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ReadyNAS Pro 6 crashed again
Hello all, My ReadyNAS Pro6 periodically stops responding to the network. When that happens I can push the button to shutdown it but it will sit on "shutting down" forever and then I'll have to p...
Thanks, I'll test next time.
Many have (rightly) recommended a test with a couple of random HDDs. I have plenty so that wouldn't be an issue.
My concern is that sometimes the NAS stays online for weeks without issues and I really cannot keep my data offline for so long.
Is there a way to do an offline test of my drives? Someone recommended booting from a Debian Live-USB but I would need some minor guidance on that. I know how to make the USB, I'm just making sure (as much as possible) I don't do anything that can destroy my data.
Thanks! 🙂
Start with retrieving the SMART data from the storage block (aka. disk). Next trigger a full SMART check (rapid, then full) of the storage block. Then retrieve the SMART data again.
You can do this on any platform, without erasing or re-partition or re-format the storage block - if done carefully of course.
- Thanks.
I’ll Google how to do that. 🙂
Just to double check: do you mean doing those checks on the NAS itself while it’s online?
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