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Migration: ReadyNAS Ultra 2 to ReadyNAS 212 (2x2TB HDD to 2x500GB SSDs)
Migration: ReadyNAS Ultra 2 to ReadyNAS 212 (2x2TB HDD to 2x500GB SSDs) I will be migrating the network storage from a ReadyNAS Ultra 2 to a ReadyNAS 212. The new device will have new drives. Th...
Plan B:
Attach both devices to the network (possible?)
Ultra2 has d: e: f: and g:
Give the 212 m: n: o: and p:
Robocopy with /COPYALL (/COPYALL : Copy ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY: DATSOU))
d: ---> m:
e: ---> n:
f: ---> o:
g: ---> p:
Disconnect Ultra2
Relabel 212 sections to d: e: f: and g:
Mr_1024 wrote:
Plan B:
Attach both devices to the network (possible?)
...Robocopy with /COPYALL (/COPYALL : Copy ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY: DATSOU))
This will copy files. but it is more efficient to use the rsync backup jobs in the web ui (one for each share). Your way copies everything to the PC and then back to the RN212. Rsync goes directly from one NAS to the other.
But neither method migrates your configuration. You will need to manually configure user accounts and shares in the NAS.
To transfer file ownership properly, you'll need to make sure the users have matching UIDs and groups have matching GIDs. That will get you most of the way there. Guest/nobody/nogroup use different UIDs and GIDs in the two NAS, and there is no way to map those.
I'd begin by reconsidering whether you really need to transfer file permissions and file ownership. For most use cases, getting the network permissions correct for a share is sufficient (allowing "everyone" access to the files themselves). That is much easier to do.
What I did for my own NAS is reset all the shares on the OS 4.2 system to be owned by admin/admin. Then I transfered the files over to shares on the OS 6 NAS (which also had been configured to admin/admin). After that, you can change the owner/group of the share on the RN212 if you wish. Though I haven't needed to do that.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to look into Rsync.
However, about a year ago my (ancient RNDU2120) Ultra 2 lost its ability to backup online reliably, and Netgear customer service was never able to remedy it. I had to cancel their backup service - that's when I started with Opendrive.
The only critical data that needs to be preserved are creation and modification dates. Owner/group problems have occurred in the past, blocking editing, and I am not certain how I cured them in the past. Ownership is not critical.
Thanks for your help - all suggestions are appreciated.
Mr_1024 wrote:
However, about a year ago my (ancient RNDU2120) Ultra 2 lost its ability to backup online reliably, and Netgear customer service was never able to remedy it. I had to cancel their backup service - that's when I started with Opendrive.
Was that Vault?
Rsync backup jobs don't use any cloud services. Rsync is a linux utility that's been around for a very long time. You just set up the backup job in Frontview, and select rsync as the protocol. And of course rsync needs to be enabled on the remote share.
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