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Netgear NAS rack Servers
I am configuring a home network, I decided I want a Netgear nas rack server (4 bay) for my central storage. Am currently shopping for network cabinets to put it in. Do not want to run in to the problem of the server being to big. If anyone could give me some options for a nerwork cabinet that us of good quality and not to pricey that would be great. It will be a 4 bay 1U rack server.ReadyNAS and the Eaton Network Card MS (Ethenet option card for Eaton UPS's)
Has anyone had any luck using the Eaton Network card MS with the ReadyNAS and OS 6.x? There is another post where somebody was trying and failing, and there is no resolution; but the subject really didn't address the problem, so many may have ignored it. I'm having some issues with my one NAS that's hooked to the UPS properly communicating with the other two NASs that aslo use the UPS. So, I thought that connecting them all to the UPS via a Network Card MS and Ethernat might be the solution. But before I shell out for the card, I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck getting this combination to work. And, if so, what are SNMP MIB you are using. This would be with an Eaton 5P1500 Tower, if it makes a difference.ReadyNAS UPS compatibility and configuration
I've recently experienced a number of power outages, and decided that I should therefore protect my ReadyNAS (RN104) with a small UPS. However I've struggled to find out which UPS models (if any) are compatible, what coniguration I could or should use, and so on. My initial Google searches highlighted a Netgear article here saying I could (only) add Remote to SNMP-enabled UPS.... so not the basic USB-connected model I was thinking about. Then I could find virtually nothing on supported brands and models. I did eventually find one post saying the Netgear webpage was wrong, and USB UPS will just appear (as if you try to "add" a UPS in the ReadyNAS UPS config page, USB-connected UPS are not an option you can select). Still nothing on supported models, so it was with only hope that I ordered an APC BackUps XS700UI - basically the smallest, cheapest, communicating UPS I could find (I've used larger APC UPS a lot in my day job so was keen on using an APC product). I was therefore relieved when, after purchasing an C19-C8 IEC cable to connect the UPS output to the ReadyNAS PDU input, and digging a USB cable out of a drawer - the ReadyNAS swiftly identified and listed the UPS, even displaying its serial number and estimated runtime, as well as a green "on line power" blob! What it took a further 24h to find was the settings "cog" next to the UPS listing, which gives you a dialog to configure the shutdown period... in this case in terms of percentage of battery threshold. I've gone for 40%, which should give it at least 20 mins to shutdown (and around 40 mins of runtime before then). Before finding this, I was contemplating if I needed to connect the UPS to a PC with Powerchute s/w installed, so that I could reconfigure the "low battery" alert time, as all I'd found otherwise was that with Auto, the UPS would shutdown when it received a low battery alarm from the UPS.... and the UPS will send this with only 2 minutes battery remaining. Safe.... I think not! Anyway.... now I'm happy I have a good configuration, though have not yet disconnected the mains and tested it. The BackUps XS700UI is a very similar compact size to the ReadyNAS 104 and they sit well together, and at about £60 was a reasonable price (compared with the investment in the RN104 and its 4TB Red drives). So.... could I have been spared the headaches, is there actually any good source of information on compatible UPS models for the various ReadyNAS devices? On this forum I've subsequently found a few posts that would have given me more clues, but nothing comprehensive. There are a few discussions around NUT (network UPS tools) which is embedded into the ReadyNAS firmware as the way of enabling UPS compatability , and therefore any UPS on its compatibility list should work... however the compatibility list isn't an easy read, and doesn't really list specific models. APC BackUps are mentioned, but I couldn't see the XS700UI by model no. Also there's nothing to say which version of NUT is included in the APC firmware.... Howver, one thing I have discovered, is that having ticked the box to "Enable network monitoring of attached UPS" in the ReadyNAS UPS config window, and then using the documents/source code from https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/blob/master/docs/net-protocol.txt and https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/blob/master/data/cmdvartab for guidance, you can qurery the UPS/NUT as follows: - create a telnet session to the ReadyNAS IP address on port 3493; - issue commands such as "GET VAR UPS ups.status" . You can also find the UPS firmware version (ups.firmware), manufacturing date (ups.mfr.date), the UPS input voltage, battery voltage and many more items. In fact LIST VAR UPS will show you everything supported by the UPS. This includes the NUT version with the command GET VAR UPS driver.version (or just the simple command VER) - and see the f/w is 2.7.4. - which you can see here is actually the latest NUT release (dated Mar 2016).
