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Simple ReadyNAS 6 Pro XRAID2 question
Hello, I have a 6 bay ReadyNAS Pro 6 RNDP6000-200 with 1 WD WD20EFRX 2TB Red drive in it. The drive is almost full, and I want to add some space. I am considering either adding 1 more WD20EFRX,...
TB stands for terabyte; TiB stands for tebibyte. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tebibyte The NAS reports TiB, but mislabels it as TB.
You have 14 TB, which is the same as 12.7 TiB.
The conversion formula is
14 TB = 14 * (1000/1024) * (1000/1024)* (1000/1024) * (1000/1024) TiB - which is ~12.7
Having two measures for space is very confusing, but goes back a very long time.
Wow, thanks for the quick reply. To be honest, the fact that I get replies this fast might means I switch all my NAS's to NEtgear, you don;t get this support from everyone!
So, if upgrading to 6 means a complete wipe, maybe I should just start over fresh with some 5TB Toshiba drives (they are on sale for $129). I could start with 3 x 5TB Toshiba drives and get 10TB to start with?
So, my questions:
Questions #1:
Can I pull out the 2TB Red drive, or do I need that drive to do the upgrade? My thoughts are that some of the NOS is on the RED drive, so if I pulled it out, it won't boot?
Questions #2:
If I have to wipe, I guess I will have to reload my NOS (prob. version 4.2.x), then do the upgrade to 6 on the new drives? Can you drop me the link to reloading the base OS, ver. 4.x?
Question #3:
I see some people suggest you download the new NOS zip file, and also a BIN file script to rename, or whatever the prep is for upgrading from 4.x to 6.x. However, I also see some people have a file for download that is already prepped? Which is better, use the script and have it rename the latest NOS, or just use the already renamed NOS BIN file? Seems the renamed file is easier?
Question #4:
I have a 2TB USB drive, can I backup the data on the NAS now with a USB drive, and then restore when I have the new drives installed, or are backups from 4.x not compatible with 6.x?
Thanks again, wonderful support you guys have!!!
David
PS - I think my next NEW-NEW NAS will be a Netgear.
#1. If you've got the data backed up elsewhere then you're can take out the 2TB drive. The current OS will install on any new non-formatted/used drive and boot up as if you ran a factory default.
#2. I'd upgrade using the drive you already have in the device (the 2TB) then factory default the device once you're on 6.
#3. Download - Install first PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin
Then download R4toR6_latest.bin
And depending on what version you're given in that bin file if it's not 6.4.1 beta 1 I'd suggest downloading that then installing it.
It's a very simple and straightforward upgrade. I've got 6 8TB drives running raid 5 in my pro 6. It's a total of over 36TB's of space.
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