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ReadyData EOL and convert to ReadyNAS
With the announcement of EOL on the RD5200 and RD516, is there a chance that we can get code to reflash the devices to act as a ReadyNAS. I understand it would not be the same as the new hardware, bu...
The supported OS to run on the ReadyDATA is ReadyDATA OS.
Well I guess either you didn't read the question, or you didn't care, both of which are a great disapointment.
I understand which OS is targeted currently against which hardware. Specifically I asked is there some way Netgear can make available a version of the NAS software that we can run on the Readydata hardware.
I well remember the conversation with the Netgear rep when you were pitching against NetApp and Netgear assuring me that you were going to be further developing the ReadyData range so I could be assured of future products in the range. That was only 24 months ago. Now having invested in 7 of the units I am faced with scrapping them.
But wait, Netgear could help all the other folk just like me. Find a way to port the NAS software to our ReadyData, then we can at least use it for something.
If you ever want to be taken seriously in the "business / enterprise" market you have to be able to differenciate between yourselves and your competitours. I can buy tin anywhere, it's the support for the tin that is the real value, and currently your answer makes the Netgear tin I purchased worthless.
As you've seen mentioned elsewhere on the community the ReadyNAS firmware can run on it, but doing so is not supported.
The RDD516 has the same hardware as the RN516 except the RDD516 has 16GB ECC RAM vs 4GB ECC RAM in the RN516.
ReadyDATA may be EOL, but you can still use ReadyDATA OS.
ReadyDATA OS 1.4.4 no longer requires that hard disks be signed so long as they are 512n: ReadyDATA OS 1.4.4: Using unsigned drives
ReadyNAS OS 6 doesn't require signed disks on any firmware on any device it will run on.Thanks for that. I had seen the previous post and was after clarification.
Are you or anyone able to clarify the position on the RD5200 being the same and having the ability to run (unsupported perhaps) the ReadyNAS 06 software. I have 2 of the 5200's both fully populated. I have the SSD cache read and write drives in one but could pull them if it were not supported (and I have not seen mention of them in the docs on ReadyNAS I have seen so far) but happy to be corrected.
Perhaps Netgear might consider supporting such a transition if enough people wanted the option. I am sure for the effort of making it supported you might win back some of the support from customers who have purchased in good faith and are now questioning Netgear as a true Enterprise enabled company, and just want a reasonable migration path. I would not even mind if it required a maintenance contract, as I would then see more value in the kit I have purchased.
I accept the new kit wil be faster, and having a migration path to more speed but same OS (were I able to get ReadyNAS 06) would encourage me to stick with Netgear in the future. I am sure you have already depleted all stock of the RD series, but if you have not then you could always update them and sell them on rather than having them sitting in a warehouse.
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