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X-RAID2 "Dead", even though still fully-accessible
I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Plus that I use primarily for storing music. It has four Seagate IronWolf drives (3x3TB + 1x4TB) that show green buttons. The volume is also completely accessible, readabl...
The steps are
(Optionally) make sure the latest BIOS is installed before you do the conversion. To do this you install http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin as an add-on and reboot the NAS. Do this after you backup the NAS. This isn't necessary, but if you so want to update the bios it is easiest to do it prior to conversion
Basic instructions for the conversion itself are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Upload R4toR6_6.9.5.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
- Go through the setup process on the converted NAS
- Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
- Restore files from the backup.
Netgear won't provide paid support on a converted NAS, so that is one consideration. There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.
That would be much appreciated - thanks. I will look into memory upgrade as well.
The steps are
(Optionally) make sure the latest BIOS is installed before you do the conversion. To do this you install http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin as an add-on and reboot the NAS. Do this after you backup the NAS. This isn't necessary, but if you so want to update the bios it is easiest to do it prior to conversion
Basic instructions for the conversion itself are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Upload R4toR6_6.9.5.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
- Go through the setup process on the converted NAS
- Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
- Restore files from the backup.
Netgear won't provide paid support on a converted NAS, so that is one consideration. There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.
Great recipe for me to follow - thanks again. I found some memory online (DDR2 is pretty much extinct at local stores) and it should be here in early-ish March. Is it okay to do the OS6 upgrade first and do the memory swap afterwards or should I wait?
System still shows 'Dead' while working perfectly otherwise, btw.
NTake wrote:
Is it okay to do the OS6 upgrade first and do the memory swap afterwards or should I wait?
Not sure, as I upgraded my own memory first. Some years you could safely run OS-6 with 1 GB, but more recently some folks have had their NAS crash with out-of-memory errors after conversion.
StephenB, my memory upgrade finally got here and I successfully installed it this morning (it being a grey, snowy Saturday). I followed your directions and it's not going so well. First off, I couldn't connect through the Admin log-in, as recent browser updates are causing an SSL issue (or something like that). After a lot of fooling around, including trying a direct connection, I was able to use a legacy install of Internet Explorer to successfully connect.
I installed PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an Add-on and then R4toR6_6.9.5.bin as a firmware upgrade. When I went to reboot, nothing happened (just went back to the home screen). I tried forcing a reboot, to no avail. The front panel reads "Installing addon" but it doesn't progress at all. I did get a few e-mail notifications of "New disk detected" and the NAS in no longer available (either through the admin log-in or folders).
Any ideas of how to proceed? Thanks.
Not something I've seen before.
I'd try powering down the system, and then starting it up again.
Yeah, I tried that, to no effect. I then tried doing a firmware reload and that didn't help either. I finally took the nuclear option and performed a factory reset. Once that was finished, everything seemed to be operating as it should (the volume no longer showed as "dead" anymore). I was then able to do things as you outlined it, starting with the firmware upgrade. I'm now currently successfully running OS6 and have upgraded to 6.10.7. Going through the sync process again but I think I'm well on my way now. Just have to recreate my shares and restore my data.
Thanks again to you and everyone who helped. Very much appreciated.
In the end, I think you'll find that this little push to get you to OS6 was a good, though probably stressful, thing. Glad it's all worked out.
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