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Ready NAS NV+
My ready NAS NV+ doesnt start up, probably due to cut in the power to the unit several times. Is it possible to restore data or do i need to buy a similar unit and connect the disks? Is there a softw...
Hi Marc,
Will this unit fit as replacement?
Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 2
//Tony
Tope6402 wrote:
Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 2
If you are asking if you can directly migrate your current disks to the new NAS and read your data, the answer to that is no.
If you are willing to pay Netgear to temporarily mount your disks in a new NAS (so you can offload your data), then you'd need to get a current OS-6 NAS (RN212 or RN422 are the two-bay models). You'd need to purchase these new, and not used.
If you only have two disks in your current system (RAID-1 or XRAID), you can try connecting disk 1 to a Windows PC (either sata or with a USB dock/adapter), and install r-linux for windows in the PC. http://www.r-tt.com/free_linux_recovery/
If you have four drives in your NV+ in XRAID configuration, then no two-drive unit will work for migration or recovery. If you have three drives, then you might be able to recover from two, which would comprise a degraded volume. But as StephenB said, not to a legacy unit running anything other than OS4.1.x (for direct mounting) or 6.x (for recovery with Netgear's assistance). While OS6 will run on the Ultra2, it's not supported and Netgear Support will not assist you.
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