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ReadyNAS NVX to Pro?
Hi all - apologies if this has been asked already (searched and couldn't find the exact answer) - I currently own a ReadyNAS NVX w/ about 3 TB of data - and after an apartment move the unit won't power on. I'm going to take it into a computer shop of course and see if it's a power supply issue etc., but in case it's a dead unit - is it possible to:
- Purchase a new Pro unit w/ 4 bays, just stick the 4 drives in proper order, power on and it'll retain the data (or will it initiate a wipe of all the drives? gasp)
If the above isn't possible because of different products, is it possible to track down the exact same model unit and hope I can swap the drives in the new one and it'll work, or will different firmware and/or configuration/settings wipe the drives as well?
- Purchase a new Pro unit w/ 4 bays, just stick the 4 drives in proper order, power on and it'll retain the data (or will it initiate a wipe of all the drives? gasp)
If the above isn't possible because of different products, is it possible to track down the exact same model unit and hope I can swap the drives in the new one and it'll work, or will different firmware and/or configuration/settings wipe the drives as well?
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- A 4-bay or 6-bay Ultra/Ultra Plus/Pro would be fine. Provided your disks and array are fine the migration should work.
You should put a spare disk (must not be from your array) in the replacement NAS and update the firmware to at least as new as what you were running on the NVX. mdgm wrote: A 4-bay or 6-bay Ultra/Ultra Plus/Pro would be fine. Provided your disks and array are fine the migration should work.
You should put a spare disk (must not be from your array) in the replacement NAS and update the firmware to at least as new as what you were running on the NVX.
Awesome, thank you so much for confirming!- Free updating the firmware remove the spare disk then migrate your array across.
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