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ReadyNAS Duo 2110 v1 - Unable to access
Hello - Unit is a ReadyNAS Duo 2110 (v1) fitted with 2 X1 TB drives. Working without any problems for 5 years. Suddenly, could not read access. The status lights on the DUO showed Disc 1 Solid but Dis...
chuber wrote: 1. If only one drive fails, is all my data secured on the other good drive? My current config shows as follows: X-RAID (Expandable RAID), 2 disks
Since your NAs is on X-RAID, the data is still safe on the healthy drive.
chuber wrote: 2. After purchasing the new disk, do I just pull out the old one and hot swap the new one in?
Yes.
chuber wrote: 3. Do I then have to "tell" the NAS to setup the RAID config again or will it do that automatically?
The moment you hot swap the replacement drive, it should automatically procced with the resync process.
chuber wrote: 4. Anything else I should be aware of prior/during replacement?
Just wait until the resync process has completed then your data will redundant again. Check the compatible list of drives for the Duo v1: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20641
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