Unformatted NAS..... Aargh
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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Despite repeated warnings that their backups weren't running and quotes to replace the hardware, I have to go to a disaster in the morning. A baby Linksys NAS that thinks it's disk is unformatted due to a power cut.
So, I need a recovery plan. At the moment I am thinking of taking the disk out and using Knoppix or put the disk in a W2K WS and use restorer2000 to see what's intact and what I can get back.
I'm expecting just File Allocation Table damage (fingers crossed don't even know what file system it uses)
Does 2K autofix corrupt file systems? I know XP does, but I want to avoid that!!!
Any thoughts or suggestions greatly received!
So, I need a recovery plan. At the moment I am thinking of taking the disk out and using Knoppix or put the disk in a W2K WS and use restorer2000 to see what's intact and what I can get back.
I'm expecting just File Allocation Table damage (fingers crossed don't even know what file system it uses)
Does 2K autofix corrupt file systems? I know XP does, but I want to avoid that!!!
Any thoughts or suggestions greatly received!
You said BABY Linksys NAS? Which model? Just be warned that the tiny Linksys NAS does NOT use NTFS nor even FAT. IIRC the Linksys has a Linux embedded OS (with SAMBA I believe or some such) and therefor would use a Linux compatible fs.
I know this because I just installed one of these things on our LAN so that I could upgrade some servers (I offload the important stuff to the NAS, swap out boxes and then, hey-ho, just pull the data back in). I did, however, have to format the Seagate external HD due to the fact that it came preformatted (as FAT32 or NTFS - can't remember which) and it was not recognised by the NAS doohicky.
Good luck...
ErnestM
Edited to add: May want to check the firmware on the Linksys before much rummaging...
>> Edited by ErnestM on Sunday 6th March 21:44
I know this because I just installed one of these things on our LAN so that I could upgrade some servers (I offload the important stuff to the NAS, swap out boxes and then, hey-ho, just pull the data back in). I did, however, have to format the Seagate external HD due to the fact that it came preformatted (as FAT32 or NTFS - can't remember which) and it was not recognised by the NAS doohicky.
Good luck...
ErnestM
Edited to add: May want to check the firmware on the Linksys before much rummaging...
>> Edited by ErnestM on Sunday 6th March 21:44
Knoppix will probably show you what is on the hard drive provided that you can install the drive in a ws and then boot to your Knoppix CD...
...that may not solve your problem, however. Sounds to me as if something has gone amiss with the Linksys system itself. Please tell me that your client was not using this for anything more than a backup? Certainly not a live data environment?
I cannot recall exactly which embedded flavour of Linux that Linksys uses so I don't know if you can use Knoppix to remote mount the hard drive, but even if you normally could, it's doubtful that the embedded OS in the Linksys would let you. I believe that the whole thing is set up for access via SMB (SAMBA stylee).
Good luck to you...
ErnestM
edited for crap spelling
>> Edited by ErnestM on Sunday 6th March 23:42
...that may not solve your problem, however. Sounds to me as if something has gone amiss with the Linksys system itself. Please tell me that your client was not using this for anything more than a backup? Certainly not a live data environment?
I cannot recall exactly which embedded flavour of Linux that Linksys uses so I don't know if you can use Knoppix to remote mount the hard drive, but even if you normally could, it's doubtful that the embedded OS in the Linksys would let you. I believe that the whole thing is set up for access via SMB (SAMBA stylee).
Good luck to you...
ErnestM
edited for crap spelling
>> Edited by ErnestM on Sunday 6th March 23:42
Well obviously they are working in a windows environment. If the data is important I would suggest to find a way to mount the drive in a Linux box and then install SAMBA in the box to get at the data...
...if the data is not important, a refresh in the Linksys appliance, or replacement hard drive, and then format and Robert's your dad's brother...
ErnestM
...if the data is not important, a refresh in the Linksys appliance, or replacement hard drive, and then format and Robert's your dad's brother...
ErnestM
Phew, sorted.... Drives out, reset system and try to log in... No joy. Use default password and we're in. Drives back in and hey presto, the data is back.
Tell customer off, remind then I have quoted half a dozen times to sort this
and remind them just how close they came to disaster!
Set up a batch Xcopy using the AT scheduler to back up the NAS and at least there is some possibility of a get out should it happen again.
This company has a massive turnover and their entire operation is paperless.... Why oh why are they willing to risk everything for a few £K
Tell customer off, remind then I have quoted half a dozen times to sort this
and remind them just how close they came to disaster! Set up a batch Xcopy using the AT scheduler to back up the NAS and at least there is some possibility of a get out should it happen again.
This company has a massive turnover and their entire operation is paperless.... Why oh why are they willing to risk everything for a few £K
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