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How to Upgrade? - All new drives - ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition [X-RAID2]
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 repl...
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,
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.
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 reply
Jim
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