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Going from NV+ to RN104 - Can I still access my data?
So, I've had an NV+ that suddenly went BOOM. Something smelled burned and it never awoke again. I allready have a RN104 that I wanted to test the disks in, and I have also bought another 104, but wh...
Oh, and I should ad that I am using Raid-X!
I also just found out that I have a ReadyNAS NV+ v1, so I am guessing thats bad news for me...
I've read here that the v1 uses an older CPU architecture, so there is no chance for migration to a newer box.
Is this correct?
That is correct, you cannot migrate drives from a SPARC based system to a newer model and retain or even recover the data. Fortunately for you, unlike the older OS's, the NAS warned you instead of just wiping out your data and you heeded the warning. I'm sure that's why that function is there. I remember many a new user coming to the foum in years past in horror that his valuable family photos were all gone because he expected the NAS to act like a drive hub (even though there were plenty of warnings in the documentation).
If you are lucky, the problem is just in the power supply of yout NV+. An adapter can be made (and I plan to sell them on eBay shortly) to allow a standard ATX supply to be used to power the NAS for data recovery. Plans for the rewiring are available, though I can't say for sure what to search for. There are also methods for recovering via a PC and a Linux Live boot disc if you have a PC with enough SATA ports.
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