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Update firmware on RN314 from version 6.0.8
Have an older RN314 which has been in service for about 4 years now. Firmware is 6.0.8. The unit is mission critical on a daily basis, so I want to avoid issues in upgrading the firmware. I'm guessing there are a lot of new features and bug fixes since 4 years ago.
I called in to support and got a sequence of updates but wanted to check here and see what advice the community has to offer.
1) How reliable are the firmware updates? I've seen issues with other devices that render them useless. If I have a problem along the way can I rollback?
2) Support said I should update in this sequence: From 6.0.8,update it to 6.1.1 then 6.2.0,then 6.6.1 to 6.7.5. Can anyone here confirm those steps? I take it I can't go directly from the older version to the latest without causing problems.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!!
Have a Great Day,
Rusty
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The KB article ( https://kb.netgear.com/000038857/ReadyNAS-OS-6-Software-Version-6-7-5 ) doesn't give an upgrade sequence - so it should be possible to go directly to 6.7.5. But I think it's reasonable to follow support's advice - your firmware is very old, and I don't think there are many (if any) in the forum who have made that particular leap.
There have been some issues with upgrades failing, and of course you are chaining several together. Since your system is mission-critical, I suggest the following precautions to minimize risk:
- Many failures are app-related. So I also suggest uninstalling all apps first, and then reinstalling any you need when the process completes.
- It would also be prudent to delete all snapshots, and then turn snapshots off before you upgrade.
- If the volume is at more than 80% capacity, then offload enough data to bring to down to 80% (restoring it when done).
- The AV service uses a different package with the current software, so perhaps disable AV too.
I also recommend a backup, just in case.
Trying to back up the settings before I upgrade to the first step on the firmware. It's been running almost an hour with no indication of progress. Backup and activity lights are green. In the software screen for settings I selected everything. There's a spinning cursor next to where it says backup.
I realize it's going to pull up to 50 mb but how long should this take? Is there maybe an issue with the routine in this older firmwaree?
Thanks!
It should only take a couple of seconds. Did you try a different web browser?
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