NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
ReadyNAS Duo Replacement
My old NAS is getting on a bit and I've just had to replace a disc (thanks to all on that thread) and I've been thinking about getting a complete replacement NAS. From what I can gather the OS on Net...
Try browsing directly to https://nas-ip-address/admin (using the real IP address of course). That should take you directly to the web ui, instead of going through ReadyCloud.
You can also get more status information from RAIDar: https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads
Thanks again for the comprehensive reply.
My backups (from my laptops) are already rsync'd across to the DUO mounted NFS drives. In fact all my photos, music and DVDs are also rsync'd across each night when I shut down my laptop. So that seems as though it will remain the same.
The DLNA service (is it still minidlna driven?) is then used across multiple devices around the house .. so no issue there from what you say.
I think a two bay will suit - the two bay DUO has been grand so far and more than enough for my limited use. I was going to simply modify my scripts to back up to the two NASs once I get a new one - but I'll look at the OS6 backup facility and see if it's just as easy for me to back up to the new NAS and have that automatically back up to the old DUO.
Thanks again.
steveTu wrote:
The DLNA service (is it still minidlna driven?)
Yes. And the plex app has it's own DLNA server, which gives you a second option if you need it. Plex can do real-time transcoding, which many people find useful.
steveTu wrote:
but I'll look at the OS6 backup facility and see if it's just as easy for me to back up to the new NAS and have that automatically back up to the old DUO.
.
Both will work (I used rsync backup to migrate from my Pro-6 to my RN526x). And you can use the backup on the Duo too (it will backup to an OS-6 share with no problem). Though I like "pull" backups myself.
OS-6 NAS use the BTRFS file system for the data volume. The snapshot feature of BTRFS is exposed in the NAS UI, and it will give you some rollback on your backups - something you might look into. If you use that feature, use the "Custom" snapshots - they give you control over retention, while the "Smart" snapshots don't.
Also, BTRFS needs more free space than EXT. Generally you don't want to fill the volume over 80%. So size the disks with that in mind.
Thanks again Steve.
I had thought to up the space to 4TB (so two 4TB drives) - which would give me more than enough excess space.
OK - Got a ReadyNAS 212.
Put in two used 4TB discs and went through the process of formatting the discs (reset & power until boot mode, then pressing backup until disk 1 light only on).
After that the lights alternated between power and the activity/disk lights for while. Then, the lights stabilised with just the activity light flashing.
I thought that the factory reset and formatting had completed - so tried to configure the box by connecting via readycloud.netgear.com - that connected and discovered the NAS ok - so I assumed all was well. The setup asked for the backup or power button to be used to 'fix' the NAS's connection. It detected that ok and moved onto the next web page - but it loops on that page with:
Loading the web page, please wait...
alternating between two different sized fonts.
The activity light on the front of the box is still flashing Does that mean that the disks are still initialising? How can I tell?
Try browsing directly to https://nas-ip-address/admin (using the real IP address of course). That should take you directly to the web ui, instead of going through ReadyCloud.
You can also get more status information from RAIDar: https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
