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ReadyNAS RN104 fresh setup to replace Seagate NAS
hello, just a fresh user of the ReadyNAS system 🙂 I just acquired (used) a ReadyNAS 104 and stuck in four 4tb WD purple drives I had salvaged and tested good. Its taking days to sync,...
justsumdad wrote:
any input on the two issues?
Sorry, I thought I'd posted that.
My RN102 has the same processor, and runs at 50C when idle. So your CPU temp is typical.
The NAS has a back up job capability that can copy directly from the Synology. Protocol include rsync (which is what I use), smb, and NFS.
Its been running now 42 hrs and lists just under 50% done.
I did not think this is absurd prepping raid 5 on four 4tb 5400RPM drives...
do you?
Logs don't show any errors or warnings...
justsumdad wrote:
Its been running now 42 hrs and lists just under 50% done.
It's been a while since I've seen this posted for the RN104. But I think it should have completely finished by now. This is assuming you aren't loading data onto the NAS during the sync.
So I would look for errors in the log zip (which has a lot more information than the web ui)..
Some WD Purple drives use SMR recording, which is not suitable for a NAS and will cause a very long sync. You can look up the model number and see if yours are SMR (bad) or CMR (good).
All searches show the WD40PURX as CMR
justsumdad wrote:
All searches show the WD40PURX as CMR
It is CMR. FWIW, an early RN104 review said it took 32 hours to sync a 4x3TB array. Since the time is linear with storage 4x4TB should take 4/3 * 32 hours or about 43 hours.
So this appears to be slower than usual. Since one cause of a slow sync time is a failing disk, it is worth checking the logs I mentioned to see if anything is going wrong.
Google quick search seems to say it takes some time -
Formatting a NAS with RAID 5 on four 4TB drives can take anywhere from 24 to 96 hours, and the exact time depends on various factors, including the NAS hardware and the formatting process.
I take it to access this zip file I would have to access the system root via SSH over putty or something like so...
and no I am not accessing the unit, its just sitting there formatting the volume.
Via GUI there are no errors reported in the logs:
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