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Move existing drives from RNDP6000 to RNDP600E ... is it possible?
My ReadyNAS Pro 6 (RNDP6000v2) power supply bit the dust. They are sending me a newer unit via RMA but the OS and X-RAID configuration won't be compatible with the old drives. There may be a data r...
What NAS model are they sending you?
PredatorVI wrote:
I am looking to see if I could put the old drives in a functioning RNDP600E in a way that will allow me to mount the XRaid volume and transfer the data off to the new unit intact.
That works, though it'd be good to put the same firmware on the 600E before you do it. If you skip this step, the system will update the OS on the disks to match whatever is in the flash. That often has no bad effects, but if the firmware is very mismatched it can cause problems.
If there are no drives in the 600E, you can temporarily install a scratch disk, then match the firmeware. If you aren't sure what you were running in the pro, then install the latest firmware (4.2.31).
What NAS model are they sending you?
PredatorVI wrote:
I am looking to see if I could put the old drives in a functioning RNDP600E in a way that will allow me to mount the XRaid volume and transfer the data off to the new unit intact.
That works, though it'd be good to put the same firmware on the 600E before you do it. If you skip this step, the system will update the OS on the disks to match whatever is in the flash. That often has no bad effects, but if the firmware is very mismatched it can cause problems.
If there are no drives in the 600E, you can temporarily install a scratch disk, then match the firmeware. If you aren't sure what you were running in the pro, then install the latest firmware (4.2.31).
Thanks! That's what I needed. For the other responses, I'll add some clarification that might help.
What I have: RNDP6000 (6 x 2TB) running ReadyNAS OS 4
Replacement Unit: RN51600 running ReadyNAS OS 6
The support agent told me that I can NOT move the old drives to the new unit as it will reformat the drives because of the way OS 6 differs from OS 4. He said they MAY have a data recovery option I could purchase to migrate the data. He didn't have details on pricing yet and I did not clarify what that would entail.
So I am now investigating:
- Will it be cheaper to find a used ReadyNAS running the same OS 4 family to either transfer the old drives to OR use the power supply to get my old unit to power on and migrate the data?
- Will it even work?
- I may have found an RNDP600E and wondered if this would work. I think the answer is yes for using an equivalent OS4-based unit.
I'm still waiting on whether it will be cheaper. :)
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