Alternative to Q-Raid when replacing disk

[FlashNAS]

Hi,

I'm trying to replace a faulty 1TB disk in a TS112, with a new larger 3TB disk. I followed the usual instructions to sync the disk via e-Sata port using Q-Raid1, but this fails after about 24 hours, with the logs suggesting "perhaps the destination disk may be full", which it is not, having copied over only around 186GB.

Is there an alternative way of copying over the content of the internal disk?

Would Acronis perhaps do this?

Appreciate any suggestions.
J

[bugyou3]

No, Acronis will NOT work. Clonezilla, gparted or similar will NOT work either. Been there, done that. When the drive is already almost dead, too late for Q-RAID anyway. Backup what you can, set up from scratch, restore backup.

[pwilson]

Hi,

I'm trying to replace a faulty 1TB disk in a TS112, with a new larger 3TB disk. I followed the usual instructions to sync the disk via e-Sata port using Q-Raid1, but this fails after about 24 hours, with the logs suggesting "perhaps the destination disk may be full", which it is not, having copied over only around 186GB.

Is there an alternative way of copying over the content of the internal disk?

Would Acronis perhaps do this?

Appreciate any suggestions.
J

Under what Firmware Version/Build?

[FlashNAS]

Sorry:

The very latest firmware 4.1.2 is installed.

Thanks,

[pwilson]

Sorry:

The very latest firmware 4.1.2 is installed.

Thanks,

Still no Build number for me?

Anyway, what is probably the easiest thing to do now would be to install the NAS on the new drive, and then attach the original drive via USB/eSATA.



The original drive will mount on your NAS as "/share/USBDisk1/", "/share/USBDisk2/", "/share/USBDisk3/", etc
Your original NAS data will be in "/share/USBDisk3/". (3rd partition on the external drive)

File Station or "/usr/bin/cp" commands will allow you to copy the data back to /share/HDA_DATA (NAS drive).

[FlashNAS]

Hi Patrick.

Thank you so much for your help.

Apologies, the build number: 4.1.2 build 0126.

Would your File Station/copy commands transfer all content/data/settings including the qpkg applications and their settings, and include any permissions, and be bootable?

Thanks Again,
F

[pwilson]

Hi Patrick.

Thank you so much for your help.

Apologies, the build number: 4.1.2 build 0126.

Would your File Station/copy commands transfer all content/data/settings including the qpkg applications and their settings, and include any permissions, and be bootable?

Thanks Again,
F

No it will not. This however can be worked around, as you can copy everything over from the command line, and can restore your previous settings to the newly rebuilt NAS after the fact. I'll be happy to assist in this regard. Please check your "Configuration Backup" directory before you start to ensure that you actually have a "configuration backup" to restore.

Please access your NAS via SSH, (login as "admin"), and run:

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ls -alF /share/HDA_DATA/.@backup_config/

Please cut&paste this output back to this message thread.

[FlashNAS]

Thank you Patrick that's really good of you. Apart from some general data in the network shares, its particularly the Asterisk qpkg and settings I want to preserve. Here is the output as instructed:

[~] # ls -alF /share/HDA_DATA/.@backup_config/
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin administ 4096 Feb 4 03:04 ./
drwxrwxrwx 39 admin administ 4096 Jan 31 13:42 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 6319 Feb 1 2012 0_20120201_
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 6321 Feb 8 2012 0_20120208_
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 6322 Feb 15 2012 0_20120215_
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 365397 Feb 4 03:04 0_20150204_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207788 Jan 28 03:04 1_20150128_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207761 Jan 21 03:04 2_20150121_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207743 Jan 14 03:04 3_20150114_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207723 Jan 7 03:04 4_20150107_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207601 Dec 31 03:04 5_20141231_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207561 Dec 24 03:04 6_20141224_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207553 Dec 17 03:04 7_20141217_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207512 Dec 10 03:04 8_20141210_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207504 Dec 3 03:04 9_20141203_0304.tar.gz
[~] #


I haven't carried out any copying as yet, due to the Asterisk question, but have checked Filestation which seems to only show only the shares I've set up. Am I correct in presuming the default operating system is automatically copied to the newly inserted disk upon start up and I'd use Filestation to setup and copy over shares and their contents? (Sorry if my presumption is incorrect, I'm not experienced with NAS/Linux).

Many thanks,
J

[pwilson]

Thank you Patrick that's really good of you. Apart from some general data in the network shares, its particularly the Asterisk qpkg and settings I want to preserve. Here is the output as instructed:

[~] # ls -alF /share/HDA_DATA/.@backup_config/
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin administ 4096 Feb 4 03:04 ./
drwxrwxrwx 39 admin administ 4096 Jan 31 13:42 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 6319 Feb 1 2012 0_20120201_
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 6321 Feb 8 2012 0_20120208_
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 6322 Feb 15 2012 0_20120215_
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 365397 Feb 4 03:04 0_20150204_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207788 Jan 28 03:04 1_20150128_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207761 Jan 21 03:04 2_20150121_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207743 Jan 14 03:04 3_20150114_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207723 Jan 7 03:04 4_20150107_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207601 Dec 31 03:04 5_20141231_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207561 Dec 24 03:04 6_20141224_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207553 Dec 17 03:04 7_20141217_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207512 Dec 10 03:04 8_20141210_0304.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin administ 207504 Dec 3 03:04 9_20141203_0304.tar.gz
[~] #


I haven't carried out any copying as yet, due to the Asterisk question, but have checked Filestation which seems to only show only the shares I've set up. Am I correct in presuming the default operating system is automatically copied to the newly inserted disk upon start up and I'd use Filestation to setup and copy over shares and their contents? (Sorry if my presumption is incorrect, I'm not experienced with NAS/Linux).

