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Revitalizing ReadyNAS Pro 6
I’ve been running a ReadyNAS Pro 6 since early 2012, using an X-RAID2 array of 3TB hard drives that went from (I believe) 4 x 3TB now to 6 x 3TB. I’ve had to replace a bunch of drives over the year...
Sunfox1 wrote:
- I’m still running OS 4.2.31, which is so antiquated I need to use a virtual machine to even access the web interface. I know OS6 is “unofficially” supported, but are there any gotchas I should be aware of? Like, I remember there being an issue with the fans running at full speed after upgrading - was this ever addressed?
There is an add-on that will add TLS 1.2 support to 4.2.x systems (from WhoCares_ ).
I haven't run into any gotchas with my Pro-6 (including the fan speed). I do recommend upgrading the RAM to at least 2 GB before you upgrade though. No reason I can see to upgrade the CPU if all you are using it for is a file server.
Sunfox1 wrote:
- Are there any size limits on the drives I can put into it?
No known limit.
Sunfox1 wrote:
- What’s the best RAID type to use on a new array? Don’t want to get stuck with the 8TB expansion limit that XRAID had.
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XRAID is fine (and has no expansion limit with OS-6).
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