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Does the ReadyNas 100 offer power on restart?
I have a ReadyNAS Duo and am looking at replacing it as it is getting old. My one criticism of that box is that after a power failure, it does not reboot so someone has to be there to push the start ...
jpullam wrote:
I don't think you answered my question. I'm guessing that your answer is that "no, current products do not have a power on boot capability." If so, there must be others facing this same issue.
My RN202 (and I think the RN102) will restart on their own if I pull the plug and then re-insert it. Though I haven't needed to do that with 6.4.x, I believe that is still the behavior.
But If they shut down normally for any reason (including a UPS power critical event), I need to push the power button. I believe WoL can be used to boot them remotely, but I haven't tried that. Some people have asked for different behavior as an option, so far Netgear hasn't provided it.
Hello jpullam,
Losing power source such as power outage or unplugging the power from the NAS makes the NAS powered off, it does not go on stand-by mode (and they do not have this mode), it really needs you to manually power on the NAS through the button.
Regards,
I don't think you answered my question. I'm guessing that your answer is that "no, current products do not have a power on boot capability." If so, there must be others facing this same issue.
jpullam wrote:
I don't think you answered my question. I'm guessing that your answer is that "no, current products do not have a power on boot capability." If so, there must be others facing this same issue.
My RN202 (and I think the RN102) will restart on their own if I pull the plug and then re-insert it. Though I haven't needed to do that with 6.4.x, I believe that is still the behavior.
But If they shut down normally for any reason (including a UPS power critical event), I need to push the power button. I believe WoL can be used to boot them remotely, but I haven't tried that. Some people have asked for different behavior as an option, so far Netgear hasn't provided it.
That sounds like the answer I am looking for. My situation is that when I replace an aging ReadyNAS Duo I want to know that the unit I buy will have a way to boot itself when power is restored after a hard power failure. My desktop PC and server both operate this way, but the ReadyNAS does not. I was unable to find any discussion of that in the product specs.
Are you a Netgear person? If yes, do you know if there is a product spec that would answer that question? (I'd hate to buy the RN102 and replace the ReadyNAS Duo only to find out it didnt work.)
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