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haullussy
Feb 09, 2016Aspirant
Renaming RN314 (RAIDiator 4.2.28 )
Hi, I replaced my old ReadyNAS Pro for a ReadyNAS 314 and moved the disks to my new RN314. In the ReadyNAS admin page, I see that the hostname is READYNAS, which I want. In my router I changed the n...
- Feb 09, 2016
Ah, I see the problem, I think I cannot just move the disks from an old NAS with a different OS to a new one. I will do a factory reset and will restore a backup to the new NAS. That might probably solve this problem.... I hope.
haullussy
Feb 09, 2016Aspirant
Ah, I see the problem, I think I cannot just move the disks from an old NAS with a different OS to a new one. I will do a factory reset and will restore a backup to the new NAS. That might probably solve this problem.... I hope.
StephenB
Feb 09, 2016Guru - Experienced User
haullussy wrote:
Ah, I see the problem, I think I cannot just move the disks from an old NAS with a different OS to a new one.
Correct. There is code in the RN314 to allow you to access the 4.2.x volume so you can offload it to external storage. That is helpful when the old NAS has actually failed.
But you can't go forward w/o the factory reset, and then of course you need to restore the data from the backup (or the Pro if it is still operational).
- haullussyFeb 09, 2016Aspirant
Yes, problem solved. The RN314 works fine (nice new interface) and I am now starting to restore my files from the backup.
- StephenBFeb 09, 2016Guru - Experienced User
If the pro is still functional, it is possible to upgrade it to OS6. It is unsupported by netgear, but it has been done by many people.
Even with 4.2.28, it is possible to use it as a backup NAS.
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