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Replace ReadyNAS RND4000v2 with new 214 or similar
My ReadyNAS is now 8 years old and I feel it is time to replace it probably with an RN214 If I buy the new NAS with 1 drive and copy the data on to the new drive can I then take the old disks out...
@johnnmacnab
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Yes that should work. The drive on the new NAS will be setup as JBOD and once you have transferred all data to it and insert the old drives, on X-RAID it will auto expand and if you are on Flex-RAID you will have the option to expand it to a new RAID or another JBOD volume.
Just make sure the new drive has the same capacity with the old ones, if it's higher than the old ones it would be better if you are on X-RAID so you can optimize all the space.
HTH
https://www.netgear.com/images/pdf/WP_XRAID2vsFlexRAID%20_12May14.pdf
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