Re: readynas nv+ dead, how to recover disks?

fooprobe · ‎2016-07-20

my trusty NV+ finallky quit. not in the serial number range for the PSU service action. i have a backup, but it's a hassle because the backup doesn't delete old folders when i move them around on the RAID, so there are a lot of old folders hanging out on the backup and i'd have to sort through manually to find the most recent ones.

any suggestions on recovering the disks? is there a readynas i could migrate the disks to? i actually don't think i need a RAID anymore, kind of overkill for my use, but i don't know if there's any other way to recover the disks besides plugging them into a new chassis.

any thoughts?

-emil

Marto731 · ‎2016-07-20

Emil,

I take it power supply is dead. If you know someone with an active NV+, or search for a PSU.

The later x86 and ARM units are not compatible with Sparc NV+.

Regards, Marto

fooprobe · ‎2016-07-20

i don't know for certain that the PSU is dead but it looks like it. i get no lights at all, unresponsive.

i was afraid that's what you would say =( ok, thanks for the feedback.

StephenB · ‎2016-07-21

If you have a suitable linux machine (with enough connections for the disks) you could do this: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306

Note you can use a linux boot CD with an ordinary PC.

fooprobe · ‎2016-07-21

oh! interesting. i might be able to make that happen actually.... thanks!!

BrianL2 · ‎2016-07-28

Hi fooprobe,

Were you able to mount your disks on a Linux machine to get your files?

Kind regards,

BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team

fooprobe · ‎2016-08-01

I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I still need to get replacement storage up and running, and my personal life is in the way. If i get it working i'll let you know about it....

BrianL2 · ‎2016-08-01

Hi fooprobe,

Alright then. Just keep us in the loop on what happens next.

Kind regards,

BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team

mdgm-ntgr · ‎2016-08-01

If you do get a new ReadyNAS there is a process for support to attempt to recover data using that. See http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29875/~/readynas%3A-migrating-disks-from-raidiator-to-...