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Factory reset & change RAID without losing data
I added a new drive to my RN102 2-bay system to get more storage capacity. Once I added the drive it didnt add anymore strorage space. I have looked through a bunch of threads on here about how to fi...
Thank you both so much for your help. After doing a little more thinking and research, I have come to the conclusion of what you would have suggested in the first place, I am going to upgrade to a 4-bay system so I can use the recommended RAID configuration. So I guess my last question is... When I get a new ReadyNAS 4-Bay system, can I just pull both hard drives out of the 2-Bay and insert them into the new 4-Bay without losing any data? Basically would it be just like "plug-and-play", or would there be any other steps I would have to take?
So long as you swap the drives with the power off, yes. If you are moving from an ARM to an Intel based NAS, you should un-install any apps before making the transfer.
- So I would need to power off the 2-bay system before I pull the drives out. Do I need to insert the drives into the new 4-bay before I turn it on for the first time, or should I turn it on, go through set up, then insert the drives with it running?
Yes, do both actions with power off. You could put in a separate drive and insure the OS is at the same version as you current NAS, though that is supposed to take care of itself. But going through the whole set-up won't help, as all that information is saved on the drives, and you will need to remove that separate drive before you put your old drives in.
The firmware installation files are stored in the NAS flash, and the running firmware is installed on the OS partition on the hard drives. When you upgrade firmware, the NAS keeps both copies in sync. Of course when you migrate the disks, there is a chance that the flash will be out of sync with the OS partitoin.
In OS-6 systems, the newer firmware is supposed to win. That is, if the flash is newer, then the OS on the disks is upgraded - but if the OS is newer, then the flash should be upgraded. But if you want to be cautious, you can do the install onto a scratch disk first, and upgrade the new NAS to the most recent firmware. Do the same in the RN104 before you shut it down and migrate the real disks.
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