Weeks after installing a new disk in this discussion RN102 broken after OS 6.10.4 update - NETGEAR Communities, the read/write performance of the NAS is back to what it once was, about 25MB/s. In one instance, it even stalled towards the end.when writing about 100 or so images. I think I need to bite the bullet to factory reset and install new OS. Can someone provide me with a step by step guide on how to perform the operation. All files have been daily backed up to a portable external HDD.
Can someone provide me with a step by step guide on how to perform the operation. All files have been daily backed up to a portable external HDD.
First, make sure you have install packages for all your apps. Also, uninstall any apps you no longer need before you execute step 1.
go to system->settings->configuration backup and save your configuraton settings
click "perform factory default" in system->settings->update
If you use XRAID, just wait for resync. Otherwise, switch to flexraid, destroy the volume, and create your volumes (using the same names you used before)
reinstall your apps
restore your configuration file from system->settings->configuration backup
load your files from your backup
The order of steps 4 and 5 matters, as the configuration files include some app configuration stuff. Note some apps will need to be reconfigured (for instance, plex libraries will need to be rebuilt).
There might be a couple of settings that aren't restored from step 5. So it is a good idea to go through the various screens in the NAS and document your settings. Making screenshots is a convenient way to do this.
