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Newbie wondering if should upgrade to OS 6.x
Hi first time post. I have acquired an Ultra 4 Plus which is currently bare. I plan to use it fairly lightly to store and share photos, music, videos etc and to run CrashPlan to act as a backup agent for all the local household laptops. Question is before I start using it, once I buy some disks, should I upgrade to 6 (appreciated that this is unsupported) or should I just stick with the 4.x version already on the box.
TIA any advice appreciated
TIA any advice appreciated
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A few months ago, I wanted to expand my Ultra 6 Plus beyond the 8TB lifetime expansion limit of OS 4.2.xx, so I decided that was a good time to backup, perform a factory reset, and upgrade to OS 6, which has no expansion limits. http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7010/~/readynas%3A-expansion
I used the BTRFS snapshot feature after I inadvertently deleted a file, which was more recent than my last external backup. That worked well.
Antivirus seemed to be a problem on legacy NASes prior to OS 6.5. I have read that Antivirus is working better, but I cannot remember whether I have relaunched Antivirus since updating to OS 6.5.
Apparently, ReadyCloud has been in transition, has not worked for me recently as ReadyNAS Remote used to, and was supposed to be revamped in May. This week, I got an email instructing me to update my log-on credentials in ReadyCloud, so I assume the transition has been completed. I haven't updated my log-on credentials yet.
OS 6 performance on my legacy ReadyNAS has improved with each OS 6 upgrade, so I recommend it if one is so inclined and is starting fresh or needs to perform a factory reset.
ReadyNAS Ultra Plus 6, OS 6.5, 2 HGST 4TB Ultrastar and 4 Hitachi 2TB Ultrastar HDDs. Mac computers and iOS devices.
Thanks for the replies. I think I'll go for it. Having come from a QNAP NAS I have to admit the 4.x interface looks quite dated.
I'm quite au-fait with the Java and glibc issues with Crashplan, that's one of the reasons I decided to change the NAS. When it works - it's great but they've moved the product on and my QNAP hasn't enough RAM to make it run reliably any more. I plan to upgrade the RAM on the Ultra 4 Plus as well so this shouldbn't be an issue in future.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Nettle wrote:
run CrashPlan to act as a backup agent for all the local household laptops.You might consider running Crashplan on a PC (mapping the NAS volume as a network drive). It's running on my Pro-6 (4.2.28), but there have been some bumps in the road (related to java versions and the libraries available on the NAS). CrashPlan's minimum platform is a moving target right now.
Nettle wrote:
Question is before I start using it, once I buy some disks, should I upgrade to 6 (appreciated that this is unsupported) or should I just stick with the 4.x version already on the box.Reasons to use OS6:
-No expansion limits, so it handles bigger disks more easily.
-BTRFS snapshots are useful
-built-in antivirus
-ReadyCloud
-Future app development on 4.x will probably be limited.
There is no big reason not to, other than the lack of support. I've chosen to stay with OS 4.2 on my pro-6 for now, but if I ever need to do a factory reset I'll switch to OS6. I do have two smaller OS6 NAS (which I currently use to back up the Pro).
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