DSM-G600, DNS-3xx and NSA-220 Hack Forum

Rastikan · 2008-08-02 03:52:26

Anyone know out there if it is possible to go from a single drive configuration on the NAS-323 to a RAID-1 (mirror If not mistaken) configuration without the need to reformat original drive?

I've just freed up some 400GB SATA drive and would like to insert it in the right slot of my NAS-323 unit and do as large as possible mirroring. The original drive is 450 or 500GB. I'd be quite happy to have a mirrored 350-400 GB dataset.

I believe the fw on the unit is D-Link's 1.05

Also, I didn't pay attention much yet but, is the NAS-323 unit suitable for running 24H/Day ? I basically let it up and running for the past 90 days or so. Just wondering if cooling is appropriate, if drive lifetime might get much shorter running in that unit.

Thank you all,
N.

fordem · 2008-08-02 04:18:04

To the first question - yes - it is possible if you're running fw 1.05 - but - only if the second drive is the same size or larger than the first one.

FWIW - my answer is based on standard functionality - it may be possible to do it through manipulating the device directly telnet, and if it is, I'm sure someone of the linux gurus will jump in and tell you how.

To the second question - yes - although some people are not happy with the temperatures their disks seem to run at, and have added extra cooling and/or fiddled with the fan speed - I have been running my unit with no such modifications with a pair of drives in 30*+ ambient temperatures for over 18 months with no failures.

bq041 · 2008-08-02 04:36:22

If you don't trust the D-Link admin tool to format the correct drive, I have some scripts that can do it manually, or I can walk you through doing it.

Rastikan · 2008-08-02 04:48:08

I don't feel like spending additional money for the time being. I think I might try to write so script to update files on drive B from A. Furthermore, let say I run the script nightly it will keep drive B basically asleep allday long (is NAS-323 smart enough to keep only one out of two disk running???)

What non-official FW+Software Package would you recommend so I have a complete enough unix shell to SSH in or simply be able to run simple file update script?

Regarding temperature, I guess you aren't using D-Link FW, right? As it does not display HDD temperature but only the NAS-box temperature. Mine says 41, might a bit high.

Rastikan · 2008-08-02 04:51:27

bq041 wrote:
If you don't trust the D-Link admin tool to format the correct drive, I have some scripts that can do it manually, or I can walk you through doing it.

Actually I don't like Magicians, Wizard, anyone or anything performing something I don't fully understand or see...errrr... I mean, I'd rather run my own script and wiping out 400GB of stuff I really don't want to loose.

What non-official FW+Software Package would you recommend so I have a complete enough unix shell to SSH in or simply be able to run simple file update script?

mig · 2008-08-02 08:53:19

Rastikan,

Take a look at previous posts in this forum (the search utility is very useful
for this) there has been much discussion on several of the issues you bring up.

For shell access to your DNS-323, you should look at "Fonz Fun Plug" or FFP
There is a description of the FFP and links on the DNS-323 wiki http://dns323.kood.org/

Last edited by mig (2008-08-02 09:13:04)

bq041 · 2008-08-03 02:27:28

I have been using fonz's ffp 0.5 since it came out, and I have been updating it as he does. Works great for me. I'm running stock F/W 1.05 on my "play" box (the one I use for testing) and 1.04 on my "live" box.

As for creating a raid 1 manually, you don't have to worry about wiping out your stuff, it just get's a little complecated as there are some config files in the flash that need updating. They are what let's the unit know what disk mode you are running in. That is why I made things into scripts. Check out: http://dns323.kood.org/forum/p18035-200 … tml#p18035
If you go scroll back through that thread, you will find an upgrade script I wrote. It is not for what you want to do, but feel free to download it and check it out. It has all the components in it for creating and breaking raids on the DNS, including updating the flash. I wrote it using modular subroutines so they can be copied out and made into new scripts. It will at least give you an idea as to what goes into the process. Feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Lastly, the right slot (looking at the button panel) is the primary slot (slot 0) and the left is the secondary slot (slot 1). If you are running only 1 drive, you should have it in the right slot. It is not exactly important if you only have 1 drive, but it becomes very important when you go and add a second drive, especially if you choose to use the fun_plug.

bscott · 2008-08-04 05:46:39

Rastikan wrote:
Furthermore, let say I run the script nightly it will keep drive B basically asleep allday long (is NAS-323 smart enough to keep only one out of two disk running???)

I'm interested in this question myself and have not been able to find any previous discussion of it. I'd assume that the spin down is all-or-nothing, for a couple of reasons, but if anyone knows differently please post.

fordem · 2008-08-04 06:11:49

I'm sure some one of the linux gurus here can find more convincing evidence in a log file - but here's my suggestion ....

Assuming you're running separate volumes - wait until the unit is in power save mode or "spun down", and then listen to it whilst you access one volume, you should hear the disk spin up - wait a couple of minutes and then access the second volume, do you hear that one spin up also - if you don't it was already spinning, if you do then the unit spins the disks up separately.

On mine I seem to recall hearing the disks spin up one by one ....

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