Present config:ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition [X-RAID2]RAIDiator 4.2.30 X-RAID2, 5 disks, 66% of 3693 GB used (5 x 1 TB drives)I have a backup of my user data on another NAS I wish to replace all 5 drives with 3 new ones (HGST 4TB HUS724040ALE640 UltraStar 7K4000). I've done some reading here and I think I power down, pull the old drives and install the new ones, power back up into a factory reset. How does the machine find "RAIDiator 4.2.30" and install it?How do i tell the machine to use X-RAID2 and format the drives?How will I access the machine again? (default IP? default user id/poassword?) If this is all written up somewhere in the dusty archives please point me there. Otherwise if someone can offer advice on this old machine please do so... Thanks Jim

If you replace all the drives, the NAS will boot from flash (which contains the RAIDiator version you are runing) and then do a factory default. You can use RAIDar to tell the unit how you want it to format the drives, or you can just wait and it will default to XRAID2. Now would be a time to consider moving to OS6 on your NAS. While it's not officially supported on legacy NASes, it is compatible with yours. OS4.2.x is quite long in the tooth. If you are up to the task, a processor upgrade would also make it snappier. A Core2 Duo E7500 runs about $5 these days on eBay and will almost double your processor power.

Hello bethjim, Since you mentioned that you have already replaced the disks with the new ones and that you have already factory reset the NAS, use RAIDar to set it up. This will allow you to choose between XRAID and FlexRAID then build the volume. The default login is admin for username and netgear1 for password. Regards,

No! I haven't done anything yet - that's why I'm checking to be sure my assumed procedure will work. Thanks for responding anyway...

Hello bethjim, Well, yes that the best way to do it. Factory reset since you have the full backup of the data. The ReadyNAS chassis has a flash memory that will flash the OS to the disks that you will insert. You have the latest firmware so that should have XRAID2. Regards,

Sandshark wrote:If you replace all the drives, the NAS will boot from flash (which contains the RAIDiator version you are runing) and then do a factory default. You can use RAIDar to tell the unit how you want it to format the drives, or you can just wait and it will default to XRAID2. Now would be a time to consider moving to OS6 on your NAS. While it's not officially supported on legacy NASes, it is compatible with yours. OS4.2.x is quite long in the tooth. If you are up to the task, a processor upgrade would also make it snappier. A Core2 Duo E7500 runs about $5 these days on eBay and will almost double your processor power.Not really interested in too many changes. I just use this box as a jukebox to run Logitech Media Server (LMS) and hold all the FLAC files. Maybe a little video storage. I have noted that there were some hoops to jump through to get LMS to install/run on the OS 6 platform. All my stuff including me is getting "long in the tooth". Thanks for upgrade ideas anyhow - I just need more disk space right now. If I was to do anymore it would probably be a completely new box from a different manufacturer. (Still smarting from being kicked to the curb when OS 6 came out. ) Besides I think I would really benefit more from a faster SATA channel than an upgraded CPU don't ya think? Thanks for the replyJim

How to Upgrade? - All new drives - ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition [X-RAID2]

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JennC
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 26, 2017
Hello bethjim,

Since you mentioned that you have already replaced the disks with the new ones and that you have already factory reset the NAS, use RAIDar to set it up. This will allow you to choose between XRAID and FlexRAID then build the volume.

The default login is admin for username and netgear1 for password.

Regards,
- bethjim
  Aspirant
  May 27, 2017
  No! I haven't done anything yet - that's why I'm checking to be sure my assumed procedure will work.
  
  Thanks for responding anyway...
  - JennC
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    May 27, 2017
    Hello bethjim,
    
    Well, yes that the best way to do it. Factory reset since you have the full backup of the data.
    
    The ReadyNAS chassis has a flash memory that will flash the OS to the disks that you will insert. You have the latest firmware so that should have XRAID2.
    
    Regards,
dmahon1
Aspirant
May 28, 2017
If you just want more disk space, don't you just pull one disk, replace with larger disk and wait for array to rebuild. Then repeat with each disk?
- bethjim
  Aspirant
  May 28, 2017
  dmahon1 wrote:
  If you just want more disk space, don't you just pull one disk, replace with larger disk and wait for array to rebuild. Then repeat with each disk?
  Yep that would be one way but I really need to do some serious dusting & cleaning of the data files, create & test a new backup procedure and do a clean install of the LMS software. I was just looking for some confirmation on the procedure to replace ALL the drives at once.
  
  If I grow it in the future I'll use the expansion method...
  
  Thanks for the reply
  Jim

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