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ReadyNas Duo Network port issue
HI I have just moved house and therefore relocated my ReadyNAS Duo which is about 5 years old. I've had one HDD failure in that time so have new drives. At present it boots up but no network li...
- It's official I'm an idiot.
Turned out to be that when we moved house I mixed up the power adapters from the Readynas and my Dlink router. The router was working with the Netgear adapter but as I thought there seemed to be a power issue with the readynas and that was because it was using a less powerful Dlink adapter. Not sure why it worked when I took it to my work office as I was still using the wrong adapter.
captjohnno wrote:
If i replace it with a RN10200 or RN10400 will i be able to just install the disks and the data will be there?
No. It's a very different platform (the OS is different, and the data volume uses a different file system (BTRFS) and different RAID tools.
Can't recalll what backup method i was using but i know one disk mirrors the other.
I am thinking you have a ReadyNAS Duo v1, though we should confirm that. The labeling is confusing, so please check the guide here: http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how-to-tell-whether-i-have-a-duo-v1-or-duo-v2-or-nv-v1-or-nv-v2/ Then let us know the platform (v1 or v2).
If it is a v1, and uses the default XRAID the you can get the data back using a Windows PC and a USB adapter/enclosure. A freeware tool called linux reader can get the data. From there you copy it to the PC. http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/
The two disks have the data mirrored, but are partitioned differently. One disk is the "parity" disk - Linux Reader can read the OS from the disk but not the data volume. Usually the parity disk is disk 2 (but not always). So start with disk 1.
If you have a v2 platform (or were using flexraid) linux reader won't work.
Thanks ive got the Duo V1 and i think i used XRAID - i will follow your instructions thanks,.
Have bought a USB adapter/enclosure and linux reader software but cannot read the drive.
Therefore i assume it was Flexraid - any solution for that?
Can't believe an actual HDD hasn't failed yet i cannot get the data off it.Linux Reader can't read it at all? Or does it see the OS partition but not the data partition?
Messages when i try and access the drives...
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