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ReadyNAS 3200 OS reinstall - does it affect shared permissions or iscsi volume connections?
I have a ReadyNAS 3200 that the previous IT person purchased for our company. They have no contact with this person and I need to get into the NAS to expand the volume. The big question I have is tha...
An OS reinstall changes the IP network configuration to use DHCP and the admin password back to the factory default value (netgear1 on old NAS, password on newer ones). The process completes quite quickly.
It shouldn't affect the rest of your configuration (including data generally and the iSCSI luns specifically). Of course if there's something failing with the system, and changes might make it worse. Though that doesn't sound like your situation.
An OS reinstall changes the IP network configuration to use DHCP and the admin password back to the factory default value (netgear1 on old NAS, password on newer ones). The process completes quite quickly.
It shouldn't affect the rest of your configuration (including data generally and the iSCSI luns specifically). Of course if there's something failing with the system, and changes might make it worse. Though that doesn't sound like your situation.
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