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Migrate a volume os6 readynas 316 to 516
I am currently running a 516 poppulated with 6 wd 4tb drives in raid 6 i have a backup nas 316 poppulated with 6 seagate iron wolf pro 10tb running same up to date firmware. I want to expand the 516...
Whether the 516 gets the same IP depends on how it is assigned. If it is assigned by DHCP reservation, then it will stay the same, as it will follow the MAC address. If it is staticly assigned by the NAS, then it will follow the drives until you change it.
Both NASA’s are running the same firmware the 516 main Nas also has the Plex server both Nas have identical shares Films and Music would the Plex data have been saved on the 316 the backup job hence when I remove those drives iron wolf pro 10tb and swap them into the 516 will that info be there and what else will I need to do
Everything is on the drives - the OS boots from the drives, though it is in it's own partition that is not normally accessible over the network. Apps you have installed on the RN316 will migrate to the RN516 with the drives. Apps that are on the RN516 will need to be reinstalled after you migrate the disks. And since you plan to do a fresh install to create the new volume with 10 TB drives, such apps will need to be reinstalled anyway after you have the new volume up and running. You can of course do that after you migrate the new volume back to the RN516.
In the specific case of plex, the bulk of the software (and the media libraries) are in a hidden folder on the data volume (data/.apps/plexmediaserver)
The general process I recommend with the new drives is to do a factory reset with all drives in place. Then reconfigure the NAS (set up users and shares, reinstall apps), and then copy back the data using rsync backup jobs for the shares. If you use the home folders, it might be easier to drag/drop (the backup jobs don't work that well for the home folders).
If you plan to re-apply a saved config file, then I do recommend that you install the original apps first (or uninstall those apps before you save the config). They do reference the apps folder, and if the apps are not installed that can create some issues. Also, the NAS doesn't reapply all the settings, so you do need to review everything. For instance, I don't believe the volume maintenance schedule is re-applied.
I have no apps installed on the backup drive (316) it is purely a backup of the 516
i had originally thought if i migrated the disks from the 316 to the 516 all the information would be there and it wouldn’t change the settings etc on the main drive (516) the ip address etc would remain in tact so that things like my HTPC that are mapped to it wouldnt be disturbed
if that is not the case i may as well buy a 626x as the 628 isnt compatilbe with Plex temporarley take the 516 out of the system unplug it along with lan connection set up the new 626x configure it the same host name ip addresses etc enable the Plex server having signed out from the 516 then restore it with the media files from the 316 decomission that and teplace it with the 516 migrating the drives from the 316 iron wolf pro 10tb
i would really like to populate the new 626 with WD Red Pro 10TB just waiting for them to be approved
Whether the 516 gets the same IP depends on how it is assigned. If it is assigned by DHCP reservation, then it will stay the same, as it will follow the MAC address. If it is staticly assigned by the NAS, then it will follow the drives until you change it.
Thanks for your input
pgjscottieuk wrote:
I have no apps installed on the backup drive (316) it is purely a backup of the 516
i had originally thought if i migrated the disks from the 316 to the 516 all the information would be there and it wouldn’t change the settings etc on the main drive (516) the ip address etc would remain in tact so that things like my HTPC that are mapped to it
It shouldn't take long to install the apps, and it only takes a couple of minutes to assign an IP address in your router. If you've done a lot of manual tagging in plex, then you will need to do that again. Checking over the config is annoying, but doesn't take long. And your system will be functional when you do it.
Of course an RN600 series is a more powerful NAS. But setting it up won't be faster, so I don't understand what you are thinking there.
You can of course avoid all the configuration stuff by simply hot-inserting the new drives into the RN516 (waiting for resync before doing the next).
Hi decided to take your advice and just vertically expand the 516 it is currently populated with 6 x WD red pro 4TB going to replace with Seagate iron wolf pro 10TB from what i have read this is a hot swappable process with a minimum of expansion of two discs but as i am going to do all six would it be sensable after the first two waiting of coarse for each drive to resync to reboot or keep going
I have made sure my back up nas is running the same firmware in case of disaster any thing i should know or precaution i should take before starting this procedure
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