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Migrating from a ReadyNAS-X6
I would like to migrate the drives I have in an old ReadyNAS-X6. What would be a good path? Thanks everyone!
gcreedon wrote:
I would like to migrate the drives I have in an old ReadyNAS-X6. What would be a good path?
You can't directly migrate them to any current NAS. You'll need to off-load the data. The fastest way to do that is over the ethernet connection.
Well, the unit is not powering on. Perhaps a bad power supply. Would a data recovery company, Drivesavers for example, work?
As long as you kept the OS up to date, you can follow instructions you can find for using a Linux system or R-Linux for Windows to recover data from an NV or NV+ v1. You can also just migrate the drives to a used NV or NV+v1, but you'd be buying a rather old NAS.
Sandshark wrote:
... or R-Linux for Windows to recover data from an NV or NV+ v1.
No. R-linux for Windows works with RAID-1 or jbod, but not for other RAID modes. You could use R-Studio though. https://www.r-studio.com/ You would need a way of connecting the disks to the PC (perhaps a USB enclosure of some kind).
Another option is to get a new ReadyNAS, and then engage paid support to temporarily mount the disks so you can off-load the data. https://kb.netgear.com/29876/ReadyNAS-Migrating-disks-from-RAIDiator-4-1-or-RAIDiator-5-3-to-ReadyNAS-OS-6
Sandshark wrote:
but you'd be buying a rather old NAS.
The NV+ went out of production in 2011, so it'd be at least 9 years old (and likely older).
Most of these units used a standard PC power supply connector, so you should be able to use a PC power supply outside the case and power it back one and then migrate the data. The stock power supply also could be replaced as it would also be a standard pc power supply in a flex or smaller size form factor. Then you have no need to upgrade and just keep on running. :)
SamirD wrote:
Most of these units used a standard PC power supply connector, so you should be able to use a PC power supply outside the case and power it back one and then migrate the data.
You do need to be careful here. The NV and NV+ used a modified pinout.
But the older X6 and 600 models used a standard ATX connector.
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