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ReadyNAS RN214 completely dark after lightning
Hello All...
My RN214 went completely dark after a lightning strike.
- It has four internal Western Digital WD400F9YZ 4TB hard drives.
- The power supply still shows 12VDC output at its terminals, seems functional.
Can one recover the RAID data by placing the disks into a new storage device? (assuming the disks remain undamaged)
- How might I recover the data?
Jamie
Jamie_Wiemeyer wrote:Does Netgear sell ReadyNAS hardware any longer?
They haven't said anything. But you can't find new product inventory from resellers, and some folks here have had difficulty getting support contracts. Also, they haven't launched a new ReadyNAS platform for some years (2017). So many of us are thinking they have quietly exited the storage business.
OS-6 Desktop ReadyNAS you could migrate to include the RN104, RN204, RN214, RN314, RN316, RN424, RN426, RN428, RN516, RN524, RN526, RN528, RN626, and the RN628. RN42x, RN52x, and RN62x are the newest platforms in this list. Anything over RN3xx is x86, the RN1xx and RN2xx are arm. But you can migrate from arm->x86 (although apps will need to be reinstalled).
The RN104 is a significant step down in performance (and is memory starved), so not the best choice. The RN204 has slightly less performance than the RN214 - I don't think you'd see any dropoff in file transfer speeds, but CPU intensive apps like Plex wouldn't perform quite as well.
Older OS-4.2 Desktop ReadyNAS that could be converted to OS-6 (and then migrated to) include the Ultra 4, Ultra 6, Ultra 4 Plus, Ultra 6 Plus, Pro 4, Pro Pioneer, Pro (Business) and the Pro 6. These models were all discontinued in 2013 (or earlier) so anything you buy here would be at least 9 years old. I recommend upgrading the RAM on these models to at least 2 GB before converting them - that is inexpensive.
Although NVX models also run 4.2.x firmware, they cannot be converted. So avoid them.
If you do go with a used ReadyNAS, make sure you get all the trays - they are sometimes not included, and can be hard to find.
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Jamie_Wiemeyer wrote:Can one recover the RAID data by placing the disks into a new storage device? (assuming the disks remain undamaged)
- How might I recover the data?
You can directly migrate to any OS-6 ReadyNAS with sufficient bays (arm or x86). You could also migrate to a legacy NAS converted to run OS-6 (pro or ultra). Likely you'd need to purchase used.
FWIW, the warranty is 3 years (though perhaps it won't cover the lightning strike).
Other options include
- attempting to mount the data volume manually in a linux PC
- using RAID recovery software like ReclaiMe (needs to support BTFRS as well as RAID)
This requires connecting the disks with SATA - perhaps needing USB/SATA docks or multibay enclosures.
Thanks, Stephen.
Does Netgear sell ReadyNAS hardware any longer?
I could not find a presentation of compatible hardware to acquire.
Jamie
Jamie_Wiemeyer wrote:Does Netgear sell ReadyNAS hardware any longer?
They haven't said anything. But you can't find new product inventory from resellers, and some folks here have had difficulty getting support contracts. Also, they haven't launched a new ReadyNAS platform for some years (2017). So many of us are thinking they have quietly exited the storage business.
OS-6 Desktop ReadyNAS you could migrate to include the RN104, RN204, RN214, RN314, RN316, RN424, RN426, RN428, RN516, RN524, RN526, RN528, RN626, and the RN628. RN42x, RN52x, and RN62x are the newest platforms in this list. Anything over RN3xx is x86, the RN1xx and RN2xx are arm. But you can migrate from arm->x86 (although apps will need to be reinstalled).
The RN104 is a significant step down in performance (and is memory starved), so not the best choice. The RN204 has slightly less performance than the RN214 - I don't think you'd see any dropoff in file transfer speeds, but CPU intensive apps like Plex wouldn't perform quite as well.
Older OS-4.2 Desktop ReadyNAS that could be converted to OS-6 (and then migrated to) include the Ultra 4, Ultra 6, Ultra 4 Plus, Ultra 6 Plus, Pro 4, Pro Pioneer, Pro (Business) and the Pro 6. These models were all discontinued in 2013 (or earlier) so anything you buy here would be at least 9 years old. I recommend upgrading the RAM on these models to at least 2 GB before converting them - that is inexpensive.
Although NVX models also run 4.2.x firmware, they cannot be converted. So avoid them.
If you do go with a used ReadyNAS, make sure you get all the trays - they are sometimes not included, and can be hard to find.
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