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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?
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- I would be thinking there is a problem with the UPS monitoring. 450 minutes is outrageous. It's not 4:50 is it?
If it says 450 minutes, it's wrong, and even of it were a more modest number I would not rely on it.
Yeah, it says 450 minutes. Is there a way for me to "copy" a picture (jpg) of it into my post?
Maybe between those [img] flags?- What have you connected the UPS usb cable to? The readynas?
I get about 30 minutes with the 700 version of that ups supplying an ultra 6+, and 13 minutes with same model ups supplying a 316, PC, and switch.
IS the NAS connected to the "battery+surge protection" power, or just the "surge protection" power?Bob_Nes wrote: Yeah, it says 450 minutes.
Yes, you just need to have upload the image to a server that gives you an internet link directly to the photo.Bob_Nes wrote: Is there a way for me to "copy" a picture (jpg) of it into my post?
Maybe between those [img] flags?- The UPS came with a custom cable that plugs into the "dataport" on the UPS with a special square connector.
I plugged the other end of that custom cable into one of the USB ports on the back of my ReadyNAS.
When I unplug the cable from the UPS, the Frontview Health Status shows NO UPS and I got an email telling me the UPS was disconnected.
I guess I'll have to unplug the UPS from it's power source and see how quickly those minutes decrease.
I have the ReadyNAS set to power down at 30% of UPS.
I'm asking where the power cable is plugged in, not the USB cable.Bob_Nes wrote: The UPS came with a custom cable that plugs into the "dataport" on the UPS with a special square connector.
I plugged the other end of that custom cable into one of the USB ports on the back of my ReadyNAS.
When I unplug the cable from the UPS, the Frontview Health Status shows NO UPS and I got an email telling me the UPS was disconnected.
I guess I'll have to unplug the UPS from it's power source and see how quickly those minutes decrease.
I have the ReadyNAS set to power down at 30% of UPS.- StephenB has a point, those ups devices have 4 sockets out of 8 that are ups protected, the other 4 are just surge protected. Did you read the ups manual?
- Yeah it says 450 minutes.
The UPS came with a custom cable where the square connector plugs into the "dataport" on the UPS,
the other end of that cable plugs into the USB port on the back of my ReadyNAS Duo.
I unplugged it from the UPS and got an email telling me "disconnected" and Frontview Health showed NO UPS.
I plugged it back into the other UPS port (there are two on the back) and it again says 450 minutes.
I think my old APC 350 gave me something like 15 minutes, so I agree the 450 probably is not correct.
I'll have to test it by unplugging the UPS from the utility power.
The ReadyNAS is supposed to power down when UPS gets to 30%.
It will be interesting to see how quickly it decreases from that 450. - Have you read the 2 posts prior to your most recent one?
- The ReadyNAS and the ASUS router are the only things plugged into the Battery BACKUP side of the UPS.
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