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ReadyNAS NV+ blinking blue and green LEDs
My ReadyNAS NV+ has developed a fault. The blue power LED is flashing at inverals of about once per second, and one of the two HD LEDs is flashing at the same rate. I can ping the ReadyNAS, but I...
MInDev wrote:
Assuming I go down this route and acquire another 1TB drive, is it best to leave the ReadyNAS powered on with the existing drive connected when I plug it in the new drive to begin the RAID creation process?
I do recommend doing a hot-insert (with the NAS running). The benefit of doing a hot-insert or a hot-swap is that the NAS detects exactly what is happening. If you do it with the NAS powered down, then it needs to figure out what changed.
Though doing it powered down generally does work too.
Thank you, you've been very helpful. I will back things up now.
I'm contemplating getting another identical 1TB WD Red which does have CMR, I was able to locate a supplier online - and put off the higher capacity and other drive issues for later.
Assuming I go down this route and acquire another 1TB drive, is it best to leave the ReadyNAS powered on with the existing drive connected when I plug it in the new drive to begin the RAID creation process? I think that's the correct technique, but I just want to be sure.
MInDev wrote:
Assuming I go down this route and acquire another 1TB drive, is it best to leave the ReadyNAS powered on with the existing drive connected when I plug it in the new drive to begin the RAID creation process?
I do recommend doing a hot-insert (with the NAS running). The benefit of doing a hot-insert or a hot-swap is that the NAS detects exactly what is happening. If you do it with the NAS powered down, then it needs to figure out what changed.
Though doing it powered down generally does work too.
Thank you again (and sorry for the late reply). Having backed up everything to an external drive and taken delivery of a replacement hard disk, I will be doing exactly this today.
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