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RN214 always powers on after shutdown when reconnected to mains
Hi experts!
Just a quickie: ReadyNas OS6 Hardware Manual (ReadyNAS_ OS6_Desktop_HM_EN.pdf) says on page 58 for the RN214: "[...] When you connect the system to a power supply or the system reco...
The manual is just plain wrong. Every ReadyNAS I have, legacy and current models, except the 4200V2, powers up when power is lost and restored. The only reason the 4200V2 doesn't is because, unlike other NASes, I have access to the BIOS and changed the option. Restoration to the previous state is what most users are going to desire, so I'm unsure why that's not the actual case.
The typical work-around is to use an UPS. With the NAS off, the UPS will last a long time through a power outage and the NAS would never see the power cycle. But if you switch off the plug and induce an outage, the UPS is going to run out of juice at some point as well as be pretty annoying with its beeping..
Thanks for the confirmation. I already expected that - but there was still a slight chance that I overlooked something obvious. My RN214 is more a "NAS on demand", most of the time, it's switched off. I don't expose the data to the internet, so it would be stupid leaving it running all the time wasting energy when nobody is home. Yeah, a meagre 10W when all disks are sleeping, but nevertheless. I'd really appreciate flipping that switch in the BIOS, but I'm pretty sure Netgear wouldn't let me. I don't even know how to get there without keyboard and monitor directly attached, admin password aside...
VolkerB wrote:
Thanks for the confirmation. I already expected that - but there was still a slight chance that I overlooked something obvious.
No, you didn't. For some reason Netgear decided not to support your particular use case. You aren't alone, this has come up several times before.
As Sandshark says, a UPS is a reasonable workaround.
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