Replacing all drives in a Terastation - Revision history

Ramuk at 00:34, 11 November 2007

Ramuk — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:34:33 GMT

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	I managed to replace the 4x 160GB drives in my Terastation 0.6TB (HD-H0.6TGL/R5) with 4x 300GB Maxtor drives.		I managed to replace the 4x 160GB drives in my Terastation 0.6TB (HD-H0.6TGL/R5) with 4x 300GB Maxtor drives.

Ramuk: 20 revision(s)

Ramuk — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:59:20 GMT

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WizardFusion — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:09:00 GMT

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ClovisB — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:11:43 GMT

Procedure

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	'''9''' - Enter the web interface for the Terastation and delete the newly created default "normal" spanned RAID (array1).		'''9''' - Enter the web interface for the Terastation and delete the newly created default "normal" spanned RAID (array1).
-	:The admin password for the TS will either be kept as your original password or will revert the ~~the~~ default.	+	:The admin password for the TS will either be kept as your original password or will revert back to the factory default.

	'''10''' - When trying to delete the array, a page in Japanese comes up with four numbers and an empty text box (this is something that appears to be unique to the Japanese firmware). In order to delete the array, you have to type in the four numbers into the empty box (it is obviously a confirmation screen trying to make sure you want to delete the array).		'''10''' - When trying to delete the array, a page in Japanese comes up with four numbers and an empty text box (this is something that appears to be unique to the Japanese firmware). In order to delete the array, you have to type in the four numbers into the empty box (it is obviously a confirmation screen trying to make sure you want to delete the array).

ClovisB: /* Procedure */

ClovisB — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:09:17 GMT

Procedure

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	'''5''' - Switch the Terastation back on.		'''5''' - Switch the Terastation back on.

-	'''6''' - Connect the Terastation to your computer and run the Client Utility - It will come up showing no firmware present.	+	'''6''' - Connect the Terastation to your computer and run the Client Utility. It will come up showing no firmware present.

	'''7''' - Flash with v2.10 (Japanese) Firmware again - The Client Utility should be fine now.		'''7''' - Flash with v2.10 (Japanese) Firmware again - The Client Utility should be fine now.

ClovisB: /* Firmware Update */

ClovisB — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:03:12 GMT

Firmware Update

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	This was all done with a WIRED Gigabit adaptor on my laptop connected directly to the TeraStation, with '''manually assigned IP addresses''' on both the computer and the TeraStation (no DHCP).		This was all done with a WIRED Gigabit adaptor on my laptop connected directly to the TeraStation, with '''manually assigned IP addresses''' on both the computer and the TeraStation (no DHCP).

-	According to the instructions, this should not be done through a wireless connection, and I wouldn't trust doing it through any router either. The first time I tried to flash the TeraStation, the Wireless adapter on the latop was on (as well as the Gb adapter), and the firmware utility didn't seem to like that (I think the TCP metric favored the Wireless). Leaving only the Gigabit adapter "on", with one direct cable connection to the TeraStation, and disabling any other network adapter present on the computer appears to be the safest way to flash the firmware. It probably can also be done through a Gigabit switch - but to be safe, I wouldn't trust that either.	+	According to the instructions, this should not be done through a wireless connection, and I wouldn't trust doing it through any router either. The first time I tried to flash the TeraStation, the Wireless adapter on the latop was on (as well as the Gb adapter), and the firmware utility didn't seem to like that (I think the TCP metric favored the Wireless). Leaving '''only''' the Gigabit adapter "on", with one direct cable connection to the TeraStation, and disabling any other network adapter present on the computer appears to be the safest way to flash the firmware. It probably can also be done through a Gigabit switch - but to be safe, I wouldn't trust that either.
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	== Procedure ==		== Procedure ==

ClovisB: /* Procedure */

ClovisB — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:02:15 GMT

Procedure

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	'''8''' - Reboot the Terastation (by holding the front button for a few seconds and waiting for it to power down, and then powering up again).		'''8''' - Reboot the Terastation (by holding the front button for a few seconds and waiting for it to power down, and then powering up again).

