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ReadyNAS NV+ v2 - Device is Offline and Lost Volume (over and over again)
Hi, I know there have been numerous posts on here about this topic previously; they all seem to end with the OP being advised that their only resolution is a Data Recovery job with Netgear Support. ...
MikeC1 wrote:
Is the NV+V2 I have a piece of sh|t? The seller sold it as a fully working unit with no reference to any issues. I've messaged them about all this but have yet to hear back. I am rapidly reaching the point where I might have to chuck it in the skip and look for something completely different.
It's old (discontinued in 2013). It was a transistion product between the original NV+ and the OS-6 family (including the RN104).
OS 5.3.x wasn't developed for very long (replaced by OS-6), and is missing a lot of controls that both OS 4.x and OS 6.x have.
NAS1 would be a better primary NAS. But the NV+ v2 (assuming the hardware is actually ok) is suitable for backup.
If you ditch the NV+ v2, then perhaps look at a different vendor for a replacement. Asustor and Synology look reasonable on paper (I've never owned either, so I can't recommend them from personal experience). Netgear appears to be quiet-quitting the NAS business. It should still be possible to set up backup jobs on the RN104 to backup up the replacement.
MikeC1 wrote:
I finally got to grips with accessing /managing it via an 'old' version of Firefox to overcome the security certificate issues Chrome complained about (and prevented access because of). First job was to rebuild it with the disks from my old failed NAS0. Every time I got it to complete a resync with a new (to the NV+V2) unit, as soon as I went to connect to it, I got "Device is Offline" even though the front panel clearly shows it with an acquired IP address.
This could be disk-related - perhaps test all the disks in a Windows PC using vendor tools. I generally run the full non-destructive test, and follow that up with a destructive test that zeros the disk. I have had some disks pass one of those tests, but fail the other.
MikeC1 wrote:
A few weeks ago, NAS0 failed (power light and front panel blinking randomly, unable to connect, unable to access via any boot options).
Did you try swapping power adapters with NAS1?
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