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ReadyNAS 212 drops second drive
I've got a ReadyNAS 212 with a couple of WD Red 4tb drives in it. If you even look at this thing sideways, it will act like the second drive is not there. It takes several restarts and reseating of...
ifubesi wrote:
Anytime I get a blip in power, I have to go through this dance again.
One thought is to get a UPS
ifubesi wrote:
I don't see anything odd in the logs.
You might try using smartctl -x via ssh. Maybe also try running the disk test from the volume settings tab.
ifubesi wrote:
I've got a ReadyNAS 212 with a couple of WD Red 4tb drives in it. If you even look at this thing sideways, it will act like the second drive is not there.
FWIW, I haven't seen this issue with my own RN202 - though it is running two jbod volumes,and not RAID-1. Currently a 14 TB Exos disk and a 14 TB WD Red Plus are installed.
One possibility is that the power supply is weak, but it could be an issue with one of the internal voltage regulators. I have an older Pro2 that can only handle one drive reliably. Unfortunately, a replacement supply (even a more powerful one) is no help with it. But it could be worth trying another power brick.
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