Why Does TNAS Sometimes Fail to Start Up?

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TMzethar
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Why Does TNAS Sometimes Fail to Start Up?

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Applicable Models
F2-220, F2-221, F2-223, F2-420, F2-422, F2-423, F2-424
F4-220, F4-221, F4-223, F4-420, F4-421, F4-422, F4-423, F4-424, F4-424 Pro, U4-111, U4-423
F5-220, F5-221, F5-420, F5-421, F5-422
T6-423
F8-421, F8-422, U8-111, U8-420, U8-423, U8-450, U8-322-9100, U8-522-9400, U8-722-2224
T9-423, T9-450
T12-423, T12-450, U12-420, U12-423, U12-322-9100, U12-722-2224
U16-420, U16-322-9100, U16-722-2224, U16-722-2288
U24-612, U24-722-2224

Applicable Versions
All TOS Versions

Fault Phenomena
When starting the TNAS server, there is a probability that the startup is unsuccessful, and there are the following three phenomena when the startup is unsuccessful:
1. A beep is heard about 3 to 5 seconds after the power button is pressed, and no beep is heard after that.
2. TNAS cannot be searched by the TNAS PC client, and the IP address of the TNAS device cannot be found on the router.
3. When the TNAS is connected to an HDMI monitor, it displays "UEFI, boot" related errors.

Cause Analysis
In systems prior to TOS6, all hard discs in the TNAS device may contain TOS, and TNAS will boot from one of the hard discs in the TNAS device at random.
When one of the hard discs has a missing or corrupted boot partition, it will exhibit a probable boot failure.
This problem can be caused by installation errors, power failures, file system errors, power failures, and so on.

Resolution
1. Test and Identify the Abnormal Boot Partition Disk:
Start TNAS with only one hard drive installed.
If you can search for TNAS using the TNAS PC, the startup is successful. If not, or if you cannot ping TNAS, the startup failed.
Repeat this test for each hard drive.

2. After finding out the disc that failed to boot, try to repair it by the following actions:
Start TNAS without installing any hard disc.
After successful boot, insert any disc that can boot successfully.
Connect to TNAS via SSH and login as root user (default password is admin)
https://forum.terra-master.com/cn/viewt ... =87&t=1511
After successful SSH login, insert the disc that failed to boot.
Wait 3 minutes for TNAS to recognise the drive successfully, then run the following command on SSH window to repair the boot partition:

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mkdir /mnt/sdbboot
mkdir /mnt/sdcboot
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdbboot
mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/sdcboot
cp –r /mnt/sdbboot/* /mnt/sdcboot/
umount /mnt/sdbboot
umount /mnt/sdcboot
3. Resume Normal Operation:
Insert all hard drives back into the TNAS and reboot the TNAS to resume normal use.
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