I have an old RNDP6350 (6 bay ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition) and I'd like to know if there's any way to replace the box with a newer 6-bay model and move my 6 drives with data onto the new system without doing a backup and restore. I'm running RAIDiator 4.2.31 in X-RAID2 mode. Jonathan

Hi JPP314, as the newer systems RN426, RN526 and RN626 are based on different hardware and run different firmware, I fear the answer is negative. However, without having a good backup of your data, I would not even dare to try something like you are asking for. So, if you decide to create the backup anyway or have it already you could follow the "classic" approach: a) backup data from old box b) insert old disks into new box and format them c) create the volume according to the RAID-flavour you prefer d) restore the data to new box. Kind regards

No, there is not. There is a procedure for recovering data from an Pro6's drives using an OS6 based system and moving the data to external storage for those with a Pro6 that has died, but there is no way to move the drives over with data intact and continue to use the NAS in that configuration.

If the Pro is still functioning well, then I suggest getting new disks for the new NAS, and repurposing the Pro as a backup of the new NAS. You could use fewer (but larger) disks in the new one. The Pro can also be converted to run OS-6, though the process does require a factory reset and a restore from backup. Once converted, you could directly migrate the disks to a new NAS in the future.

If you decide to keep the ProBE and convert to OS 6, updrading the processor and memory will make it quite a bit faster. Instructions for doing so are on the forum, though Googling usually works better to find it than the forum's search function.

Are there any built-in ReadyNAS-to-ReadyNAS migration tools available or do I have to set up users, groups, permissions, and then rsync everything over?

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Retired_Member
Dec 06, 2018
Hi JPP314, as the newer systems RN426, RN526 and RN626 are based on different hardware and run different firmware, I fear the answer is negative.

However, without having a good backup of your data, I would not even dare to try something like you are asking for. So, if you decide to create the backup anyway or have it already you could follow the "classic" approach:

a) backup data from old box

b) insert old disks into new box and format them

c) create the volume according to the RAID-flavour you prefer

d) restore the data to new box.

Kind regards
Sandshark
Sensei
Dec 06, 2018
No, there is not. There is a procedure for recovering data from an Pro6's drives using an OS6 based system and moving the data to external storage for those with a Pro6 that has died, but there is no way to move the drives over with data intact and continue to use the NAS in that configuration.
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  Dec 06, 2018
  If the Pro is still functioning well, then I suggest getting new disks for the new NAS, and repurposing the Pro as a backup of the new NAS. You could use fewer (but larger) disks in the new one.
  
  The Pro can also be converted to run OS-6, though the process does require a factory reset and a restore from backup. Once converted, you could directly migrate the disks to a new NAS in the future.
  - Sandshark
    Sensei
    Dec 06, 2018
    If you decide to keep the ProBE and convert to OS 6, updrading the processor and memory will make it quite a bit faster. Instructions for doing so are on the forum, though Googling usually works better to find it than the forum's search function.