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Backup and restore of VPD file for legacy ReadyNAS running oS6
We have recently seen a rash of errors reported here on legacy machines upgraded to OS6 that are associated with a corrupt VPD (Vendor Product Data) file. This doesn't usually occur when the NAS is c...
a couple things that weren't clear to me, as someone who'd never used telnet before:
-after logging in, i got a "#" symbol, which apparently means you're connected.
-I wasn't sure how to get disk info to display (i.e. dev/sda, dev/sdb, etc) so after googling (and finding this page https://linuxhandbook.com/linux-list-disks) i used sfdisk to confirm devices id's for the remaining commands.
Again I'm the last person you should get telnet info from, but it worked for me. More notes on the telnet aspect of the vpd backup here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS-in-Business/Best-firmware-for-RNDP2000-after-OS6-upgrade/m-p/2393107
also https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS-in-Business/PuTTY-connection/m-p/1497551
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