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Best way to configure a used Ultra 6
Greetings. After nearly 10 years of excellent service, the PSU on my original Infrant ReadyNAS NV finally gave up the ghost. While I ordered a replacement from the UK (off eBay; seemed the only o...
ThurstonX wrote:
OK, I gather "OS4" is the old RAIDiator 4.x.x. OS6 is... OS6.
Yes. Switching to OS6 will require a reset. If your disks are used, its a good a idea to do the reset even with OS4
One benefit is that your volume expansion limit of 8 TiB will start from the initial volume size. Another is that you will start with known stuff on the OS partition, with nothing left behind from the previous owner.
Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm not familiar with OS6 and OS4. These are firmwares that replaced RAIDiator? I'll do some research. If they are the latest and greatest, do you recommend replacing RAIDiator on both the Ultra 4 and Ultra 6 with them? If so, why? I'm more than willing to start from scratch with the Ultra 6, configure it as needed, copy over the data from the Ultra 4, then factory reset the Ultra 4, and finally upgrade it to OS4... if I'm following you correctly.
I've been reading posts from mdgm about the benefits of doing a factory reset, depending on the historical firmware upgrade path on the device, as indicated by initrd.log. Since I'll likely be re-doing the configs manually, is it best to do a factory reset first? Is the correct procedure to apply the latest firmware, be it RAIDiator or OS[4 | 6], then do the factory reset?
It's been so long since I've had to start from scratch that my memory is a bit fuzzy.
Thanks.
Found this. It's old, but I guess it's what you're hinting at:
I don't think the lack of NTGR support is a big deal, since these are old units. Any other relevant links would be appreciated.
Can't do a second edit to my last post...
OK, I gather "OS4" is the old RAIDiator 4.x.x. OS6 is... OS6.
ThurstonX wrote:
OK, I gather "OS4" is the old RAIDiator 4.x.x. OS6 is... OS6.
Yes. Switching to OS6 will require a reset. If your disks are used, its a good a idea to do the reset even with OS4
One benefit is that your volume expansion limit of 8 TiB will start from the initial volume size. Another is that you will start with known stuff on the OS partition, with nothing left behind from the previous owner.
After reading the first few pages of the OS6 upgrade thread, I'm not inclined to go that route, though I will keep reading. My uses and needs from my ReadyNASes are pretty basic. The biggest con for me is the lack of fan control, though perhaps that's been addressed. The Ultras are in a "public" space (i.e., the living room ;-), so I need the noise profile to be as low as possible.
And yes, the benefits of cost-free factory resets on both Ultras with 4.2.27 seem obvious. Now I just need that replacement PSU for the NV to work once it arrives.
Appreciate the quick replies and setting my mind straight on the procedures.
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