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Upgrading steps - just to be sure...
I am about to upgrade my ReadyNAS Pioneer Pro in a few ways...
- 2x1TB disks need to be replaced by 2x3TB disks, for a total of 6x3TB
- The FW needs to be upgraded from 4.2.27 to 6.2
These are pretty big steps for me, and I have made sure I have updated backups of everything. I am about ready but would really like to validate the steps involved:
1) I install the Prep add-on via Frontview (PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin),
2) Then I install the 6.2 firmware image via System > Update > Local, followed by a reboot/restart (R4toR6_6.2.0.bin),
3) While the NAS is off, I can replace the 2 disks, after which I start the NAS,
3) The system do a factory default reset, and I can start setting up the ReadyNAS as normal.
I want to be totally sure; I replace the 2x1TB disks after the installation of the 6.2 FW, but before the factory default??? I really do not want to waste a day on the new FW setting up the NAS on the "old" setup of disks, and I can't install the 2x1TB disks on the current FW (I am up against the expansion limitations, I reset last at 6x1TB).
Thanks in advance for any advice...
- 2x1TB disks need to be replaced by 2x3TB disks, for a total of 6x3TB
- The FW needs to be upgraded from 4.2.27 to 6.2
These are pretty big steps for me, and I have made sure I have updated backups of everything. I am about ready but would really like to validate the steps involved:
1) I install the Prep add-on via Frontview (PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin),
2) Then I install the 6.2 firmware image via System > Update > Local, followed by a reboot/restart (R4toR6_6.2.0.bin),
3) While the NAS is off, I can replace the 2 disks, after which I start the NAS,
3) The system do a factory default reset, and I can start setting up the ReadyNAS as normal.
I want to be totally sure; I replace the 2x1TB disks after the installation of the 6.2 FW, but before the factory default??? I really do not want to waste a day on the new FW setting up the NAS on the "old" setup of disks, and I can't install the 2x1TB disks on the current FW (I am up against the expansion limitations, I reset last at 6x1TB).
Thanks in advance for any advice...
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- OK, so not just as simple as swapping the disks as it would seem is inferred here.
No its not as simple as swapping the disks. But its easier to recover if the original disks are intact, and the initial factory reset on OS6 will go much faster if there's only one disk being installed.steveoelliott wrote: OK, so not just as simple as swapping the disks as it would seem is inferred here. - All is looking fine on my Pioneer Pro (with two new disks in it) and I am ready to use the old disks I had in my 4.2.27 installation.
Do I just shut it down, add the disks and boot up, doing a Factory Default in the process? The old disks have been used in the 4.2.27 setup, and currently have data on them, so I don't know what that will do? - The front-panel factory default should result in all the drives being reformatted with a clean install.
- I inserted the old disks, formatting them as I installed them, and when that was done, I factory defaulted the system from Frontview. After the reboot it was business from scratch:)
Now the volume is "rebuilding", but I noticed that under the Raid pictures (System/Volume) it says "Raid (Raid5)", and on the side it says "X-Raid". What's that about? - You are using X-RAID single-redundancy which uses RAID-5.
What RAID level did you want? - That's fine, that's what I wanted. Just got confused by the Raid5 reference.
Where in the new FrontView do I adjust the UPS settings, i.e when to shut down in case of UPS power? - Is there anything for this under System > Power > UPS ?
- Oh, I found it - thx. I had checked there before, but not thought to look for Threshold in percentages... :)
It's percentage based on OS4 also. UPS run time depends on load and battery condition, so it could be problematic to try to use time units (e.g. minutes) for the threshold.KillerBob wrote: Oh, I found it - thx. I had checked there before, but not thought to look for Threshold in percentages... :)
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