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Cannot access the ReadyNAS through network after update to 6.5.1
My ReadyNAS has been running without any problems for months, and after upgrading to the latest firmware (6.5.1), suddenly my mapped network drives are not accessible. I tried mapping a new drive, i...
dakis21 wrote:
I don't think so...
I'm not sure why it worked before, but you aren't set up correctly.
Disk 1's volume name is data, and you created a single share called Disk1. That's a bit unusual but ok.
For disk2, you have a volume name of Disk2 and a share name of Disk2. Both are advertised as shares with admin credentials, so that is a problem. You have exactly the same issue for disk3 and disk4.
Since you can't rename the volume, the easiest thing to do is rename the shares. For instance, disc1, disc2, disc3, disc4.
FWIW, the ReadyNAS software shouldn't allow you to make this mistake.
Also three of the four volumes are extremely full (96% or more), which likely will get you into trouble at some point.
I don't think so, but this is the same situation I had before and all was working fine. What do I need to do now to get it working as before? This is what I see on my panel:
dakis21 wrote:
I don't think so...
I'm not sure why it worked before, but you aren't set up correctly.
Disk 1's volume name is data, and you created a single share called Disk1. That's a bit unusual but ok.
For disk2, you have a volume name of Disk2 and a share name of Disk2. Both are advertised as shares with admin credentials, so that is a problem. You have exactly the same issue for disk3 and disk4.
Since you can't rename the volume, the easiest thing to do is rename the shares. For instance, disc1, disc2, disc3, disc4.
FWIW, the ReadyNAS software shouldn't allow you to make this mistake.
Also three of the four volumes are extremely full (96% or more), which likely will get you into trouble at some point.
Thanks for your patience and help with this, I've renamed the shares and now I have access again. Weird it let me do that in the first place hey :)
Why are you saying I might have problems due to the filling capacity of the disks?
dakis21 wrote:
Thanks for your patience and help with this, I've renamed the shares and now I have access again. Weird it let me do that in the first place hey :)
I'm glad its back. I agree it shouldn't have let you set it up that way (just finished a bug report in the beta forum, though it's not new behavior).
dakis21 wrote:
Why are you saying I might have problems due to the filling capacity of the disks?
Most file systems start giving poorer performance when the volume is more than 90% full - file fragmentation is one issue. One of the few disadvantages to BTRFS is that it "wants" more free space than older file systems like ext (the other popular linux choice). One reason is that the metadata (folder and file descriptors) share the same pool of free space as the data itself. You really don't want to run out of space for the metadata.
Netgear recommends expanding storage if the volume is > 80% full. That's a bit conservative, but you really shouldn't run more than 85-90% full. You risk very poor performance on writes, balances, defrags, and scrubs, and possibly even system freezes.
Since you aren't using xraid, upgrading a disk requires backing it up, destroying the volume, inserting a new bigger disk, recreating a the volume and shares, and restoring the data. (This is tedious, but not as bad as the list makes it look).
I understand. I will try to free some space up, thank you very much for your help and advice!!
I believe my readynas is at its maximum with 4x 3TB drives, correct? Or does it support larger drives now with the newer firmwares?
dakis21 wrote:
I believe my readynas is at its maximum with 4x 3TB drives, correct? Or does it support larger drives now with the newer firmwares?
You can go larger. My RN102 has an 8 TB WD80EFZX and a 6 TB WD60EFRX, which also are set up as JBOD with a separate volume for each disk. There is no known ceiling on size, though I haven't seen any posts from someone running a 10 TB drives.
If you switch to XRAID or RAID-5 you'd have very long sync times if you go above 4 TB sizes though- so I'd recommend a faster NAS if you go that route.. However, that's not an issue with the JBOD mode you are using now.
Also, don't get SMR drives (Seagate calls them "Archival"). They are inexpensive, but not well suited for NAS. I get NAS-purposed drives myself (Western Digital Reds).
Two other things to consider:
(a) backup strategy - though it looks daunting, it is good to bite the bullet on put in in place. Otherwise at some point you'll lose data and be facing (uncertain) data recovery.
(b) Using a UPS. Protecting the NAS from unexpected power loss reduces the odds of running into problems.
Funny you should mention that, I've been trying to find a backup solution just these days. The files I need backed up are around 500 gb, but it's tough to find a solution that syncs the data as it comes in and out.
dakis21 wrote:
Funny you should mention that, I've been trying to find a backup solution just these days. The files I need backed up are around 500 gb, but it's tough to find a solution that syncs the data as it comes in and out.
Locally I use other NAS. That isn't the cheapest route, but it is convenient. USB drives are cheaper, but I'd avoid SMR drives for NAS backup. Sometimes it's hard to know what you're getting with USB drives though - some Seagate Backup-Plus drives are SMR, but you don't see any hints of that on their datasheets.
I also use CrashPlan cloud backup (pretty cheap disaster-insurance at $60/year). I'm not sure yet how much I trust cloud backup though - I am expecting business shakeouts in that space. If you do go with Crashplan, it's simplest to install it on a PC and map the NAS data volumes to drive letters.
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