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Full reinit procedure for Pro 6?
Had this Pro6 for years and it's worked great but I finally put together a newer box based on opensource and docker. Since this is still running I want to use it for backups. But there is a bad file ...
Right, thanks. As soon as I'm comfortable with the new system I'll give the full init a go. On that topic of OS6 though, it was great that you supported this so long. My pro 6 is 9 years old and still running! I only had replaced two failed disks. I do blow out the dust every year and replaced the thermal paste probably 3 times. I had also upgraded the cpu which was socketed and the memory. I did those the first week though :-). Overall it has been a very reliable machine. I've had 5 people using it pretty much continuously for backups and media (local and remote). The only reason I built instead of bought again is that I wanted to be on a current linux distro and the docker model for services is ideal. Docker is not for typical consumers but it is just just perfect for a small nas and a technical owner.
steve
While a user has made a Docker app available to ReadyNAS users, I do not understand why Netgear has not grabbed onto it as an alternative to apps. The ReadyNAS line is nearly devoid of app developers, but there are pre-made Docker packages all over. It has been in the Idea exchange for years, and Netgear even took credit for it being "implemented", which was quite a stretch of the truth since it's not their work, not integrated into the OS, and not easy for a typical user to implement.
I personally have a dual hex-core Xeon PC in the same rack as my NASes that I can use for most anything somebody would want an app for, so don't need it. But I know I'm not the typical case.
I'm a software engineer so was able to add every service I need on a new debian buster system in an evening using openmediavault and docker. And, without going into too many details, the result is better: current os, web certificates, vpn isolation, proxied entry points, etc. But, I don't think the average user could do this with Docker. Netgear would have to put a really simple UI around it with a set of defaults and what not so that it looks like what they have now with just an on/off knob :-). That sure seems easier though than fostering a proprietary developer ecosystem.
dsm1212 wrote:
That sure seems easier though than fostering a proprietary developer ecosystem.
I agree.
I think they had high hopes for the apps, but those were dashed long ago. Docker would be better approach, since it would insulate the ReadyNAS application from the apps. There were several apps that needed to be removed because they were no longer compatible with the OS.
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