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RND4000 SV1 Swap
Hello,
My ReadyNAS RND4000 NV+ has just died. I have managed to chance upon another new and never used RND4000NV+ to replace it. How do I go about swapping them over, is there a process I should fo...
- Thanks for the help everyone. I followed both advice, booted with an old hard drive accessed the NAS via the web interface, downloaded the latest firmware and updated. I then put my hard drives back in order and rebooted. Rebooted in good time and could see my files. Took the NAS about 24 hours to file check and sync and I now have access to everything.
Now to clean up the files and think of a plan to make sure this does not happen again.
Thanks again for the help.
Hi Junyar
Welcome to the Community!
NV+ has V1 and V2 so you need to make sure they are the same. How to tell NV+ V1 from V2.
You can just plug in the disks in the same order as with the Old NV+ then turn on the unit. It should boot normally given that the disks are still healthy and you should be able to access your data back.
It's good to hear that you were still able to find a replacement unit. If you have purchased that Brand new from a NETGEAR Authorized reseller you can try to contact NETGEAR Support and register your device and provide the Proof of Purchase. You might be able to take advantage of the Warranty.
Regards
- Thanks for the response and the link Marc. They are both the NV+ V1, so a straight swap and reboot should be all that is needed. Will I have to reconnect and rename etc.?
Junyar wrote:
They are both the NV+ V1, so a straight swap and reboot should be all that is needed. Will I have to reconnect and rename etc.?If the firmware in the flash doesn't match the original NV+, then the replacement will install that version onto your disks. So it's best to set up the replacement with a scratch disk first, and then update the firmware if needed. That prevents the risks of a large downgrade causing issues (which could put your data at risk).
Once that is done, power down and migrate the disks (preserving slot order), and power up again. The settings are all on the disks, so there's no need to reconfigure anything.
- Thanks. How do I set up a scratch disk? Also I am not sure what firmware was on the dead one. Can I check?
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