ST2000DL003 Compatibility?

mdgm wrote:

Recommended procedure is: 1. Backup all data 2. Verify backup is good 3. Upgrade to latest RAIDiator (currently 4.1.7: http://www.readynas.com/RAIDiator_4_1_7_Notes) 4. Do a System > Config Backup 5. Power down 6. Put new disks in the NAS (if removing all the disks installed in the ReadyNAS before inserting new disks, label the order of the old disks) 7. Factory default: http://www.readynas.com/forum/faq.php#How_do_I_reset_the_ReadyNAS_to_factory_default%3F 8. Restore Config Backup 9. Restore data from backup

I've been researching the various threads re upgrading/expanding to the ST2000DL003 on my Duo (4.1.8 ). It's clear that step 1 should be to backup all data - good advice for ANY hardware change to ANY kind of IT gear!
1) What's the best way to do the backup? I have tried backing up all of Volume C: to a Duo-connected USB drive using a FrontView backup job. Many hours later (> 24hrs) nothing seems to have happened. The drive light isn't flashing, and all that appears on the USB drive is a Lost and Found folder. Perhaps it's not happy doing a backup of C:, as elsewhere I have read advice to create a separate backup job for each of the Duo's shares.

I should mention that most of what I have stored on the Duo are several large Time Machine bundles.

2) Assuming that I can figure out how to do the backup, how does one "Restore data from backup"? I've read the ReadyNAS docs and asked Mr. Google, but I've been unable to discover any procedure to restore backed-up data onto the Duo once the new DL003 drives have been installed. Does one simply create a FrontView Backup job that copies everything 'in reverse'? There's no Volume C: listed in the drop-down menu for a backup job's destination, so it would seem that a backup/restore of the entire volume is not supported.