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Title: Data recovery HDD JBOD
Post by: neraisse on November 21, 2013, 03:37:26 AM

Hello everybody,
My DNS-323 box does not work anymore (thunderstorm problem).  However it seems that the 2 HDD have not been damaged.
The DNS-323 configuration was JBOD.
I would like to recover the data from my 2 HDD.  How to do this?
If I plug the 2 HDD on another DNS-323 or another NAS box does it work?
Thanks in advance for the support!
Alain

Title: Re: Data recovery HDD JBOD
Post by: JavaLawyer on November 21, 2013, 05:29:58 AM

Presuming the DNS-323 was physically damaged and the HDDs and JBOD are still intact, you should be able to drop the two HDDs into a new DNS-323 without any issue. The DNS-323 formats HDDs using the Linux filesystem and the way the DNS-323 formats RAID and JBOD arrays is somewhat unique, so you are likely to encounter issues trying to install the JBOD into a different model NAS. Even within the D-Link family, D-Link clearly states that HDD configurations created in early ShareCenter models (such as the DNS-321 and DNS-323) are not compatible with the newer D-Link ShareCenter product line, so the likelihood of successfully dropping the array into another brand device is probably slim at best.

If you plan on dropping the two HDDs into a new DNS-323, please make sure the firmware of the new device matches what's currently installed in your legacy DNS-323, and clearly label the HDDs with a magic marker so you install them in the same order as the original device.

Another option is mounting the JBOD in a Windows machines and using special software designed for Linux based RAID recovery: DNS-323 - Data Recovery (Windows PCs) (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41395.0)

. . . And I would be remiss if I didn't stand on my soapbox and state the importance of maintaining at least one backup of your critical data on another physical device.

Title: Re: Data recovery HDD JBOD
Post by: neraisse on November 21, 2013, 03:40:05 PM

Many thanks for this quick and comprehensive answer.  I just now have to find the same DNS-323...

Title: Re: Data recovery HDD JBOD
Post by: JavaLawyer on November 21, 2013, 04:07:39 PM

Good luck and post back and let us know how things turn out.  ;)

Title: Re: Data recovery HDD JBOD
Post by: neraisse on March 04, 2014, 05:00:42 AM

Hello evreybody,
I could find a second hand DNS 323 last generation.  After minor adjustments I could access all the data stored on my two drives.  It works!
Thank you very much for the support.
Alain

Title: Re: Data recovery HDD JBOD
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 04, 2014, 05:45:49 AM

That's great news! Thanks for providing us with an update  ;)