Upgrade from RN102 to RN104

Sorry guys. I found the answer. Looks like a straight forward swap to migrate.

http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=71816&hilit=Migrate+rn102+to+rn104

Yes, that migration is easy.

Thanks Stephen. Jobs done. Simply shut down the RN102, Removed the drives and placed them in the RN104. Powered up the RN104 and bingo. No settings lost. Even the static IP address, name, alerts and tasks all in tact. Cheers!

I am planning to do this also... does anyone know if it matters what revision the firmware is on the two devices?

ie: If I am running 6.1.6 on one and 6.2 on the other?

Generally if you migrate disks, The ReadyNAS will try to install the firmware in its flash onto the drives. Since you can't downgrade from 6.2 to 6.1.6 that could be a problem.

Thanks Stephen.

In my case, the disks are coming FROM an RN102 with 6.1.6 and going TO an RN104 with 6.2.0.

Would that direction be OK? Is it just like doing a firmware upgrade?

PS - 6.2 is shown on the box of the RN104 but I have never used it to confirm.

I have migrated a ton of (older Legacy) units and just to play it safe I upgrade both to the same version before I swap drives. If the new unit is older I use a temp drive to upgrade it. In your case with the new unit being newer can't you simply update the older unit to the same level?

Probably simplest to upgrade the RN102 first, but it should be ok either way.

CharlesR-

That's a good idea. I am going to upgrade the RN102 anyway, so I guess I can do it first.

However, I am not 100% sure I know what firmware the RN104 is running... I am only going by what is on the box.

I guess I can
-put a temp drive into the 104 to see what firmware it has
-upgrade the 102 to that version
-then move the disks

Thanks guys!