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Aspirant

Feb 07, 2017

Readynas NV V1 Using ReadyCloud

I am looking for some help on how to setup readycloud on a old Readynas NV running firmware 4.1.15. I installed the add on application but I am not able to discover the NAS by pressing the backup...

Discovery

Readycloud Instructions

ReadyCLOUD Portal

JennC

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Feb 08, 2017

Hello McRob2,

I remember I saw one of our machines have these 2 installed and both can run. But, I don't remember running them at the same time. Just don't get confused that ReadyCloud is for ReadyNAS OS6 which is your RN516 and ReadyNAS Remote is for your legacy unit.

If you are in the same network where the NAS is, you do not need these two. you may simply map the LAN IP address of the NAS on the address bar of your Windows explorer.

Regards,

Sandshark

Sensei - Experienced User

Feb 08, 2017

JennC: If ReadyNAS Remote and ReadyCloud can co-exist on a single machine without using a VM for one of them, then this is a very new change. I complained profusely when their incompatibility with each other was announced, for precisely the reason that this user is running into. The Windows ReadyCloud cliet un-installs the ReadyNAS Remote one (or at least used to, I gave up on it in favor of ZeroTier). The opposite may not be true, as the ReadyNAS Remote installer may be ignorant of the existance of ReadyCloud. But they definately don't get along on the same machine.

McRob2: ZeroTier may be an answer for you. You could use it on the 516 (and on the Pro if you upgrade it to OS6.6 -- which I recommend) and you could still use ReadyNAS Remote for the NV+ (and the Pro if you stick with OS 4.2.x). The NV+ (and Pro with OS 4.2.x) being based on Debian Etch, the OS is just too old to get a working ZeroTier installation.

Do a forum search on "ZeroTier" and you'll find my positng on the subject. Unlike ReadyCloud, it even lets your ReadyNASes talk to each other over the VPN (for easy remote backup). Like ReadyCloud and unlike most other VPN solutions, it works in conjunction with your primary network connection, not instead of it.

McRob2
Aspirant
Feb 09, 2017
Upgrading the ReadyNas Pro to firmware 6.6 sounds like it might be a good idea.
Does anyone know if there are any published instructions on how to do it.

Thanks.
- bedlam1
  Prodigy
  Feb 09, 2017
  First update BIOS under OS 4 using the following link http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin In case anyone missed it, that is done using the ADD-ON tab and NOT the firmware tab. It does require a reboot to become effective though.
  
  Then follow the instructions posted by @StephenB
  
  Basic instructions are
  BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP all data and perhaps make a note of your OS 4 settings
  Download PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin
  Upload it using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
  Download R4toR6_latest.bin
  Upload it using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
  After you upload the addon/firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
  As you can see it does a factory default, so all data on the NAS will be lost.
  
  I should mention that after uploading the R4toR6 it literally jumps you to the system/shutdown tab where you have to select shutdown/reboot and hit apply to complete the upgrade. I also watched the LCD screen on the front and within the first 10-20 seconds it showed ERR: Could not properly extract. It then went to Booting with a percentage followed by a bar, rebooted again showed Factory Reset and then Installing FW X-RAID2 Mode. It then showed Booting...XX% bar graph one more time before showing ReadyNAS Ultra 4 6.6.0 and entering the Rsync data setting.
  
  Setup your NAS from scratch, Resore Data