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Wake-On-LAN: Anybody Got It Working?
Seems like WOL is the only game in town for remote recovery from a power failure ==> graceful shutdown in response to UPS. I'm doing something wrong, but don't know what. Using Fusion's "FUSION ...
Boot Recovery isn't normally a recommended procedure to do unless tech support recommends it, but if you can't access the boot menu, then that does indicate a problem with the flash and that the USB Boot Recovery is worth a try (I would try doing a firmware update if you can first though in case this fixes it, before attempting a USB Boot Recovery).
If you can I would backup your data and do a config backup before doing the USB Boot Recovery.
The USB Boot Recovery doesn't touch your disks or the data on them and the worse that could happen should be that you need to do a RMA of your unit (data should be fine provided array is in a redundant state) but it's better to be safe than sorry. Sometimes when doing a USB Boot Recovery some important information identifying your unit gets wiped out which requires tech support to remotely login and fix it. So doing the boot recovery when it's not necessary can lead to their time being wasted.
I guess perhaps I should look and see if I can access the boot menu. I was waiting to use it till when I upgrade to 3TB disks (probably in a year or two once prices have fallen considerably) to run the "Test Disks" boot option, but I guess I could check to see that I have a working boot menu tonight.
If you can I would backup your data and do a config backup before doing the USB Boot Recovery.
The USB Boot Recovery doesn't touch your disks or the data on them and the worse that could happen should be that you need to do a RMA of your unit (data should be fine provided array is in a redundant state) but it's better to be safe than sorry. Sometimes when doing a USB Boot Recovery some important information identifying your unit gets wiped out which requires tech support to remotely login and fix it. So doing the boot recovery when it's not necessary can lead to their time being wasted.
I guess perhaps I should look and see if I can access the boot menu. I was waiting to use it till when I upgrade to 3TB disks (probably in a year or two once prices have fallen considerably) to run the "Test Disks" boot option, but I guess I could check to see that I have a working boot menu tonight.
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