Synology 916+ blinking orange light

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t0ny

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#290803 6-Dec-2021 11:44

My NAS has a blinking orange light. Initially, it was a blue blinking light (a google search told me it is the blink of death), however, after taking the drives out and doing a reset, the light is steady blue now but the orange light is blinking. Synology Assistant cant see the NAS on the network. Is my NAS dead or is there hope?

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#2825066 6-Dec-2021 14:25

Crises averted. I did a type 2 reset and managed to get to the console. Drives need rebuilding but at least the data is safe for now. Will backup and rebuild.

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#2825099 6-Dec-2021 15:22

I'm glad to hear that your crisis has been averted.

However, everybody needs an "off-site backup" plan.
If you have so much "stuff" that you need a NAS, your need for off-site backup is even more acute.

Ask yourself "if the place my NAS lives in burns down, how much trouble am I in?"

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#2825101 6-Dec-2021 15:26

Yes, lesson learnt :) I will set up a backup to cloud from the Synology once i rebuild the drives.