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Thinking a Duo for backup duties?
Thinking of a 2d Duo(V1) for backup duties. Have 3 offers from newegg, but all have different warranty claims. Can anyone confirm differences? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 68221220...
I guess the Duo will be fine for you then. Just be aware of its limitations.
Personally I would get a new NAS e.g. Ultra and use the Duo (v1) as the backup box, but if 500GB of space is enough for you I guess you're not that demanding of a user and even the Duo (v1) will be a good solution for you, most likely for years to come.
You might want to use the new Duo as your primary NAS. The Duo comes with a 3 year warranty and I'd personally prefer to use the one under warranty as the primary unit.
You can migrate from a Duo (v1) to another Duo (v1). See http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_migrate_disks_over_from_an_existing_readynas_to_another
I would:
1. Update new NAS to 4.1.8 (if not already running it).
2. Reboot when prompted and verify update completed successfully
3. Power down both units.
4. Swap the disks over between the two units being careful to keep the order the same.
5. Recalibrate the fan as mentioned in the link above.
6. If you've used your router to assign a static IP address to the NAS you may wish to update the reservation to point to the new NAS unit.
Your new unit will hopefully have drive trays with a rectangular button. This is a new, improved design.
Still 2011 here, but well into New Year's Eve.
Personally I would get a new NAS e.g. Ultra and use the Duo (v1) as the backup box, but if 500GB of space is enough for you I guess you're not that demanding of a user and even the Duo (v1) will be a good solution for you, most likely for years to come.
You might want to use the new Duo as your primary NAS. The Duo comes with a 3 year warranty and I'd personally prefer to use the one under warranty as the primary unit.
You can migrate from a Duo (v1) to another Duo (v1). See http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_migrate_disks_over_from_an_existing_readynas_to_another
I would:
1. Update new NAS to 4.1.8 (if not already running it).
2. Reboot when prompted and verify update completed successfully
3. Power down both units.
4. Swap the disks over between the two units being careful to keep the order the same.
5. Recalibrate the fan as mentioned in the link above.
6. If you've used your router to assign a static IP address to the NAS you may wish to update the reservation to point to the new NAS unit.
Your new unit will hopefully have drive trays with a rectangular button. This is a new, improved design.
Still 2011 here, but well into New Year's Eve.
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