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Ready NAS NV+ 4250 v3 drive migration
I wanted to ask the community if anyone has successfully moved clean raid 5 disks from a legacy NV + Sparc version 4.x to the latest NAS 412 ver 6.x? My old NAS died and presently has my data hosta...
So your backup is not up to date? It's important to backup important data regularly and not just store it on the one device, no matter what device that is. Like all PCs a NAS will eventually fail.
Were you using X-RAID? Or if you were using Flex-RAID which RAID level(s) were you using?
The process for moving disks across from a Sparc ReadyNAS to an OS6 ReadyNAS is described in ReadyNAS: Migrating disks from RAIDiator 4.1 or RAIDiator 5.3 to ReadyNAS OS 6
This would result in purchasing a data recovery contract for support to attempt to recover your data. We don't know what state your disks, array, volume etc. are in without looking at it.
Another option is to use an ordinary x86 machine running Linux. There is a straightforward process to attempt if you were using X-RAID or certain Flex-RAID levels. However if things aren't in a good state then this may not work.
Btw there is no RN412. If you're using 3 or more disks (which you'd have to be to be using Flex-RAID RAID-5) then you'll need at least a 4-bay unit such as the RN424.
Thank you for your reply.
As bad as it sounds, I even work in IT and did not backup my own data. I know that sounds crazy - but it happened.
I setup this back devices some years ago (probably close to eight years). I believe i was using X-Raid (since it was default) but seriously cannot remember. It was a Raid-5 at the time of the incident. Considering the NAS was not under use when it halted the drives should be in good order. The drives power up and test ok.
Sorry, the new model type purchased is the RN214
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx#
Do you have some experience with the linux command line interface?
- I don’t. But I have guys that do. I have see some discussion regarding mounting then in Linux and copying the data out.
Going to check with Netgear tech support first then pulling in my team.There is a guide here: http://jim-st.blogspot.com/2012/07/mouning-readynas-drives-on-x86-systems.html
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