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How do I fix a capacity problem?
I have a ReadyNAS Duo RND2000 v2 connected to my home network (Windows 7 & 8 PCs). Until recently it looked like this: Slot1 - 1TB Slot2 - 2TB Drives in Redundant X-RAID configuration. I star...
Hi StephenB
Thanks for that link. I checked that the settings were already as specified. The final step appears to have been a critical one, which was to tick another box under "Shutdown options" - "Check and fix quotas on next boot". After ticking this and performing a controlled shutdown and restart, I got a message saying that the first stage of volume expansion was underway and that another restart was needed. Shortly after that I got confirmation "Data volume has been successfully expanded to 1853GB".
On previous volume expansions I hadn't ticked this box and I hadn't experienced any problems. Perhaps it was the default in earlier firmware revisions - I don't know, but it certainly did the trick this time.
Many thanks for putting me onto the right track with your advice - it was a whole lot easier (and less scary) than what I was originally proposing to do, and I'm now up and running again. Phew!!
Hi StephenB
Firmware is RAIDiator 4.1.14 [1.00a043]
Yes, I tried rebooting but it didn't improve the situation.
Thanks
There are some steps you can try here: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=550
Hi StephenB
Thanks for that link. I checked that the settings were already as specified. The final step appears to have been a critical one, which was to tick another box under "Shutdown options" - "Check and fix quotas on next boot". After ticking this and performing a controlled shutdown and restart, I got a message saying that the first stage of volume expansion was underway and that another restart was needed. Shortly after that I got confirmation "Data volume has been successfully expanded to 1853GB".
On previous volume expansions I hadn't ticked this box and I hadn't experienced any problems. Perhaps it was the default in earlier firmware revisions - I don't know, but it certainly did the trick this time.
Many thanks for putting me onto the right track with your advice - it was a whole lot easier (and less scary) than what I was originally proposing to do, and I'm now up and running again. Phew!!
Now that you are back up, you should put a backup strategy in place for the media at least. Perhaps a USB drive?
Well that's an interesting question, StephenB - something I hadn't previously thought about. I was working on the basis that I had a backup solution in place, using redundant disks. I can see that the ReadyNAS itself can fail, but apart from that eventuality, I felt quite "safe".
How would a USB drive work, and what would it give me? Sorry if these are naive questions and if I'm completely missing the obvious :smileyhappy: but any guidance greatly appreciated.
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