Many thanks,
J

We won't be using File Station for this task for very much the reasons you just stated.

Your Feb 4th Configuration Backup looks to be intact.

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-rw-r--r--    1 admin    administ    365397 Feb  4 03:04 /share/HDA_DATA/.@backup_config/0_20150204_0304.tar.gz

We can restore it after we have copied your data over. It looks like a go to get started. Please remove your internal drive, and set it aside. Setup the NAS on the new drive, and then attach the original drive via USB or eSATA.

When you get this far, please post back to this thread, and let me know whether you used "USB" or "eSATA".

[FlashNAS]

Hi Patrick,

I'm just doing your last steps now. Sorry for the delay. I'm attaching the external drive via eSata.

Be extremely grateful if you could advise on the next steps to copy over the Asterisk qpkg and settings.

Many thanks,
J

[pwilson]

Hi Patrick,

I'm just doing your last steps now. Sorry for the delay. I'm attaching the external drive via eSata.

Be extremely grateful if you could advise on the next steps to copy over the Asterisk qpkg and settings.

Many thanks,
J

I can't help with Asterisk. i'm not an Asterisk user. I can't help with anything, without more information about your existing configuration and wanted future configuration of your NAS. Please access your NAS via SSH, login as "admin" and run:

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#!/bin/sh
rm -f /tmp/nasreport
touch /tmp/nasreport
chmod +x /tmp/nasreport
cat << EOF >> /tmp/nasreport
#!/bin/sh
#
# NAS Report by Patrick Wilson
# see: http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=185&t=82260#p366188
#
# 
echo "[code]"
echo "*********************"
echo "** QNAP NAS Report **"
echo "*********************"
echo " "
echo "NAS Model:      \$(getsysinfo model)"
echo "Firmware:       \$(getcfg system version) Build \$(getcfg system 'Build Number')"
echo "System Name:    \$(/bin/hostname)"
echo "Workgroup:      \$(getcfg system workgroup)"
echo "Base Directory: \$(dirname \$(getcfg -f /etc/config/smb.conf Public path))"
echo "NAS IP address: \$(ifconfig \$(getcfg network 'Default GW Device') | grep addr: | awk '{ print \$2 }' | cut -d: -f2)"
echo " " 
echo "Default Gateway Device: \$(getcfg network 'Default GW Device')" 
echo " "
ifconfig \$(getcfg network 'Default GW Device') | grep -v HWaddr
echo " "
echo -n "DNS Nameserver(s):" 
cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | cut -d' ' -f2
echo " "
echo " "
echo "HDD Information:"
echo " "
alpha='abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
drives=\$(getcfg Storage 'Disk Drive Number')
for ((i=1;i<=drives;++i)) ; do
	echo -n "HDD\$i -"
	if [ ! -b /dev/sd\${alpha:\$i-1:1} ] ; then
		echo "Drive absent"
	else
		hdparm -i /dev/sd\${alpha:\$i-1:1} | grep "Model"
		echo " "
		parted /dev/sd\${alpha:\$i-1:1} print
		echo " "
		/sbin/get_hd_smartinfo -d \$i
		echo " "
	fi
done
echo "Volume Status"
echo " "
mdadm -D /dev/md0 /dev/md1 2>/dev/null
echo " "
cat /proc/mdstat
echo " "
echo "Disk Space:"
echo " "
df -h | grep -v qpkg
echo " "
echo "Mount Status:" 
echo " "
mount | grep -v qpkg
echo " "
#echo "Contents of \$(dirname \$(getcfg -f /etc/config/smb.conf Public path)):"
#echo " "
#ls -lF \$(dirname \$(getcfg -f /etc/config/smb.conf Public path))/
#echo " "
#echo "Windows Shares:" 
#echo " "
#for i in \$(grep \] /etc/config/smb.conf | sed 's/\[//g' | sed 's/\]//g' | grep -v global) ;do 
#	echo -n "\$i:"
#	testparm -s -l --section-name=\$i --parameter-name=path 2>/dev/null 
#done
#echo " "
#echo "QNAP Media Scanner / Transcoder processes running: "
#echo " " 
#/bin/ps | grep medialibrary | grep -v grep
#echo " " 
#echo -n "MediaLibrary Configuration file: " 
#ls -alF /etc/config/medialibrary.conf
#echo " " 
#echo "/etc/config/medialibrary.conf:"
#cat /etc/config/medialibrary.conf
echo " "
echo "Memory Information:" 
echo " "
free | grep -v cache:
echo " "
echo "NASReport completed on \$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %T') (\$0) 

"
echo " "
EOF
sleep 2
clear
/tmp/nasreport
#done

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Please cut&paste the output of the resulting NASReport back to this message thread, Please include everything between the "code" and "/code" tags, including the tags themselves.

[FlashNAS]

Hi Patrick,

I'm not hoping for help on Asterisk don't worry - only mirroring the current disk if possible.
I just want to mirror the current setup, but with the larger disk.

I didn't run the second line as:
[~] # !/bin/sh
-sh: !/bin/sh: event not found

Should I continue?

Many thanks,
J

[pwilson]

Hi Patrick,

I'm not hoping for help on Asterisk don't worry - only mirroring the current disk if possible.
I just want to mirror the current setup, but with the larger disk.

I didn't run the second line as:
[~] # !/bin/sh
-sh: !/bin/sh: event not found

Should I continue?

Many thanks,
J

Copy everything I provided, including the "#" symbols. Copy every byte.

[FlashNAS]

UPDATE - was a pasting error - some formatting causing issues. Just running now....

[FlashNAS]

See below, didn't output bottom

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 line so let me know if I need to run it again. It seems pasting it in straight from this website using firefox, includes some characters putty doesn't like.