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Need help with ReadyNAS Pro rebuild
Hello, I had a previous topic on a server that had an unreliable Ethernet connection. Could reboot and it would work for awhile, then die. Seemed like hardware but it was suggested it might need a...
linkup1 wrote:
I was just able to fire it up and it connected. Says it is running 6.5.0 and wants me to upgrade to 6.9.5. Is that suggested? Better and no issues?
Yes, you should upgrade.
You'll need disks installed to upgrade. Perhaps start with one, do the upgrade, and then do a factory reset with the new drives in place.
I'm running 6.9.5 with no problems.
If I take the system down, put in a new drive, and boot it back up, won't it be forced to do a new install? And then could put in the other drives. Does it matter that 4 of the six will be from the prevous build?
Thanks
linkup1 wrote:
If I take the system down, put in a new drive, and boot it back up, won't it be forced to do a new install?
Yes.
linkup1 wrote:
And then could put in the other drives. Does it matter that 4 of the six will be from the prevous build?
If the drives are formatted, then you will need to format them to add them to the array. Also, you can only put in the other drives if they are the same size or larger than the initial drive.
One additional consideration is that you will be rebuilding the RAID array 5 times if you insert one drive first and then add the others.
With all this in mind, I suggest hot inserting all the remaining drives after the initial factory install, and then doing a "Perform Factory Default" via the web ui (system->settings). That will avoid the concerns above (and build the RAID array only once).
Because I am old and senile, let me make sure I get this right. First, the initial config is 2ea 4TB, 3TB, and 2TB. I was going to pull the two 2's and replace them with 8's. Based on what I am understanding is I should do a new install on one drive, a 3tb. Then hot install the remaining 5 drives? 3 being from the current install?
Thanks so much for dealing with my ignorance.
Lew
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