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StigB38
Oct 09, 2015Star
RN102 trying to update from 6.2.5 to 6.4.0 but fails every time...
No matter what I try - auto update or manual my RN102 won't install 6.4.0 and despite saying it has uploaded and then re-booted it re-starts on 6.2.5 I've reset to factory defaults a few times and i...
- Oct 10, 2015
OK solved by checking other 6.4.0 posts and using the ReadyNAS OS 6: USB Recovery Tool at the link below - it took me 5 different USB sticks before one worked, but when it did it was quick and easy. Note that I held the Backup button down for about 15 seconds whilst booting - both the power and LED light just above the Backup botton were flashing together rapidly, then after about another 10-15 seconds the power light went solid on, followed by the other LED on solidly. It shut down after only a couple of minutes (which I thought was a bit quick), but I removed the USB stick and booted normally and I now have 6.4.0 installed :-) Now to restore my files...
StigB38
Nov 03, 2015Star
Doesn't the RN102 only support up to 8TB? Therefore is part of the problem the fact that you say you have 16TB installed...
kpurcell
Nov 03, 2015Tutor
Actually my unit is a RN104. The topic title was for a RN102 but those got conflated.
- mdgm-ntgrNov 04, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
kpurcell, I can see from your logs that you have a very large number of snapshots. You might benefit from changes in 6.4.1 beta: https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Beta-Release/ReadyNASOS-6-4-1-T21-Beta-1/m-p/999457#U999457
Furthermore I see no evidence of volume maintenance being run on this system. It would be advisable to schedule regular volume maintenance (defrag & balance).
What kind of data are you storing on your system?- kpurcellNov 08, 2015Tutor
I have a lot of web development work on the NAS. I pretty much left the system with default confugurations other than initially setting up shares. Not sure why it woudl be making so many snapshots after the firmware update. I now seems to do nothign but snapshots and really keeping the unit CPU/Memory bound.
Been trying to get in via the admin to update the settings but completly leaves me on the admin splashscreen.
- kpurcellNov 09, 2015Tutor
My system is now so busy that It does not display status in the LCD window when you press the power button. But the activity light is flashign and I can hear the drives doing something.
I guess it is making snapshots so often they are overlapping and slowing down the system.
Cannot get in via the web admin, just times out after displaying the splash screen. So frustrating!
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