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ReadyNAS NV+ initializing cyclically for 3 days, what to do?
Hello, I have an quite old ReadyNAS NV+ station. I added a new 2T disk (X-RAID). There was already 2 disks (2TB) full, only 90GB free, when I added the new disk same size. The device started in...
pakarinj wrote:
I can read the logs from the admin-web-interface, but the the device is not making any logs,
although it continuously restarts the initialization cycle. So I dont know why it does it.
Did you download the zip file? Or are you just looking at the screen?
pakarinj wrote:
I inserted the new disk with the NAS powered down.
I did not write down the model of the disk, I should remove it to know, so I dont know it at the moment.
You probably do need to power down the NAS and remove the disk. It is possible the disk has failed out-of-the-box in a way that is causing the NAS to misbehave. Then power up the NAS. If that works, then either just exchange the disk, or test it in a Windows PC using vendor tools (Seagate's Seatools, or WD's Dashboard).
Please do let us know the model. Most current 2 TB drives use a technology called SMR which is not a good choice for ReadyNAS systems. Also, Netgear's hardware compability list hasn't been touched in years, and should be ignored. The best option for your NAS is to get a NAS-purposed drive like the Seagate Ironwolf or the WD Red Plus (NOT the WD Red, as it is unfortunately SMR).
Hello,
Thanks for your answer!
I inserted the new disk with the NAS powered down.
I did not write down the model of the disk, I should remove it to know, so I dont know it at the moment.
I can read the logs from the admin-web-interface, but the the device is not making any logs,
although it continuously restarts the initialization cycle. So I dont know why it does it.
WBR, Jussi
pakarinj wrote:
I can read the logs from the admin-web-interface, but the the device is not making any logs,
although it continuously restarts the initialization cycle. So I dont know why it does it.
Did you download the zip file? Or are you just looking at the screen?
pakarinj wrote:
I inserted the new disk with the NAS powered down.
I did not write down the model of the disk, I should remove it to know, so I dont know it at the moment.
You probably do need to power down the NAS and remove the disk. It is possible the disk has failed out-of-the-box in a way that is causing the NAS to misbehave. Then power up the NAS. If that works, then either just exchange the disk, or test it in a Windows PC using vendor tools (Seagate's Seatools, or WD's Dashboard).
Please do let us know the model. Most current 2 TB drives use a technology called SMR which is not a good choice for ReadyNAS systems. Also, Netgear's hardware compability list hasn't been touched in years, and should be ignored. The best option for your NAS is to get a NAS-purposed drive like the Seagate Ironwolf or the WD Red Plus (NOT the WD Red, as it is unfortunately SMR).
Hello,
This was really helpfull, thanks a lot!
The disk was not attached with screws to the rail box. My mistake.
It was too loose. I used the screws and its fine.
No it is working, and I have 2TB more free data.
WBR, Jussi
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