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ReadyNAS Pro 4 - HDD Upgrade
Hello im am using a ReadyNAS Pro 4. Im planning to upgrade the 4 HDDs. The RAIDiator Version is 4.2.31. What is the maximum size of HDD, i can use in this (old) NAS? One of the HDDs is broken, so...
There are expansion limits to RAIDiator 4.2.x, though I know of no overall drive size limitation. That's probably your issue. What size drives do you currently have, and what did you start with (at the time of initial set-up or last factory default)?
There was a point at which one had to do a factory default to allow the use of advanced format drives, but I don't remember which OS version that was. I think that's less likely to be it.
If you are replacing all drives, you may want to consider updating your NAS to OS6. In addition to a lot of other good stuff, that eliminates the pesky expansion issue. You do lose all data when you do so, so you must back it up and restore. At least 2GB or RAM is also recommended.
thaks for yous answer so far...
I think the factory default was 4x 1 TB
now it is at 4x 2TB but one of the HDDs is a 4TB HDD - only shown as 1,83...
where can i download the OS6 - at this modell only the version 4.2.x is shown for download
and the other question - can the update to 6.x be done without data loss?
MikeDold wrote:
can the update to 6.x be done without data loss?
No.
MikeDold wrote:
where can i download the OS6 - at this modell only the version 4.2.x is shown for downloadThe steps are
(Optionally) make sure the latest BIOS is installed before you do the conversion. To do this you install http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin as an add-on and reboot the NAS. Do this after you backup the NAS. This isn't necessary, but if you so want to update the bios it is easiest to do it prior to converion
Basic instructions for the conversion itself are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Upload R4toR6_6.10.3.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
- Go through the setup process on the converted NAS
- Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
- Restore files from the backup.
Netgear won't provide paid support on a converted NAS, so that is one consideration. There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.
If you do decide to convert the Pro, then you should also consider increasing the RAM. Shipping OS-6 NAS have at least 2 GB of RAM, your Pro only has 1 GB. It will work, but it would be sensible to match the resources in the currently shipping NAS. The upgrade is inexpensive, and is simple to do.
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