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Replacing a ReadyNAS Pro
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 wit...
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?
JPP314, unfortunately, you have to roll yourself through this Procrustian bed, to my knowledge.
Yep, you have to go it alone. I looked to see if user and group migration was an easy thing to try and implement myself, and decided it wasn't worth it for my case. The default user ID's changed drastically from OS4 to OS6, and you have to insure you don't mess with those while moving over your user ID's.
IMHO, this is yet another short-sighted move on NetGear's part. They twilighted the old systems and gave no easy way to migrate to a new ReadyNAS -- making it just as easy (which is to say, not easy) to migrate to a competing product. Not as big a deal for a typical home user as for a small business.
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