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Guide

Dec 04, 2020

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Can I move the 4 disk RAID to another NAS??

Greetings,

If the Ready NAS itself NOT the disk drives went bad. Would I be able to move the 4 disk RAID to another NAS and retain all my data? I hear the RAID is on the drives itself and I should be able to, but I wanted to consult here in the forums for confirmation.

Thank you...

JohnCM_S
Dec 05, 2020
Hi Sp4,

In case the ReadyNAS chassis itself fails, you can move the disks to another 4-bay or more ReadyNAS OS6 units and it should retain all its data and config.

It will also be best if you have a backup of your data because the NAS alone is not enough to keep your data safe.

Regards,

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JohnCM_S
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 05, 2020
Hi Sp4,

In case the ReadyNAS chassis itself fails, you can move the disks to another 4-bay or more ReadyNAS OS6 units and it should retain all its data and config.

It will also be best if you have a backup of your data because the NAS alone is not enough to keep your data safe.

Regards,
- Sp4
  Guide
  Dec 05, 2020
  Hi John,
  
  Thank you for the quick response! I will definetly make a back-up of the data on my NAS as well.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  Sp4
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 05, 2020
Sp4 wrote:

If the Ready NAS itself NOT the disk drives went bad. Would I be able to move the 4 disk RAID to another NAS and retain all my data? I hear the RAID is on the drives itself and I should be able to, but I wanted to consult here in the forums for confirmation.

The OS is also on the drives btw.

You can migrate the disks to another )OS-6 ReadyNAS (preferrably an x86 model - RN300 and above).
- Sp4
  Guide
  Dec 05, 2020
  Stephen,
  
  Thank you for the extra info. Noted