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ReadyNAS 4200V2 OS6.6.1 fan control
OK, I couldn't resist picking up an inexpensive ReadyNAS 4200V2. I ran it a short while on OS 4.2.30, then upgraded to 6.6.1. While the fans ran a bit higher than I thought they needed to on 4.2.x ...
There is no RN4200v2 sensors config that ships with OS6. There aren't any RN4200v2 systems around here so I can't verify this, but you may be able to just copy the RN4200v1 config and start from there. It might "just work". Just do this:
# cp /etc/frontview/sensors/RN4200.conf /etc/sensors.d/ # systemctl restart readynasd
There is no RN4200v2 sensors config that ships with OS6. There aren't any RN4200v2 systems around here so I can't verify this, but you may be able to just copy the RN4200v1 config and start from there. It might "just work". Just do this:
# cp /etc/frontview/sensors/RN4200.conf /etc/sensors.d/ # systemctl restart readynasd
Many thanks Skywalker, the force is truly with you. It made all the difference in the world. I looked at the file contents and everything agreed with what my experiments showed, I verified the fan headers were numbered the same on the V1 and V2 motherboards, and I was satisfied it should work. Once I copied it and restarted, the fans are running at a much more reasonable speed. It's been going now for several minutes, and I'll leave it on over night.
Sometimes, none of the graphs are active after a reboot. I get some spinning wheels when I first bring up the tab, then nothing. But that may have always been the case, as I have not rebooted it a lot. Another side effect of doing this is that the Overview tab now reports the unit as a 4200 rather than a 4200V2. I tried renaming the .conf to RN4200V2.conf, but that didn't make a difference. As long as it still recognizes drives larger than 2TB (and it does, as you can see in bay 10 above), I guess it doesn't matter.
If you need anything checked on a 4200V2 for a future release, let me know. I plan to move some of my backups to the 4200, but I can always pull the drives and experiment with a couple spares.
i have the issue, but am a complete neophyte when it come to entering commands in this OS. Do i just log on once it's up and running and enter the comands as you have them listed?
thanks
You'd enable the SSH service, login as 'root' (no quotes - password is set to be the same as that for the admin user but they are separate accounts) and enter the commands. Note that you wouldn't type the # at the start. That comments out the command. We tend to post commands that way as you should always think about what you're doing rather than blindly copy and paste commands.
One step mdgm left out is that you need an SSH client. Assuming you are running Windows, Putty is a good choice. Just provide Putty with the IP address of the NAS and leave the remaining defaults unchanged. The first time you log into a new device, it will have a pop-up where you verify you are logging into the device you think you are.
You could probably use the Shell in a Box app to do it as well, but I've never used that.
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