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ReadyNAS Duo V2: issues with a HD replacement : not redundant/share (toward a three-field system)
Product Model: ReadyNASRND2000v2 Serial Number: 2UM21BE6005ED RAIDiator 5.3.13 RAID type: X-RAID2 My ReadyNAS Duo V2 has been working well with X-RAID2, first with two 2TB compatible drives (WD...
LaurentDuval wrote:
Before I do buy a fourth brand new 4TB drive:
- Is the three-field concept viable?
We don't recommend it here. One big reason is that you need to do a resync every time you swap the disks. That takes quite a while, and if the remaining drive fails during the process you will lose the data on the NAS.
Backing up to a second USB drive is a better strategy. You could get a USB dock for your internal drive, which would preserve your investment (and your internal drive is higher quality than a typical USB drive).
LaurentDuval wrote:
How can I solve this issue?Try rebooting the NAS first, and see if either the status resolves, or a second sync starts.
If neither of those happens, then simply remove the second drive with the NAS running. After a few seconds, hot-insert it (again with the NAS running). It should start a second resync.
LaurentDuval wrote:
Before I do buy a fourth brand new 4TB drive:
- Is the three-field concept viable?
We don't recommend it here. One big reason is that you need to do a resync every time you swap the disks. That takes quite a while, and if the remaining drive fails during the process you will lose the data on the NAS.
Backing up to a second USB drive is a better strategy. You could get a USB dock for your internal drive, which would preserve your investment (and your internal drive is higher quality than a typical USB drive).
LaurentDuval wrote:How can I solve this issue?
Try rebooting the NAS first, and see if either the status resolves, or a second sync starts.
If neither of those happens, then simply remove the second drive with the NAS running. After a few seconds, hot-insert it (again with the NAS running). It should start a second resync.
Thank you for the hints.
By reboot, just to be RAID sure, as "WARNING: The factory default reboot process resets the unit to factory settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats the disk to X-RAID", as seen on https://kb.netgear.com/21100/How-do-I-access-the-boot-menu-on-my-ReadyNAS-Ultra-2-Ultra-2-Plus-or-Pro-2-Duo-v2
Are you talking about the normal reboot, or something else
LaurentDuval wrote:
Are you talking about the normal reboot, or something else
I was talking about a normal reboot.
I went to vacations at the time of your answer. I will try your solution in the next fexw days. Regards
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