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how to auto power on after power failure?
Hello,
How can I configure my ReadyNAS Duo V2 to auto power on after power failure? At present, someone needs to attend NAS to press the power button when power resumes after power failure.
The RAIDiator-arm NAS units are configured to remain off when power is restored. There is no user configurable option to change this behaviour.
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The RAIDiator-arm NAS units are configured to remain off when power is restored. There is no user configurable option to change this behaviour.
mdgm wrote:The RAIDiator-arm NAS units are configured to remain off when power is restored. There is no user configurable option to change this behaviour.
Per this link, it should power back on if you enable Wake On Lan and are using the first Ethernet port. https://kb.netgear.com/23119/What-is-Wake-on-LAN-and-how-do-I-enable-it-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system
At a minimum, you could power it back on remotely without being physically there using Wake On Lan.
NASguru wrote:Per this link, it should power back on if you enable Wake On Lan and are using the first Ethernet port. https://kb.netgear.com/23119/What-is-Wake-on-LAN-and-how-do-I-enable-it-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system
At a minimum, you could power it back on remotely without being physically there using Wake On Lan.
The Duo V2 does not run OS6. As mdgm stated, OS5.x units do not have this option. I've not tested if the power timer will bring the unit up at any point if it was powered down gracefully due to an UPS running low, but I suspect it won't. It won't if it just has the power pulled, probably because the memory of the wake-up time is lost when standby power goes off.. And that would affect all cases.
The V2's do support WoL. But WoL over the internet requires a router that will port forward a broadcast message, which is really quite a bad idea. Many home routers won't do that, and for good reason. My Netgear won't. In a home environment where the NAS isn't usually in another wing or building, WoL from inside your network really isn't much of a savings.
A Duo V2 doesn't draw a lot of power. The best partial solution is probably to get a much larger UPS that can take it through most power outages.
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