think you have to.
It is possible that the drive will be locked. If you have access to hdparm, it can be unlocked with these commands:
# hdparm --security-unlock NETGEAR /dev/???
# hdparm --security-disable NETGEAR /dev/???
Ok I'll give it a go. Would it be a matter of taking out each hard drive, connecting to a PC running something like Ubuntu Live CD and applying your command in its terminal?
jchandra wrote:
Would it be a matter of taking out each hard drive, connecting to a PC running something like Ubuntu Live CD and applying your command in its terminal?
Yes. There is also an hdparm for windows that you could try.
Just a quick update to say that last night the unit shut itself down before I intervened. When I turned it back on, it was back online. It completed the secure erase after approximately 6-7 days on 2 x 2TB drives. It did end up detecting that channel 1 had a defective drive, so your assumption was correct - perhaps the erase ran the hard drive through a rough patch.
So I think we're good for now. Thank you for all the advice.
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