NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
How to Upgrade Disks in ReadyNAS Duo V1
I have an older Sparc ReadyNas Duo V1 with RAID-X and two 500 GB Disks.
We use our NAS as our primary network storage within the media share.
There is the regular assortment of folders with office documents, etc within the media share, the largest being "pictures".
I use the backup share on the NAS for snapshot backups of Quickbooks and to make an image copy of a couple of notebook computers.
Our NAS is on UPS backup and it is set to power off when the UPS gets to 30%. The RAIDAR health screen shows 33 minutes of UPS power.
I use the power off/on scheduler to power off every night around midnight and power on around 7 or 8 AM. This has worked flawlessly.
The NAS is about 75% full, so I have purchased a pair of 2TB disks to replace them.
I chose the WD20EFRXAZ, which is the NAS specific RED versions.
I was backing up my NAS to a 500GB MyBook, alternating between two of them, monthly or whenever.
They will be replaced by 2TB MyBooks, again an alternating pair of them.
I run two backup jobs, one with source: media share and one with source: backup share. The second job is checked to "Unmount usb drive after backup".
I have never had to perform a "restore", so I need a little guidance. And THANKS IN ADVANCE! for your help.
In reading other posts, it seems like I should do a "complete backup" (or two), and a configuration backup.
Power off, remove old 500GB disks.
Install new 2TB disk.
Then somehow do a "factory reset"?
Restore my configuration backup.
Restore my data.
Could it be that easy? Detailed question follow...
I appreciate every bit of help and advice you can give me. For sure, I know almost nothing of LINUX!
What I think I know may be only enough for me to be dangerous, but here is what I think:
to backup/restore the configuration, I plan to use the Frontview panel of System>Config Backup, the "backup" tag and choose "Everything".
I see this creates a .zip file which I have on a couple of PC desktop screens.
I assume that I'll restore the ReadyNAS configuration from System>Config Backup, the "restore" tab and pick that .zip file from my desktop?
For data backup and restore,
I think I use the Backup> Add a new backup job and define it to save everything.
So does that mean two backup jobs: one each with the source my media share to a destination of USB front panel,
and another with the source my backup share and destination the USB front panel.
OR should I using the source of "Select this ReadyNAS or remote"? Is that an option?
What is meant by "volume C:" ? Is that the C: drive on my local PC or the entire drive in the ReadyNAS?
To RESTORE, it seems like I need to create more "backup jobs" with the source and destination reversed?
For RESTORE, my source would obviously be the USB front panel, but what is the destination?
Is "Select this ReadyNAS or remote" an option for the destination?
I don't see "volume C:" as a destination, so "volume c:" probably doesn't refer to the ReadyNAS disk?
It seems like I would need two RESTORE "backup jobs"? One for my media share and one for my backup share?
Unless there is a way to simply "save all data" and "restore all data"?
Thanks for helping this non-LINUX guy understand.
As a non-LINUX user, how can I look at my backup drive to be sure that it is complete?
We use our NAS as our primary network storage within the media share.
There is the regular assortment of folders with office documents, etc within the media share, the largest being "pictures".
I use the backup share on the NAS for snapshot backups of Quickbooks and to make an image copy of a couple of notebook computers.
Our NAS is on UPS backup and it is set to power off when the UPS gets to 30%. The RAIDAR health screen shows 33 minutes of UPS power.
I use the power off/on scheduler to power off every night around midnight and power on around 7 or 8 AM. This has worked flawlessly.
The NAS is about 75% full, so I have purchased a pair of 2TB disks to replace them.
I chose the WD20EFRXAZ, which is the NAS specific RED versions.
I was backing up my NAS to a 500GB MyBook, alternating between two of them, monthly or whenever.
They will be replaced by 2TB MyBooks, again an alternating pair of them.
I run two backup jobs, one with source: media share and one with source: backup share. The second job is checked to "Unmount usb drive after backup".
I have never had to perform a "restore", so I need a little guidance. And THANKS IN ADVANCE! for your help.
In reading other posts, it seems like I should do a "complete backup" (or two), and a configuration backup.
Power off, remove old 500GB disks.
Install new 2TB disk.
Then somehow do a "factory reset"?
Restore my configuration backup.
Restore my data.
Could it be that easy? Detailed question follow...
I appreciate every bit of help and advice you can give me. For sure, I know almost nothing of LINUX!
What I think I know may be only enough for me to be dangerous, but here is what I think:
to backup/restore the configuration, I plan to use the Frontview panel of System>Config Backup, the "backup" tag and choose "Everything".
I see this creates a .zip file which I have on a couple of PC desktop screens.
I assume that I'll restore the ReadyNAS configuration from System>Config Backup, the "restore" tab and pick that .zip file from my desktop?
For data backup and restore,
I think I use the Backup> Add a new backup job and define it to save everything.
So does that mean two backup jobs: one each with the source my media share to a destination of USB front panel,
and another with the source my backup share and destination the USB front panel.
OR should I using the source of "Select this ReadyNAS or remote"? Is that an option?
What is meant by "volume C:" ? Is that the C: drive on my local PC or the entire drive in the ReadyNAS?
To RESTORE, it seems like I need to create more "backup jobs" with the source and destination reversed?
