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"download all log files" killed pre-netgear NV
I use a pre-netgear NV @ home. Running RAIDiator 4.1.7, I think. The latest that will run on that machine. It has 4 250GB drives in it. Using X-RAID, so about 650GB of space, which is nearly full ...
That did it.
I had to experiment with it a bit to figure out the correct amount of time to hold down the reset button - the wording in the instructions at http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu was a little unclear to me.
To do an OS reinstall, it says to hold the reset button down for 5 seconds, and that I'll see one LED flash. Here's how it works out in practice:
(NOTE: APPLIES TO Duo / NV / NV+ / X6/600)
- Find a paperclip. Straighten one end of it.
- Turn unit off.
- Find the reset button.
- Using the paperclip, press it down. With the unit off, it doesn't matter how long you hold the reset button down, or how many times you press it.
- While keeping the reset button pressed, press and release the power button to turn the unit on.
- Continue to hold the reset button down.
- The power button will blink as the unit powers up.
- Watch for all four (the number might depend on how many HDDs you have installed) drive LEDs to blink, all together.
- Release the reset button after seeing the drive lights blink once.
- Go get a drink - this'll take awhile.
- Use RAIDar to keep tabs on the process and to tell you what the new IP address is when the unit is done restoring the OS.
- Log in to Frontview using the credentials admin/netgear1 (or admin/infrant1, if the unit's firmware is old enough).
- You'll see that all of your volume, user, backup settings, etc... will have been preserved (yay!).
- Change the IP address and the admin password back to what they were before the OS reinstall.
- Clear all log files.
- DON'T try to download logs again, even after clearing them - you'll just have to go through this process again.
Which leads me to my next question: how can I clear up space for the OS so that I could download the logs? I'd like to see what my block size is. I'd also just like to clear up space so that a simple task doesn't take down my file server. Where does the OS allocate space? On the X-RAID disk(s)? On its own internal space? If I enable ssh, could I log in an clean out a temp directory or anything?
-Peter
I had to experiment with it a bit to figure out the correct amount of time to hold down the reset button - the wording in the instructions at http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu was a little unclear to me.
To do an OS reinstall, it says to hold the reset button down for 5 seconds, and that I'll see one LED flash. Here's how it works out in practice:
(NOTE: APPLIES TO Duo / NV / NV+ / X6/600)
- Find a paperclip. Straighten one end of it.
- Turn unit off.
- Find the reset button.
- Using the paperclip, press it down. With the unit off, it doesn't matter how long you hold the reset button down, or how many times you press it.
- While keeping the reset button pressed, press and release the power button to turn the unit on.
- Continue to hold the reset button down.
- The power button will blink as the unit powers up.
- Watch for all four (the number might depend on how many HDDs you have installed) drive LEDs to blink, all together.
- Release the reset button after seeing the drive lights blink once.
- Go get a drink - this'll take awhile.
- Use RAIDar to keep tabs on the process and to tell you what the new IP address is when the unit is done restoring the OS.
- Log in to Frontview using the credentials admin/netgear1 (or admin/infrant1, if the unit's firmware is old enough).
- You'll see that all of your volume, user, backup settings, etc... will have been preserved (yay!).
- Change the IP address and the admin password back to what they were before the OS reinstall.
- Clear all log files.
- DON'T try to download logs again, even after clearing them - you'll just have to go through this process again.
Which leads me to my next question: how can I clear up space for the OS so that I could download the logs? I'd like to see what my block size is. I'd also just like to clear up space so that a simple task doesn't take down my file server. Where does the OS allocate space? On the X-RAID disk(s)? On its own internal space? If I enable ssh, could I log in an clean out a temp directory or anything?
-Peter
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