Feature list/description for latest version of ReadyNAS software on any new model?

[glashoppah]

Have been using a ReadyNAS Pro Business for well over a decade.  It's been running RAIDiator 4.2.31 for a long time and I've gotten a lot of use out of it.  Power supply recently croaked (anyone else hate water-based caps?) and just replaced it and this caused me to consider finally upgrading to a newer ReadyNAS, so I hopped on the Netgear site to check out the features.  There are plenty of links showing hardware comparisions, but after almost a day of digging I can't find any links that show the software features.  Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance for your time.

G.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

You can find the full OS-6 documentation here: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.aspx#docs

The web UI is completely different, but a lot of the functionality will be familiar to you.

Some of the more significant functional differences (no particular order):

• Newer linux (jessie)
• Support for SMB 3
• use of the BTRFS file system (including BTRFS snapshots)
• Antivirus and file search features
• Several cloud services
• ReadyDR backup
• Ability to switch between XRAID and FlexRAID w/o data loss.
• More RAID modes in FlexRAID
• SSD Tiering.

64bit 4.2.x systems can be converted to OS-6, though the process is destructive (and not supported by Netgear).   My own Pro-6 is still running 4.2.31 and is a backup for my RN524. So that's another path.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

You can find the full OS-6 documentation here: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.aspx#docs

The web UI is completely different, but a lot of the functionality will be familiar to you.

Some of the more significant functional differences (no particular order):

• Newer linux (jessie)
• Support for SMB 3
• use of the BTRFS file system (including BTRFS snapshots)
• Antivirus and file search features
• Several cloud services
• ReadyDR backup
• Ability to switch between XRAID and FlexRAID w/o data loss.
• More RAID modes in FlexRAID
• SSD Tiering.

64bit 4.2.x systems can be converted to OS-6, though the process is destructive (and not supported by Netgear).   My own Pro-6 is still running 4.2.31 and is a backup for my RN524. So that's another path.

[glashoppah]

Thanks!  You'd think that would be highlighted on their commercial site.  

[StephenB]

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@glashoppah wrote:

Thanks!  You'd think that would be highlighted on their commercial site.  

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They introduced OS-6 about 5 years ago, so perhaps they are thinking there isn't much need to compare it with the older products anymore.