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ReadyNAS RN10400 will not power on.
My RN10400 failed yesterday, the last day of its warranty! It will not power up. Nothing happens when the power button is pressed. The external power supply tests fine. Can anyone offer help? (Or...
When you do migrate the disks, keep them in slot order, and of course migrate them with the RN214 powered down.
MarkDowning wrote:
I have a fear that if I plug them in and turn it on; it will immediately begin to wipe the drives.
There's no issue with apps, since both units are ARM platforms.
It won't wipe the drives. If the firmware is newer than what you running in the RN104, then the RN214 will update the disks to that newer version. If the disks have newer software than is in the flash, then the RN214 will update it's own flash from the disks.
You can install a scratch disk first (by itself) if you want, and manually upgrade the RN214 if it has outdated firmware. There should be a label somewhere on the unit telling you what is installed.
I have an RN214 on order.
Now my question is, will I be able to simply plug the drives into the RN214, power it up and go?
Or will I need to do some setting up before installing the drives?
I have a fear that if I plug them in and turn it on; it will immediately begin to wipe the drives.
When you do migrate the disks, keep them in slot order, and of course migrate them with the RN214 powered down.
MarkDowning wrote:
I have a fear that if I plug them in and turn it on; it will immediately begin to wipe the drives.
There's no issue with apps, since both units are ARM platforms.
It won't wipe the drives. If the firmware is newer than what you running in the RN104, then the RN214 will update the disks to that newer version. If the disks have newer software than is in the flash, then the RN214 will update it's own flash from the disks.
You can install a scratch disk first (by itself) if you want, and manually upgrade the RN214 if it has outdated firmware. There should be a label somewhere on the unit telling you what is installed.
Thanks a million for your help!
I am immensely greatful for the information as well as the peace of mind you have given me.
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