ReadyNAS ftp session closing early

OS 6 is what currently shipping NAS run.  It is possible to convert some 4.2 systems, but not all of them.  The 2100v2 can be converted to OS-6, but not the original 2100.

The conversion isn't supported by Netgear, and you wouldn't be able to get paid software support if you did it.  The process does require reformatting the disks, so you would need to rebuild the system and restore data from backup.

Looks like a destructive process upgrading to 6.x firmware. Is it worth upgrading to 6.x on the v2 (this is the model I have thankfully)?

Are the options more segragated? I may consider this if the FTP options open up a bit more.

It is destructive.  You get a newer linux kernel, several other features, and support for SMB 3.0 and newer TLS.  It does use a different file system (BTRFS).

FTP options are mostly the same, but do include explicit enabling of FTPS

It is a fair amount of work.  If the only reason to do it is to get the PBX FTP to work, then you should probably try to make sure that ftps is the issue.

An alternative would be to install an FTP server on an always-on PC, then then have a script on the PC to upload the files to the NAS.

I am in the process of backing up the files on my NAS to a local 1TB drive (not much on there but just in case). What steps do I follow for this process of upgrading to 6.x? I would rather have the ability to choose the type of FTP and this version of the NAS clearly isn't providing me with that option.

It is important to confirm that you have a 2100v2.  The original 2100 has a 32 bit architecture, and attempting to convert it could brick your NAS.

Another aspect is that currently shipping OS-6 systems all have at least 2 GB of RAM.  The 2100v2 came with 1 GB, and some users have run out of memory after converting their NAS.  So I do recommend upgrading the memory to 2GB, especially if you enable a lot of services.

Basic instructions for the conversion itself are

1. BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
2. Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
3. Upload R4toR6_6.9.5.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
4. After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
5. Go through the setup process on the converted NAS 
6. Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
7. Restore files from the backup.

Netgear won't provide paid support on a converted NAS, so that is one consideration.  There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.

Unfortunately I don't have a 2GB stick of ram my NAS is definitely v2 which I am happy about. Not even sure I can source one at this time or in the future. Besides I will most likely have 1 service running on this and nothing else. If I do find another stick I will slap it in.

What is the max it can handle? 4GB or 2GB? If 4 then that would be great cuz then I can just slap in a 2GB dimm stick and call it a day.

It will accept some 4 GB modules, but not most.  And compatible 4GB ddr2 ram is both hard to find and expensive.  So I'd recommend sticking with 1 GB or 2 GB modules.  I don't know how many memory slots are in the 2100v2 (I don't own any rackmount models myself).

How much resources does the 6.x firmware consume? The purpose at this point other than FTP was literally just housing files and nothing more? Will FTP consume that much more of the 1GB installed?

These units use ECC memory?

It's hard to say on memory, as anything the system doesn't need for itself is still allocated for caching.

Many folks early on converted their NAS w/o upgrading the RAM, and that worked for them.  But more recently, some have run into out-of-memory errors.  I'm not sure what services they were running - in particular if they were running the file search and/or the AntiVirus.

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Zero1 wrote:

These units use ECC memory?

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Again, I don't own one, and I'm not seeing the 2100v2 datasheet anywhere, so I don't know for sure.  My own legacy NAS are desktop models, and don't use ECC ram. But the rack mount units might.  You could of course open it up, and take a look.

It has an Atom D510 CPU, which does not support ECC memory.  It's basically a Pro4 in a rack-mount form factor.  So, basic DDR2 667, unregistered, non-ECC.

Perfect, a much more obtainable piece of memory compared to ECC.

Ok FTP is working and has been configured correctly and the PBX has now finally started offloading to the NAS. Seems like an additional setting for the PBX was required.

My timestamps are still wrong for the FTP even though the clock on the NAS is correct. Is there a resolution to this?