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Moving drives
Hi would this work. As previously posted. I now have an rn312 . I also have a duo v1 with 2 bt drives. 1 . Put in a single spare 500 gig unused drive into the 312 . 2. Copy all files across...
Ok, well
1st: my post is related to the Pro Pioneer 600e ( RNDP600e ),
2nd: I am not replacing a failed disk, I am replacing the entire NAS unit, bar the disks ( all because of a failed System Fan worth $20 ),
3rd: the unit being sent out is not a refurbished unit as clarified by Netgear ( yup surprised me also, so coolness to the highest degree for Netgear ),
4th: I have 10TB of data to backup so 500gig or 2tb suggestions won't work ( I wish but no dice ), I am putting either a tape system or another NAS in as a backup to the NAS, thanks though StephenB for that suggestion,
5th: I have updated the existing unit to latest firmware and intend on placing a 1TB hdd into the replacement unit and upgrading its firmware to the latest firmware before I even attempt to install the original 6 hdds - as per StephenB's post,
6th: I will not be doing a hot install, all hdds will be installed under full cold environment to avoid the formatting debacle ( I hope anyways lol ) as per xeltrox's post,
7th: I will be making contact with Netgear for clarification before I even attempt to insert my current hdd's with data on them into the new replacement chassis. I have replaced failed drives with no issues, however removing all drives at once and inserting into another unit all at once has not been done by myself and from my past readings have found the NAS box wipes the drives ( not at all good, NAS need to have this option upon bootup I think added to their OS:- Are you installing a NEW Chassis with your OLD existing drives Y/N )
8th: ALL 6 hdd's will be installed into the same corresponding bays as they are removed from, eg bay 1 to bay 1, bay 2 to bay 2 and so on, at ONE time then doing a power up after all 6 are inserted, otherwise wiping will ensue ( again bad ),
9th: crosses fingers lol
1st: my post is related to the Pro Pioneer 600e ( RNDP600e ),
2nd: I am not replacing a failed disk, I am replacing the entire NAS unit, bar the disks ( all because of a failed System Fan worth $20 ),
3rd: the unit being sent out is not a refurbished unit as clarified by Netgear ( yup surprised me also, so coolness to the highest degree for Netgear ),
4th: I have 10TB of data to backup so 500gig or 2tb suggestions won't work ( I wish but no dice ), I am putting either a tape system or another NAS in as a backup to the NAS, thanks though StephenB for that suggestion,
5th: I have updated the existing unit to latest firmware and intend on placing a 1TB hdd into the replacement unit and upgrading its firmware to the latest firmware before I even attempt to install the original 6 hdds - as per StephenB's post,
6th: I will not be doing a hot install, all hdds will be installed under full cold environment to avoid the formatting debacle ( I hope anyways lol ) as per xeltrox's post,
7th: I will be making contact with Netgear for clarification before I even attempt to insert my current hdd's with data on them into the new replacement chassis. I have replaced failed drives with no issues, however removing all drives at once and inserting into another unit all at once has not been done by myself and from my past readings have found the NAS box wipes the drives ( not at all good, NAS need to have this option upon bootup I think added to their OS:- Are you installing a NEW Chassis with your OLD existing drives Y/N )
8th: ALL 6 hdd's will be installed into the same corresponding bays as they are removed from, eg bay 1 to bay 1, bay 2 to bay 2 and so on, at ONE time then doing a power up after all 6 are inserted, otherwise wiping will ensue ( again bad ),
9th: crosses fingers lol
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