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ReadyNAS Pro with 6 2TB drives to 6 3TB with Dual Redun
Hello, new here, many apologies if I missed this with an earlier post. I currently have a Readnas pro with 6 - 2tb WD black caviars in my set up now running single redundancy and running 4.2.19. ...
1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Power down the ReadyNAS, remove old drives (label order), put new drives in and do factory default
You can restore the config. The config is not storing the number of disks but rather your configuration of the OS. For dual-redundancy you'll need at least four disks installed.
1. Power down
2. Put new drives in
3. Do a factory default using the boot menu (http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu)
4. Discover NAS using RAIDar (http://www.readynas.com/downloads)
5. Click Setup
6. Choose X-RAID2, tick dual-redundancy option and confirm your choice.
2) Yes
3) Power down the ReadyNAS, remove old drives (label order), put new drives in and do factory default
You can restore the config. The config is not storing the number of disks but rather your configuration of the OS. For dual-redundancy you'll need at least four disks installed.
1. Power down
2. Put new drives in
3. Do a factory default using the boot menu (http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu)
4. Discover NAS using RAIDar (http://www.readynas.com/downloads)
5. Click Setup
6. Choose X-RAID2, tick dual-redundancy option and confirm your choice.
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