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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!!
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.
Squeaky wrote:
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.
The NAS can certainly fail - and several people have lost their data volumes after an unexpected power failure, nearby lightning strikes, etc. Also the odds of both disks failing around the same time are higher than you might think. They are seeing exactly the same load, temperatures, etc. You might want to read through this: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=289
Basically, you can get a 2 TB for less than $100 US. You can either connect it to a PC or the NAS, and use Frontview backup jobs to automatically back up your data. Connecting it to a PC is a bit tricker (you need to share the USB drive, and make sure the PC is on when the backup runs). But if the PC uses ethernet, it is faster, and perhaps better not to have the drive electrically connected to the NAS.
A variation is to install a second internal drive in the PC, and do the backup to that drive.
A more expensive option is to get a second NAS. If you went that route, the new NAS likely becomes your primary NAS, and the duo becomes a backup. Given the age of the duo, that might be the cheapest approach over the long term.
An new RN102 with 2x2TB WDW20EFRX drives can often be found for about $300. Though that is an entry-level NAS (like the Duo was) - an RN200 or RN300 would be more.
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