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Upgrade from Ultra6 (6x2TB) running OS 6 to RN426 (6x4TB)
Hi all, A couple of days ago I bought a RN426. Yesterday I ordered 6x4TB HD's. I have an Ultra6 with 6x2TB running OS 6. I want to move all my applications and data from the Ultra 6 to the new ...
I do not have the space to do a backup. That is why I will keep the Ultra 6. It will serve as a store for the backup of the RN426. Taking that into account, I should probably do a clean install.
The SQL databases used by some of those apps are difficult to migrate. I've moved more than one OS6 volume from an upgraded legacy NAS to a native OS6 one and have not seen a problem. I didn't do it to an ARM based syustem, but neither are you.
The Ultra is only capable of SATAII and has a slower processor, so moving the volujme to the 426 before replaciong the disks should be faster. Maybe not a lot faster, since the spinning drives can't keep up with SATA3, though the cache can, and the dfaster processor will definately help.
I did fail to mention that this method means you should make a backup first (if you don't already have one). It's going to put a lot of strain on your drives, and if one or more are close to failure, this could push them over the edge.
I do not have the space to do a backup. That is why I will keep the Ultra 6. It will serve as a store for the backup of the RN426. Taking that into account, I should probably do a clean install.
If everything is stored in the appropriate subdiirectory of /apps, then you can copy the data from one NAS to the other. If you use the admin credentials to connect, you can see the /apps share. Since you will still have the old NAS running the apps, it's worth trying. If it fails to work properly, you can always uninstall and re-install the app to get a clean start. One issue here is that the contents of /apps noramlly belong to root, and copying in this way will make the opes on the taget NAS belong to admin. Whether that will make a difference depends on the app.
If you are adept at the Linux CLI via SSH, then using an rsync command would be best, as it can retain all file attributes and root ownership. With a CLI command, you can use RSYNC to copy things in shares that the ReadyNAS does not support with an RSYNC server. Just Google it, it's standard Linux.
Make sure you install the same version of all apps and copy the data before you restore the configuration from the old NAS and do both before you attempt to run any of them. There may be some configuration files outside of the /apps folder that the configuration backup should copy..
When you are done, we'd love to hear of your success or failure with specific apps so others can learn from your experience.
The drives will come in next week. Currently I'm cleaning up the Ultra 6. Writing a program that cleans up music, photo's and other files that are more than once stored on the NAS. Then I'll use the program to move the remaining stuff to new folders on the new NAS. The only thing that bothers me is Owncloud. Some of my children are using that to remotely backup / sync folders to my NAS. Maybe I should get rid of Owncloud and use Netgear sync stuff. I am using owncloud as a caldav (callender and connections) host. I would have to use something else for that.
JanHussaarts2 wrote:
The only thing that bothers me is Owncloud.
You can purchase a supported installation for the app from rnxtras.com for €2.99 here: https://rnxtras.com/addons/owncloud-9-r6all
You can also get nextcloud there.
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