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Creating an instance of Raidiator 6.10.8 as a virtual machine?
Is there a way to create an instance of Raidiator 6.10.8 as a VM? I want to be able to use Parallels on my mac with an install of of 6.10.8 so I can test software installs without risk. I tried just ...
https://github.com/ReadyNAS/sdk/wiki/Setup-ReadyNAS-OS-on-VirtualBox
Once you get it running, you can update to OS 6.10.8 just as you would a real NAS.
I wasn't able to get this working via Virtual Box, VMware or Parallels.
On VMware I loaded the .vmdk and start it, but get:
>>Start PXE over IPv4.
PXE-E16: No valid offer received.
>>Start PXE over PVv6
Then it produces the attachment.
Looks like it's trying to network boot?
The Virtual Box gives this error:
28.2241331 MMI Watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 23s! swapper/0
Any ideas?
t sounds like you failed to attach the boot drive, which emulates the internal flash of a real ReadyNAS, to the VM per the instructions in that article.
I've tried this multiple times now. I think I'm following the directions exactly but it still fails with the same error. I have created two SATA ports:
SATA Port 0: ReadyNASOS-6.6.0-x86_64.vmdk (Normal, 112MB)SATA Port 1: ReadyNAS OS VM_1.vhd (Normal, 5GB)
I've also tried creating two .vhd's 5GB each
I've also tried creating a VDI instead of a VHD because in the example pictures the extension for the data drive is .vdi
The instructions mention the minimum disk size should be 5GB, and the .vmdk is only 112MB, perhaps it's too small? I couldn't figure out how to expand that disk to 5GB to test though.
I think I made it!!!!
I used:
login: rootpassword: password
And I'm in...
At this point, how can I upgrade to 6.10.8?
You need to access the GUI, complete the set-up (including assigning a new Admin password), and update just like a real NAS. How you access it depends on how you set up LAN port(s). If you used "Bridged" or "Generic Driver", then it should have an IP address assigned by DHCP and reachable from any PC on your network. If you used "Host Only", then it is assigned an IP only accessible from the host computer, which will also now have a "port" configured on that network. RAIDar will show you the address(es). I have assigned one of each. You can assign more than just two, BTW.
You can also set up a "NAT Network" so your various VM's (on the same computer) can access each other. That's not really needed for OS6, but is quite useful on a RAIDiator 4.2.x VM where you can use a Win7 (or other older) VM to access it to get around the protocol depreciations in more up to date OSes.
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