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Hi. i have recently purchaced a second hand nv+ rnd4000. I have no idea if this is going to be better than my Etrayz nas. Any how I have two initial queries please. 1. The device does not come w...
1. Using a drive that is already throwing errors is not a good idea.
2. When installing a drive, any drive that is not part of the array, it will be formatted and initialized. The only time this is not the case, is when a compatible array is moved from one chassis to another. For example moving from one Sparc based NAS to another (Duo/NV/NV+) or moving from one x-86 based NAS (NVX/Pro/Ultra) to another. You can move an array consisting of fewer drives into a chassis with more bays (2 to 4, 4 to 6) but obviously cannot move a 4 drive array into a 2 bay chassis.
3. While you can certainly use the HD103UJ to test it and make sure of the OS version, I absolutely would not use it for production. Adding the 2TB drive to the array already existing with 1TB will definitely format the drive and wipe it of all data. The only way to go from any version of Flex-Raid to X-Raid is through a factory default, which again will format the drives and wipe the data.
4. There are only two successful ways to move the data. a) Purchase an external drive large enough to hold the data and back up all the data from the Etrayz. Then move the drives to the NV+ and perform a factory default to establish the volume. Then restore the data from the backup. b) purchase new drives for the NV+ that are on the HCL, establish the new volume and then copy the data from the Etrayz to the NV+. It will be possible to use the Frontview backup job setup to do this if the Etrayz has a compatible file system. Worst case you would use Windows copy/paste of the files.
While you state that the current drives in the Etrayz are WD Caviar Green drives, you did not state that they are found on the HCL. If they are not on the HCL, you are taking a risk of data loss or other problems.
2. When installing a drive, any drive that is not part of the array, it will be formatted and initialized. The only time this is not the case, is when a compatible array is moved from one chassis to another. For example moving from one Sparc based NAS to another (Duo/NV/NV+) or moving from one x-86 based NAS (NVX/Pro/Ultra) to another. You can move an array consisting of fewer drives into a chassis with more bays (2 to 4, 4 to 6) but obviously cannot move a 4 drive array into a 2 bay chassis.
3. While you can certainly use the HD103UJ to test it and make sure of the OS version, I absolutely would not use it for production. Adding the 2TB drive to the array already existing with 1TB will definitely format the drive and wipe it of all data. The only way to go from any version of Flex-Raid to X-Raid is through a factory default, which again will format the drives and wipe the data.
4. There are only two successful ways to move the data. a) Purchase an external drive large enough to hold the data and back up all the data from the Etrayz. Then move the drives to the NV+ and perform a factory default to establish the volume. Then restore the data from the backup. b) purchase new drives for the NV+ that are on the HCL, establish the new volume and then copy the data from the Etrayz to the NV+. It will be possible to use the Frontview backup job setup to do this if the Etrayz has a compatible file system. Worst case you would use Windows copy/paste of the files.
While you state that the current drives in the Etrayz are WD Caviar Green drives, you did not state that they are found on the HCL. If they are not on the HCL, you are taking a risk of data loss or other problems.
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