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Migration from older to new ReadyNAS
My long used (>10 years) ReadyNAS NV+ just ended its live, the power supply (I guess) did give up today. So it is time to look out for a new home fo rmy data. Since a ReadyNAS served me well I saw ...
Yes you can, just put the drives on the same order as what you have on your old chassis. Do you remember the raidiator version you are using on your old NAS?
Here's the best practice when migrating disks:
First,make sure they are both v1 units . See http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how ... -or-nv-v2/
If you have a spare disk (the one that is not from your array),insert it on the new nas and check the firmware. If the FW is older than what you have on the old NAS, you will need to update it.
After verifying the firmware update was successful, power down, remove the spare disk, migrate the disks across (keeping the order the same) and if it boots up fine, recalibrate the fan under Status > Health in Frontview.
Here's the best practice when migrating disks:
First,make sure they are both v1 units . See http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how ... -or-nv-v2/
If you have a spare disk (the one that is not from your array),insert it on the new nas and check the firmware. If the FW is older than what you have on the old NAS, you will need to update it.
After verifying the firmware update was successful, power down, remove the spare disk, migrate the disks across (keeping the order the same) and if it boots up fine, recalibrate the fan under Status > Health in Frontview.
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