Buffalo TeraStation blinking red light #

The TeraStation HD-H1.0TGL/R5 suffers from an unfortunate design flaw: by default, when a drive in the RAID array fails (indicated by the STATUS/FULL LED flashing red) the TeraStation shuts down within seconds of booting up. How are distraught users supposed to recover their data from a still-functional (though degraded) RAID1 or RAID5 array?

In short: with a quickness. You'll need to know (or find) the IP address of your TeraStation (the default is 192.168.11.150) and the username/password (defaults are "admin" and "password"). As soon as the TeraStation begins to power up, start trying to access

http://your_terastation_ip/cgi-bin/ts.cgi?page=disk&mode=array&type=list

in your web browser. This is the Disk Management > RAID Configuration page 📺. At the bottom of the page, under "RAID Array Error Detection Response", change the "Automatic Shutdown" option from "Enable" to "Disable" and click Apply. The TeraStation will still shutdown this time, but when you press the power button next time, it will stay on. Copy your data immediately!

Thanks to Itimpi for his reply in wozmac's Terastation status/full light is flashing red thread.
If your TeraStation won't turn on at all, check out:
- Data recovery from Buffalo TeraStation: This article describes the method of data recovery from popular Buffalo TeraStation and LinkStation Quad Network Attached Storage (NAS) in case of device failure. Author assumes you are using UFS Explorer Professional Recovery edition, version 3.x in 'trial' or 'registered' mode.
- Recover data from Terastation RAID-5 array with UFS Explorer Pro: [A] guide on how to recover data from your corrupted Terastation (TS Live, in my case) RAID-5 array using a Windows XP PC and UFS Explorer Pro.
In case anyone needs it, here is the Buffalo TeraStation HD-H1.0TGL/R5 manual.
While Buffalo has made some great products over the years (best ethernet bridge ever), their tech support has been frustrating at best. So frustrating, in fact, that I would not consider buying or recommending another Buffalo product.

/misc | Jan 05, 2011

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