For RESTORE, my source would obviously be the USB front panel, but what is the destination?
Is "Select this ReadyNAS or remote" an option for the destination?
I don't see "volume C:" as a destination, so "volume c:" probably doesn't refer to the ReadyNAS disk?
It seems like I would need two RESTORE "backup jobs"? One for my media share and one for my backup share?
Unless there is a way to simply "save all data" and "restore all data"?
Thanks for helping this non-LINUX guy understand.
As a non-LINUX user, how can I look at my backup drive to be sure that it is complete?
30 Replies
Replies have been turned off for this discussion
- Well there is one way to find out for sure, unplug the ups, see what happens and let is know.
- Sorry for the double post on the UPS cable. I didn't see the "next page".
AND, you are correct on the Surge vs Backup.
I'll be offline for a few minutes while I fix that.
Thank you so much AGAIN!
(The APC unit has four outlets labeled: Battery Backup/Surge Protection, and I misread that as being the "Surge Protection" outlets)
I should have looked the label on the other four outlets which clearly says "Surge Protection"!
I'm blaming it on my poor eyesight. I'd hate to acknowledge a brain cramp (or Ahlzheimers). - Ok,good.
Now, you are set up on the nas, you have a ups, both great; but do you have a backup? - All is good, or at least getting better.
With all my gear plugged into my UPS properly,
my ReadyNAS now says 168 minutes of power with only my NAS and Router plugged into the BACKUP side of the UPS.
I think that may be the correct amount of time.
I only do snapshot backups to an external MyBook (2TB). Alternate between two of them.
I have the copy that I made just before the upgrade,
and the restore from that copy seems to be complete.
I'll make the other copy tonight or soon...
It takes nearly 8 hours to copy the 290GB from ReadyNAS to the MyBook using the USB 2.0 on the front of ReadyNAS.
I can see this growing over time...
Is there a quicker way to copy that much data?
My new ASUS router has a USB 3.0 port, would it be a lot faster to use a PC to Copy the ReadyNas to the MyBook plugged in there?
I hate to run a PC overnight though... Is there any way the ReadyNAS could perform that copy all by itself?
Incremental backups seem like overkill for my environment, as most data is not all that critical and not very dynamic,
and I always make a backup after uploading a bunch of vacation pictures. Certainly before I erase the SD cards.
With the RAID-X I am planning to "almost never" need my backup disk anyway.
Surely the RAID-X, along with the UPS (properly configured now), buys me years of reliable service?
Thanks again, guys!
I'm going to wait until I have another backup copy before I "pull the plug" on my UPS to test the automatic shutdown feature on the ReadyNAS at 30%. - It is certainly faster to back up over a gigabit connection to a PC. I suspect an Asus backup would be slower than the PC, but faster than the Duo. But you'd need to try it to be sure.
You can also use rsync to make incremental backups.
BTW, one option on the UPS test is to connect the duo to the main power, and connect something else to the APC power. Then pull the plug on the APC. When it reaches critical, the NAS should still shutdown. But it is safe either way, since the NAS never really loses power. Bob_Nes wrote:
With the RAID-X I am planning to "almost never" need my backup disk anyway.
Surely the RAID-X, along with the UPS (properly configured now), buys me years of reliable service?
"Almost" is the most important word in your remarks.
You should look into rsync to usb disks.- Thanks AGAIN, StephenB and vandermerwe!
One more question at the bottom, please!
I tested my UPS by setting my ReadyNAS setting to auto-shutdown at 90% and pulling the plug.
That seemed work a-okay.
After plugging the UPS back in to utility power, I did a normal power on/boot up on my ReadyNAS,
and the UPS monitor display showed 85% on the UPS battery and a more reasonable 64 minutes.
After the UPS battery got mostly recharged up, I changed the auto-shutdown setting to 40%
and successfully operated the the ReadyNas for about 5 minutes on the UPS only power.
It only declined to about 75% on the UPS. Then I plugged it back in.
Here's my final question:
I have two windows PCs and they are setup with screen saver user IDs and passwords.
I would like for only those two users to be able to delete and/or rename files and folders within my media share.
Casual users, like visitors and even us on other devices like smart phones and iPad, should only be able to READ files, view pictures, play video clips.
Can you tell me how to do that? And will your permission settings apply to streaming services like DLNA or iTunes server?
Thanks so much, I'm sorry to be such a dummy at understanding LINUX security.
I assumed that the ReadyNAS Frontview would be a user friendly interface to setting the share/folder/file permissions?
Thanks, Bob Nesiba - Start by reading this:
http://readynas.sphardy.com/2010/09/how ... _5296.html
Make sure the users you set up on the nas match those on the PC, in terms of username and password.
See how you get on and post any problems you encounter. - vandermerwe, thanks for the links.
I can probably learn something by studying those further,
but for now I need help with the security settings available to me
on my old ReadyNas Duo. v1.
It appears the OS6 makes life a little easier.
Do you have some links that would help me with my old ReadyNAS Duo?
Thanks! - Sorry, I was in OS 6 mode.
I have edited my previous post and given you a link.
See how you get on, there is also a manual although this isn't that good:
http://www.readynas.com/download/docume ... 2Apr08.pdf
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