Can the Readynas UPS monitoring shut down a windows computer?
Can the Readynas UPS monitoring shut down a windows computer? I purchased a very expensive SINWAVE UPS which I have my computer and Readynas connected to. All the readynas will monitor the readynas that is connected to the UPS via USB cable. I was wondering if there is anyway to get my windows computer to also monitor that readynas UPS server and shut down when the power goes out instead of draining the UPS dead. Thanks.Cannot access my Shares after windows 10 update = SMB1 problem
I need help with my nass , after updating to the latest version of windows 10 a few weeks ago, I lost connectivity via smb to my data/shares. The problem seems to be related to smb version1 not being secure enough for windows 10. Has anyone found a solution to this please ? Sven
Please stop detecting UPS serial number
I have a Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS attached to my RN2120 via USB. Since day 1, the 2120 has given me hourly warnings that it cannot communicate with the UPS. This happens with OS 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7.5. With extensive online research, I found another user who temporarily fixed the same problem by editing /etc/nut/ups.conf and commenting out the line: serial = xxxxxx then restarting nut. I used SSH to examine my own ups.conf and tried the same. I shut down nut and restarted it - it recognzed my UPS perfectly. I noticed that nut started on its own saw the Tripp Lite serial number as "FW-2473 A" with a space. Front View always saw it as "FW-2473_A". Of course my edit was wiped out on every reboot. I tried making /etc/nut/ups.conf read only and even immutable, but Front View found somewhere else to put the configuration and still shows an "unknown" UPS with the serial number "FW-2473_A". If ReadyNAS would just stop detecting the Tripp Lite serial number, I would be fine. If ReadyNAS detected it properly with the space and escaped it correctly in ups.conf, I would be fine.ReadyNas Ultra 2 - won't turn on - migrate disks to new unit?
Hi there - my ReadyNas Ultra 2 (FW: v4.2.19) gave up the ghost and won't power on. I know it's running Radiator, but that's about it - what are my options for replacing the unit? I'm seeing some used Ultra 2s on Amazon, but I'd be amenable to going to a newer unit as well. what's the easiest way to get another NAS up and running with the data from the two disks that are currently in the dead unit? I believe the two drives were x-raided as well...thanks in advance!
RN316 works with CyberPower Value 1000EI
Just a note for anyone searching that I can confirm the ReadyNAS model RN316 six-bay running firmware 6.7.4 works properly with the CyberPower Value 1000EI. Specifically - the CyberPower Value 1000EI-AU (Australian version, 2x AU plug receptacles, USB, network passthrough) - this UPS cost about AU$130 at time of writing - some time was required and a couple of restarts of the NAS to have the RN316 automatically 'see' the UPS, but eventuall it worked - at this stage the USB cable only works when plugged in to the NAS's front USB2 port, not when plugged into either of the back USB3 ports I tested the NAS was receiving the correct info from the UPS, and that the NAS was correctly responding to the information from the UPS, by using a method described by other users in this forum (can't find the post to properly give them credit, sorry). 1. Plug UPS into wall power outlet 2. Plug NAS into seperate wall power outlet 3. Plug UPS USB into NAS USB so they can communicate 4. Plug a lamp into the UPS power 5. Switch everything on 6. Ensure NAS sees the UPS 7. Set NAS to shutdown at your preferred % of battery (I just want a nice proper shutdown if the building pwer goes out, so I set my RN316 to power down at 90% battery) 8. Check that the NAS is NOT plugged into the UPS power! 9. Switch off wall power to the UPS. 10. What should happen is that the UPS loses mains power and goes to battery power, sends a message by USB to the NAS, and eventually the NAS shuts down gracefully, whilst the lamp stays lit on battery until the batteries run out. 11. This method doesn't risk a hard shutdown of the NAS (it's plugged into the wall), but checks that the UPS and NAS are talking to each other, and that your NAS settings do what you think they should do. Thanks to the other users who actually came up with this test, you're the heroes we needed... Cheers.
