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What if NAS server fails? Can I read disks outside NAS server?
Dear forum-mates,
I have zeroed in to buy RN204 based on my usage. But one thing not clear to me from my internet search is that
Q1) What if the NAS server fails? Is there any way to read disks outside NAS server?
The simple solution for NAS server failure is that I buy a another server and put the disks there.
Yes, it is fine. But what happens if my sever fails after 15 years and I find no compatible NAS servers.
OR what if even I find a supposedly a compatible NAS server and the disk is not decryptable in the new server, after all I notice many issues in the forum like volume not recognaized after upgrade and so on...
Please clarify. Thank you very much.
Best Regards
Kumaran
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The data can be recovered using an ordinary x86 Linux machine. You would need mdadm and BTRFS. This is straightforward provided the array and volume are fine which may not be the case. If the NAS is the primary storage for important data then you should have backups.
Users running into issues like that on a firmware upgrade would typically be due to not following our guide: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30033/~/readynas-os-6%3A-firmware-upgrade-guide-and-tips
Better yet, you should be backing up your NAS (via usb) to a portable HD which can be removed off site. The backup will be in windows format so you can read it with your PC or Mac.
The NAS will come with a backup application to do this and it works really well for doing these back ups to a portable USB HD
On our NAS we use it to store data, movies and tunes in different directories.
We also have a set of directories to do unencrypted bare metal back ups of the PC's. To backup my PC's I prefer QuicklyTec Quick Shadow which will back up to the NAS
You NAS is not really a backup, but a place to store data that has redundant HD's. You should back up you NAS in case there is a fire. flood, electrical surge .....
Cheers
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