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Expansion failed - Pro Pioneer 6
Hello - Adding a 6th HDD to this Pro Pioneer failed. I believe that this was built using 4 each 4TB HDDs and later adding a 5th and now attempting to add a 6th. Is the issue a 8TB expansion lim...
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reburns wrote:
Adding a 6th HDD to this Pro Pioneer failed. I believe that this was built using 4 each 4TB HDDs and later adding a 5th and now attempting to add a 6th. Is the issue a 8TB expansion limit?
There is an 8 TiB growth limit, but you didn't exceed that.
The problem is the other constraint on growth - a volume cannot grow over a 16 TiB size. After 5 disks you were at 16 TB (~ 14.5 TiB), the 6th would take you to 20 TB (~ 18.1 TiB).
What you can do is back up all the data and do a factory reset with all drives in place. Though the volume can't expand to more than 16 TiB, the NAS will create a 20 TiB volume if you do this.
Since you are facing a factory reset anyway, you could take the opportunity to switch to OS 6 - which has no known expansion limits, and which has other features that aren't available with OS 4.2. One thing to factor in - you will lose Netgear support.
Ok, I'll consider a factory reset and OS 6. AFAIK, the 4TB HDDs I am using is outside Netgear support already. (?)
Can you point me to directions for upgrading to OS 6?
reburns wrote:
AFAIK, the 4TB HDDs I am using is outside Netgear support already. (?)
The legacy HCL aren't updated very often. Though the pro pioneer list does include three 4 TB models, including both WD Red drives and the Seagate VN drives (now branded as "Ironman").
reburns wrote:
Can you point me to directions for upgrading to OS 6?
See the highlighted post in this thread ( https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/OS6-now-works-on-x86-Legacy-WARNING-NO-NTGR-SUPPORT/m-p/897023/highlight/true#M50465)The cliff-notes version is
1. Install the add-on PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin. Don't reboot.
2. Install the firmware R4toR6_latest.bin
3. RebootThe reboot will automatically trigger a factory reset, which of course destroys the data on the NAS and the configuration.
How robust is the OS 6 on a Pro Pioneer? As a casual user, I have no real complaints about the current OS...and often subscribe to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" logic. Although my Pioneer is out of warranty, its possible that I talk to Netgear suppor someday, although this forum is my first stop. FWIW, I do have OS 6 on my 2nd ReadNAS (RN316).
The WD40EFRX 4TB HDDs I'm using in the Pro Pioneer are now included in the compatability list.
Thanks!
reburns wrote:
As a casual user, I have no real complaints about the current OS...and often subscribe to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" logic. FWIW, I do have OS 6 on my 2nd ReadNAS (RN316).
I also have a mix of OS 4 and OS 6, and am not in a hurry to switch my pro-6 over to OS 6. When I need to do a factory reset for other reasons, I'll look at that option.
Overall posters here generally feel that OS 6 runs quite well on their legacy NAS. One weak spot seems to be fan detection and control. You can deal with fan control issues via overrides (using ssh), but that won't work for fan detection problems. Netgear has resolved those issues in the past (despite "no support").
BTW, if you do proceed you might take a look at the bios version you are running. It would be wise to have the latest bios installed before you migrate (the add-on for that doesn't work with OS 6).
I think the most recent bios for the pioneer is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin But maybe wait for mdgm-ntgr to confirm...
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