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Feature list/description for latest version of ReadyNAS software on any new model?
Have been using a ReadyNAS Pro Business for well over a decade. It's been running RAIDiator 4.2.31 for a long time and I've gotten a lot of use out of it. Power supply recently croaked (anyone else hate water-based caps?) and just replaced it and this caused me to consider finally upgrading to a newer ReadyNAS, so I hopped on the Netgear site to check out the features. There are plenty of links showing hardware comparisions, but after almost a day of digging I can't find any links that show the software features. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance for your time.
G.
You can find the full OS-6 documentation here: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.aspx#docs
The web UI is completely different, but a lot of the functionality will be familiar to you.
Some of the more significant functional differences (no particular order):
- Newer linux (jessie)
- Support for SMB 3
- use of the BTRFS file system (including BTRFS snapshots)
- Antivirus and file search features
- Several cloud services
- ReadyDR backup
- Ability to switch between XRAID and FlexRAID w/o data loss.
- More RAID modes in FlexRAID
- SSD Tiering.
64bit 4.2.x systems can be converted to OS-6, though the process is destructive (and not supported by Netgear). My own Pro-6 is still running 4.2.31 and is a backup for my RN524. So that's another path.
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You can find the full OS-6 documentation here: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.aspx#docs
The web UI is completely different, but a lot of the functionality will be familiar to you.
Some of the more significant functional differences (no particular order):
- Newer linux (jessie)
- Support for SMB 3
- use of the BTRFS file system (including BTRFS snapshots)
- Antivirus and file search features
- Several cloud services
- ReadyDR backup
- Ability to switch between XRAID and FlexRAID w/o data loss.
- More RAID modes in FlexRAID
- SSD Tiering.
64bit 4.2.x systems can be converted to OS-6, though the process is destructive (and not supported by Netgear). My own Pro-6 is still running 4.2.31 and is a backup for my RN524. So that's another path.
Thanks! You'd think that would be highlighted on their commercial site.
glashoppah wrote:
Thanks! You'd think that would be highlighted on their commercial site.
They introduced OS-6 about 5 years ago, so perhaps they are thinking there isn't much need to compare it with the older products anymore.
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