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Upgrading from ReadyNAS Duo v2 to ReadyNAS 212 (can I simply transfer the disks?)
My ReadyNAS Duo v2 is not powering up (checked fuse). I'm looking to upgrade to the ReadyNas 212.
Question is, can I take the 2 x SATA 1TB disks out from the ReadyNAS Duo v2 and put them directly into the ReadyNas 212?
Or will I need to start from scratch and copy the files off the drives first - advice on how to retrieve the files, if it is required, would be much appreciated.
DesHolmes wrote:
Question is, can I take the 2 x SATA 1TB disks out from the ReadyNAS Duo v2 and put them directly into the ReadyNas 212?
No, you can't.
There is some information here: http://kb.netgear.com/29876/ReadyNAS-Migrating-disks-from-RAIDiator-4-1-or-RAIDiator-5-3-to-ReadyNAS-OS-6?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
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DesHolmes wrote:
Question is, can I take the 2 x SATA 1TB disks out from the ReadyNAS Duo v2 and put them directly into the ReadyNas 212?
No, you can't.
There is some information here: http://kb.netgear.com/29876/ReadyNAS-Migrating-disks-from-RAIDiator-4-1-or-RAIDiator-5-3-to-ReadyNAS-OS-6?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
So if your Duo v2 is working and you want to reuse your disks from the Duo v2 you would update your regular backup (e.g. to a USB disk or another NAS), remove the disks, put them in the RN212 and do a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) and then restore your data from backup.
One option would be to get new disks for the RN212, use a backup job to copy the data across and then switch the source and destination of the backup job to use the Duo v2 to backup your new NAS going forward.
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