Migrate from ReadyNas 314 to RN3138

Question

Hoping someone with knowledge can advise...

I have been running a Readynas 314 in our office for the past 7 years. All is fine still but have acquired a diskless brand new RN3138 which i was considering upgrading to. Is this a relitively straight forward task? Can I backup/restore my user/system config and then simply move the disks across? Or do I have to purchase new disks and recreate all the user/share/RAID configs and then restore the data?

All help and advice much appreciated before I open the box!

JohnCM_S · Answer

Hi&nbsp;LilRos,

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Both units are x86 and run on OS6 firmware so you can just transfer the disks from the RN314 to RN3138 and it will run as it is (https://kb.netgear.com/22895/ReadyNAS-OS-6-Migrating-a-volume).

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Still, it is a&nbsp;best practice to backup your data first before transferring the disks just to be safe.

Regards,

LilRos · Answer

Thanks John for the quick response. So literally out the box, disks in, power up and my users and config all intact and users can login?That's just too easy!Much appreciated

JohnCM_S · Answer

Hi&nbsp;LilRos,

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Yes, all users and config should all be intact when you transfer the disks to the RN3138 since both units have the&nbsp;same OS.

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Regards,

LilRos · Answer

Just one more question... My 314 is up-to-date on firmware with Version 6.10.3. The RN3138 is on 6.10.2. Is this a problem? Should I update it first before migrating?Sorry, as you can tell, IT isn't my area!Thanks

StephenB · Answer

LilRos&nbsp;wrote:Just one more question... My 314 is up-to-date on firmware with Version 6.10.3. The RN3138 is on 6.10.2. Is this a problem? Should I update it first before migrating?
When you migrate, the system should update the RN3138 flash to 6.10.3.&nbsp; So that shouldn't be a problem.
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Do you already have disks installed in the RN3138 that would still be installed post-migration? (for example, if you have 2 disks in the RN314 now, and two disks already in the RN3138). If you do, then the situation is more complicated - and simply moving the disks to the RN3138 won't work.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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