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X-RAID failed after WDIDLE3
Just today I have made WDIDLE3 to two WD10EARS (1TB GREEN) disks. Operation went with success. I put disks back into my ReadyNAS Duo v1 (SPARC) and it sends me an e-mail: X-RAID has failed to start... (blah, blah). There is also another e-mail that ATA errors increased from 20 to 28 on one disk and 18 to 20 on second disk. These numbers are the same each time I try to reboot.
I can access files in the box normally, I can login through ssh. I can't access Frontview. Both disk LEDs are dark.
Raidiar says that disks are ok, but X-RAID is dead.
I tried OS reinstall so far and also skip filesystem - no improvement.
I have all data from the box backed-up.
Is there any way to bring X-RAID back to life without neccessity to factory default? I would prefer not to do all configuration work from scratch...
I can access files in the box normally, I can login through ssh. I can't access Frontview. Both disk LEDs are dark.
Raidiar says that disks are ok, but X-RAID is dead.
I tried OS reinstall so far and also skip filesystem - no improvement.
I have all data from the box backed-up.
Is there any way to bring X-RAID back to life without neccessity to factory default? I would prefer not to do all configuration work from scratch...
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- You could backup the configuration (System > Config Backup), do a factory default, re-install addons, restore the config (the .zip file downloaded via System > Config Backup) and then restore data from backup.
- My case was like this:
1. I shut down my ReadyNAS properly,
2. took off both hard drives,
3. plugged one drive to PC,
4. booted PC from bootable CD with WDIDLE3,
5. set parameter to /s300,
6. turned PC off (with button),
7. unplugged HDD,
8. step 3 to 7 with second drive,
9. put both HDDs back into ReadyNAS in the original order 1,2,
10. turned ReadyNAS on.
ReadyNAS started to boot, but after while I received an e-mail with message that "X-RAID failed to start." There was also another notification that ATA errors count increased recently from something I don't remember to 28 on one disk and to 20 on second disk.
Both HDD LEDs were dark. I could access files on the ReadyNAS through SMB with no problem.
As I had files already backed-up I tried that and that and on the next day I factory defaulted ReadyNAS, reinstalled add-ons, made configuration from scratch and it seems to work fine now.
I think that ATA errors might have occured during powering PC on and off while trying to make PC boot properly - with keybord functioning properly - from bootable CD. It didn't happen at the beginning due to a PC BIOS configuration.
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