Readynas duo , four years switched off and now connected to the wilds of the internet

[dadofjack]

Hi Folks,

i have been living in the US four years and put my ReadyNas Duo in to storage , connected it up now that we are home to the UK , access via web interface  is fine and it is syncing just now,  but i am unsure how best to progress with updating firmware etc or just to let it do it by itself , or force an older update first , i have a lot if photos , music etc that i would prefer not to lose .

I am just trying to find out which Duo i have but can't exactly rememeber !

Best regards,

dadofjack

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

IF the NAS is running 4.1.x firmware it is a v1.  If it is running 5.x firmware it is a v2.

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@dadofjack wrote:

i have a lot if photos , music etc that i would prefer not to lose .

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If you have data you don't want to lose, then back it up!

Then do a firmware upgrade to the current version.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

IF the NAS is running 4.1.x firmware it is a v1.  If it is running 5.x firmware it is a v2.

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@dadofjack wrote:

i have a lot if photos , music etc that i would prefer not to lose .

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If you have data you don't want to lose, then back it up!

Then do a firmware upgrade to the current version.

[dadofjack]

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for the prompt reply 🙂

my original Duo is syncing at the moment and i didn't want to move it around to check( i'm thinking it's a version 1 )  but i do have another readyNas duo that is version 2 . I will let them both  sync and then do an update . i was just unsure if i needed to follow an upgrade path with the firmware or if it will find the latest compatable version itself and install without issue .

Thank you ,

Dadofjack

[StephenB]

Best not to move it around - though RAIDar and the admin UI should both be able to show you the current firmware.

Also, if it doesn't say "v2" on the front panel it is a v1.  (The labels on the back are confusing, so ignore those).