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ReadyNAS Duo Raspberry Pi
Not really well versed in NAS operations. For all intents and purposes, all I want is to put a bunch of movies and TV shows on HDs in the ReadyNAS..
I have a 4TB and a 6TB HD ready to install..
First question.. The HDs are installed in a Windows 10 machine and are about half full.. When I put them in the ReadyNAS, I am assuming that I will lose everything on them. True?? Not??
I have a throw away drive in the NAS right now, just to get a feel for set up..
I can see the drive thru the PI.. Has MEDIA and BACKUP directories, but nothing else..
I can see the NAS thru the Windows File Manager, but can't access it..
When I double click on the icon, I get a CHROME error..
The READYNAS sees the Test HD......
I am not sure what SHARES I need to set up so the Raspberry PI can access them..
That's pretty much where I am at now.. My main hope is that I can put the HDs in the ReadyNAS w/o losing any data..
Any assistance would be appreciated..
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When first inserting (non-blank) drives in the ReadyNAS, you'll have to perform a Factory Default via the Boot Menu, basically wiping the drives. So no, you can NOT insert drives with data (from Windows), and retain their content.
I can't see your pictures as they weren't approved by a moderator yet. But you need to access the admin page of the NAS, to setup your shares, either with SMB or NFS. You may find more information on the User Manual of your NAS on www.netgear.com/support
Thanx for the reply....
Not being able to retain my data is disappointing but not wholly unexpected.. I'll have to do something I really don't like doing. Deleting data.. :D Oh well...
I don't see any BOOT menu.. On the HOME page of the ReadyNAS FRONTVIEW (RAIDiator 4.1.15 [1.00a043]) web access I have:
Printers Printer Queue ServiceStatusUnder VOLUMES/VOLUME SETTINGS it shows me the Test HD I put in, but nothing on how to configure it..Let me follow up on this once the pics are allowed to be viewed.. Will make it easier..Thanx again for the reply...That's the Boot Menu: https://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20898
You need to look at Duo (NOT Duo v2).
To create a share, look at page 46:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RND2110/RAIDiator4-1_SW_en_06Dec11.pdf
You also need to look at Flex-RAID. As X-RAID with a drive of 4TB and a drive of 6TB would give you a single RAID1 volume of about 4TB capacity (3.6TiB).
Switching between X-RAID and Flex-RAID requires a Factory Default.
Flex-RAID would allow you to create two separate volumes, therefore fully using your drives capacity (but without RAID redundancy).
If you don't want to wipe both drives, but are OK with wiping one, you can setup your NAS with only one drive (as Flex-RAID), transfer the data from the second (external) drive to your (internal) volume, then when finished, add the second drive to the NAS and create your second volume...
- Maybe a RN102 or a DS216j if budget is a constraint. Performance won't be amazing but you're running a pi so it should be fine, as long as you manage your expectations and don't turn on everything ;)
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