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Moving disks to "new" unit after a failure
I've done a little research, but just want to confirm that my plan will work: Briefly, I have an old ReadyNAS that has failed, so I've purchased a similar unit on ebay. I don't have it yet, but the...
If the devices use the same architecture (which there are 3 types.... one type will have firmware of type 4.1.x which is sparc, or 4.2.x which is intel or 5.x which is arm) as long as your new unit has the same architecture you might be okay. The next thing to check is the drives, make sure they are compatible in your new unit using the HCL: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20641
If the model numbers the same you should be okay.
If the model numbers are different but the disks are compatible and its within the same architecture you should be okay.
If you the disks arent compatible we wont be able to help you with that as squirelly behavior happens with none compatibles and also switching architectures is highly unsupported.
If the model numbers the same you should be okay.
If the model numbers are different but the disks are compatible and its within the same architecture you should be okay.
If you the disks arent compatible we wont be able to help you with that as squirelly behavior happens with none compatibles and also switching architectures is highly unsupported.
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