-	'''9''' - Enter the web interface for the Terastation and ~~delet~~ the newly created default "normal" spanned RAID (array1).	+	'''If you want to keep the normal spanned disk created by default, skip steps 9 to 11. To create a RAID5 array, continue with step 9 (RAID 1 "mirrored" is also another possible choice).'''
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		+	'''9''' - Enter the web interface for the Terastation and delete the newly created default "normal" spanned RAID (array1).
	:The admin password for the TS will either be kept as your original password or will revert the the default.		:The admin password for the TS will either be kept as your original password or will revert the the default.

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	'''11''' - Created a new RAID-5 array - The disk check will run for about 7 hours.		'''11''' - Created a new RAID-5 array - The disk check will run for about 7 hours.

-	'''12''' - Copy the files ~~back~~ from the USB external drive to ~~Terastation.~~	+	'''12''' - Copy the files from the USB external drive (or wherever you originally copied them to) back to the Terastation.
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-	~~'''13''' - Switch the computer firewall~~ back on.	+

		+	'''13''' - Switch the computer's firewall back on.

	== Complete ==		== Complete ==
	My RAID-5 partition is now 836.2 GB - almost twice as much as before. All working fine so far (October 7, 2006).		My RAID-5 partition is now 836.2 GB - almost twice as much as before. All working fine so far (October 7, 2006).

WizardFusion: Formatted the page nicely and made it partly 3rd person (hope you don't mind)

WizardFusion — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:07:59 GMT

Formatted the page nicely and made it partly 3rd person (hope you don't mind)

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ClovisB at 22:29, 7 October 2006

ClovisB — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:29:56 GMT

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	7 - Went into the web interface for the TS using the client utility and deleted the newly created default "normal" spanned RAID (array1). The admin password for the TS remained the same as the one I had created before changing the drives.		7 - Went into the web interface for the TS using the client utility and deleted the newly created default "normal" spanned RAID (array1). The admin password for the TS remained the same as the one I had created before changing the drives.

-	8 - A page in Japanese comes up when trying to delete the array, with four numbers on it and an empty text box. In order to delete the array, one has to type in the 4 numbers in the empty box (it is obviously a confirmation screen trying to make sure you want to delete the array).	+	8 - A page in Japanese comes up when trying to delete the array, with four numbers on it and an empty text box (this is something that appears to be unique to the Japanese firmware, according to other sources). In order to delete the array, one has to type in the 4 numbers in the empty box (it is obviously a confirmation screen trying to make sure you want to delete the array).

	9 - Created a RAID5 array. Disk check ran for about 7 hours - no errors.		9 - Created a RAID5 array. Disk check ran for about 7 hours - no errors.

ClovisB at 22:27, 7 October 2006

ClovisB — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:27:22 GMT

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	4 - Switched computer and TS back on. Connected TS to computer. It came up on Client utility showing no firmware present.		4 - Switched computer and TS back on. Connected TS to computer. It came up on Client utility showing no firmware present.

-	5 - Flashed with 2.10 (japanese) fw again - utility ran fine. One dialog box that hadn't come up on the first flash came up. I don't know what it said, but I chose the left button (yes) and it continued. Takes a while to complete, and the computer showed the gigabit adapter switching off and on momentarily a few times. I think a couple of other dialog boxes came up with only one button in them, and I clicked on it every time till the utility went back to its original screen.	+	5 - Flashed with 2.10 (japanese) fw again - utility ran fine. One dialog box that hadn't come up on the first flash came up. I don't know what it said, but I chose the left button (yes) and it continued. Takes a while to complete, and the computer showed the gigabit adapter switching off and on momentarily a few times. I think a couple of other dialog boxes came up with only one button in them, and I clicked on it every time till the utility went back to its original screen. Some people have said they needed to restart the flashing a second time in order for it to work (apparently the box mentioned above is a warning about formatting the drives).

	6 - Rebooted computer and TS (on the TS, by holding the front button for a few seconds and waiting for it to power down, and then powering up again).		6 - Rebooted computer and TS (on the TS, by holding the front button for a few seconds and waiting for it to power down, and then powering up again).