Upgrade/Rebuild

Webby wrote:
Is the Pro6 or Ultra6 the better NAS for home use.

Pro 6. Faster than Ultra 6. Can do all Ultra 6 can plus more.

Webby wrote:
Do i need all the disks inserted when i rebuild so i can access the free space

Best to. Ideally fill the NAS with disks of the same size.

Webby wrote:
and if i do will i loose the data?

A factory default wipes all data, settings, everything.

Webby wrote:
Ideally id like to just copy everything off 2 the Pro rebuild the Ultra and then copy back but I only have the drives listed above and 1 spare 1TB drive. Any tips, tricks or tools to make the process easier would be uber appreciated.

Best solution would be to buy some new drives from the Hard Disk HCL

Put the 1TB drive in the Pro 6 and update it to the latest firmware via System > Update > Remote. May need to do this twice to get onto the latest firmware. Then power down put all disks you want to put in the Pro 6 and do a factory default (http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu)

If you put four or more disks in the Pro 6, I recommend when you do the factory default you choose dual-redundancy. To do this: after initiating the factory default open RAIDar (http://www.readynas.com/downloads), a few checks will be run, then you can click setup, choose X-RAID2 and tick the dual-redundancy option. Confirm your choice.

I recommend you use the Pro 6 as your new main NAS and the Ultra 6 as your backup NAS.