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Oct 08, 2023

Upgrade my ancient ReadyNas Duo advice?

Hi, I still have my ancient ReadyNAS Duo andI like to upgrade to a new system. I prefer to buy an dual HD device whichI can 'just' swap the HDs from my old NAS to the new one. If that is even possib...

saudade

Apprentice

Oct 09, 2023

Well, I still run my Readynas Duo. It's not my primary storage. I have a WD EX4 (also EOL). I then run backup jobs on the NG to copy specific files from the WD as a backup. To aid in a future transition (and another layer of backup), I connect a large USB drive to the NG and schedule other backup jobs to copy those files to the USB.

Since it's all scheduled and all at the "back end", it happens without any action on my part or needing my PC on.

In the event of a critical loss beyond what the WD can recover, I have, at least, 2 more copies on other hardware.

When the day comes to "upgrade" I can just copy everything from the USB drive to the new NAS (whatever that might be>)

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 09, 2023
saudade wrote:

Well, I still run my Readynas Duo. It's not my primary storage.

I also still run my Duo (and an NV+ v1). But they are not primary storage, and I do not actually need them in my back-up plan. I just continue to use them as secondary backups because they still work. They are on a power schedule, and turn on once a week and back up selected shares from my main NAS (They aren't large enough to back up everything any more).

When they fail, I'll just get of rid them. Not sure if I'll invest in replacement disks for them or not - 2 TB drives aren't really cost-effective anymore. Drives appropriate for NAS in the 4-16 TB size range generally cost about $20/TB. Cost per TB is significantly higher for 1 and 2 TB models.
- saudade
  Apprentice
  Oct 10, 2023
  That's how I do mine. Power schedule on once a week, then scheduled backups for specific shares on the WD, then power off.
  
  My WD is 6TB total (4x2TB Raid5, 4TB free). The NG is 2x2TB mirrored. I have slightly over 1TB consumed). I already have a spare drive for each.
  
  If the NG goes first, I'll "demote" the WD and replace it with something that won't go EOL so quickly. If the WD goes first, I'll replace it and still keep the Duo.