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ReadyNas 214 unable to access volumes after install new disk
Hi Folks,
1) I have a ReadyNas 214.
2) I decided to swap a hd with a ssd (wish I never started this)
3) Powered down, swapped disk and waited.
4) Could not see the ReadyNas
5) Reinstalled OS, can see the ReadyNas but the volumes are gone. Message :'Remove inactive volumes to use disk # disk1,2,3,4'
[6) Have looked at a few posts eg Solved: Recover Destroyed Volume - NETGEAR Communities.
6a) initially could activate SSH
6b) then SSH is active
6c) Putty window closes with message ~ 'could not chdir to home directory home/admin']
Any, any comments to recover volumes / data would be much appreciated
(even if to say - I have lost all data)
Many thanks in advance,
Bjohn1 wrote:
But if the directories are what I need eg 'data' 'media' how do I get to them?
You need to sort out what is wrong with the volume, and then mount it.
Bjohn1 wrote:
3) HD was 1TB, SSD 4TB. I wasn't concerned (perhaps I should have been). My aim was for it to resync (what ever size it uses the ssd as eg 1tb). Then copy the data to a couple of spare 1TB. Wipe the readynas clean, reinstall/ format readynas disks then copy the original data from the 1TB spares. (There probably is a more efficient way of doing this but I thought this would at least worked)
Would have been better to copy off the data to the data first first.
Bjohn1 wrote:
2) Have had a look at the logs - didn't help me much (probably because I didn't understand them). Just tried to look at them again alas I cant even get into the readynas now. (Will try rebooting/ reinstall os)
Did you download the log zip file?
If you have that, you can send me a download link via PM (private message) using the envelope icon in the upper right of the forum page. Make sure the permissions allow anyone with the link to download.
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Bjohn1 wrote:
6c) Putty window closes with message ~ 'could not chdir to home directory home/admin']
This bit is because you are logging in as admin, when you should be logging in as root (using the NAS admin password).
Bjohn1 wrote:
Message :'Remove inactive volumes to use disk # disk1,2,3,4'
Have you looked at the full log zip to figure out why the volume isn't mounting?
Bjohn1 wrote:
2) I decided to swap a hd with a ssd (wish I never started this)
Was the SSD the same size (or larger) as the HD?
Wow, this does help a lot (though still need assistance in getting to the data)
1) Managed to login in as root:
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 24 2021 2
drwxrwxr-x 3 admin admin 4096 Dec 8 07:08 apps
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 bin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 17 2012 boot
d--------- 2 root root 4096 Dec 12 2020 data
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 2040 Dec 8 07:08 dev
drwxr-xr-x 85 root root 4096 Dec 7 16:56 etc
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 frontview
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 12 2020 home
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 lib
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Dec 12 2020 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 7 16:56 media
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 29 2016 mnt
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Mar 14 2022 opt
dr-xr-xr-x 185 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 proc
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 root
drwxrwxr-x 25 root admin 860 Dec 10 14:03 run
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 sbin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2012 srv
dr-xr-xr-x 12 root root 0 Dec 10 13:59 sys
drwxrwxrwt 8 root root 4096 Dec 10 14:03 tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Oct 8 2022 .update_success
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Mar 14 2022 usr
drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 Dec 6 08:08 varIf the numbers represent sizes then not sure they are what I am looking for. But if the directories are what I need eg 'data' 'media' how do I get to them?
2) Have had a look at the logs - didn't help me much (probably because I didn't understand them). Just tried to look at them again alas I cant even get into the readynas now. (Will try rebooting/ reinstall os)
3) HD was 1TB, SSD 4TB. I wasn't concerned (perhaps I should have been). My aim was for it to resync (what ever size it uses the ssd as eg 1tb). Then copy the data to a couple of spare 1TB. Wipe the readynas clean, reinstall/ format readynas disks then copy the original data from the 1TB spares. (There probably is a more efficient way of doing this but I thought this would at least worked)
Actually, not as helpful as you likely think. data is a different BTRF volume than root, and the "directory" you are seeing there is just a pointer to a (probably inaccessible) data volume.
You may have had a second drive fail during the RAID re-sync, though your timeline doesn't seem to leave time for that. Is it possible you already had one failed drive? StephenB can take a look at your logs and figure that out.
I hope you've not yet done anything with the drive you removed, as it may be key in recovering your data.
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