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ReadyNAS Ultra 6 Review (RNDU6000) no network activity???
I have a Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 6 Review (RNDU6000) that I suddenly couldn't access through my computer last night. The NAS is in my network and is my storage of miscellaneous. It's in a kind of raid...
Andreas64nl wrote:How to install OS 6 because I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 6?
I recommend increasing the RAM before you begin. Shipping OS-6 NAS have at least 2 GB of RAM, your ReadyNAS only has 1 GB. It might work, but there have been folks who have run into out-of-memory issues after converting. The upgrade is inexpensive, and is simple to do. If you aren't sure what to purchase, you can open the chassis and examine the RAM that's already installed in order to find something compatible.
Also, if you have the skills, you should probably back up the VPD before conversion. Netgear Mods so far have resolved the VPD problem for users who have run into it, but backing it up would allow you to resolve the issue on your own if you run into it. More information on this is here:
The conversion steps are:
(Optionally) make sure the latest BIOS is installed before you do the conversion. To do this you install http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin as an add-on and reboot the NAS. Do this after you backup the NAS. This isn't necessary, but if you do want to update the BIOS it is easiest to do it prior to conversion
Basic instructions for the conversion itself are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Upload R4toR6_6.9.5.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
- Go through the setup process on the converted NAS
- Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
- Restore files from the backup.
There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.
Note that if you ever need to do a USB recovery later on, you will need to use the procedure for 4.2 systems - substituting an OS-6 image for the 4.2.31 one.
If you see nothing (including not even a blip on the Ethernet LED) with no drives, then it seems you probably have a bad Ethernet transceiver or hardware supporting it, which is not repairable. Given you are still running OS4.2.31, your options for replacement are more limited. Another Ultra6, and Ultra6Plus, or a Pro6. If the replacement has been converted to OS6, you can convert it back, but have to do that using a spare drive before you install your drives.
It is booting I think. I get the message ERR: No disks detected. And I see the NAS with RAIDar but with a different IP: 192.168.168.168 so I can not reach it. And there is network activity. What to do now?
But I can not boot from USB.
OK, so this is a bit odd. RAIDar sees it, which usually means the hardware is good, but the router isn't assigning a proper address, so maybe still something wrong.
The older NAS are very picky about the USB drive you use for USB recovery. It absolutely cannot be USB3 or larger than 32GB, and I've found that staying under 8GB will generally give you a better shot (most likely because they tend to use older hardware). There can also only be one partition (some drives that offer encryption have more than one). When you create the USB, run the program with admin rights, as some have found the need to do so.
I use 7 different USB`s and old ones that are not higer than 8GB.
Is it possible that it is booting in a standard way because the disks are out. Is one the disks damaged where the os is on. What must I do now?
Andreas64nl wrote:
It is booting I think. I get the message ERR: No disks detected. And I see the NAS with RAIDar but with a different IP: 192.168.168.168 so I can not reach it. And there is network activity. What to do now?
The main thing I wanted to confirm is that the NIC card was working. Since RAIDar detected the NAS, it is certainly working (even though the router isn't giving you an IP address for your network).
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