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Did Netgear send out an erroneous firmware update message?
I got an e-mail from Netgear to update my firmware to RAIDiator 4.2.28, the last one ever for my unit since it is "end of life." The e-mail has a link to the download, and that web page has a list o...
That email shouldn't have been sent to you (but your Duo v2 is also EOL).
That email was meant for our customers with legacy x86 units.
Please clarify whether the 'erroneous' email applies to my ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Plus or will I now have to shell out further $$$ to buy a new unit.
At this time all our legacy units are EOL.
The email was meant for customers of our legacy x86 units (i.e. those units which run RAIDiator-x86 4.2.x). The Ultra 4 Plus is one of these units. 4.2.28 is the last firmware update for this unit.
You can continue to use your NAS, but we would recommend when your budget permits that you purchase one of our new models which offer higher performance, more functionality and an improved user experience.
Thank you for your prompt response. If I were to purchase aReadyNAS 104 4-bay chassis would I be able to simply move across the four 2TB disks containing my backups from my ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Plus to the 104?
Potholer wrote:
Thank you for your prompt response. If I were to purchase aReadyNAS 104 4-bay chassis would I be able to simply move across the four 2TB disks containing my backups from my ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Plus to the 104?
No. You'll need to off-load the data to backup and restore it.
An RN314 would be closer in performance to your ultra-plus btw (the CPU speed on the Ultra Plus is between the RN300 and RN500 families).
If you are out of warranty anyway (or can risk going w/o support) you can also run OS6 on the ultra plus. There is information on how to do that in the forum.
"Ouch!" (that was my wallet speaking...). I think that I'll stick with the Ultra Plus for now :-( Thanks for your response.
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