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Ultra 6 OS Upgrade from 4.2.30 to OS 6 then adding PLEX addon, which .deb file to download ?
im about to do the upgrade on my RNDP6000 (12TB) 4.2x to OS 6 (just waiting on my 12TB backup being done first....taking days)
I see that Plex addon can be installed but when i goto Plex download page i have two possible options...
1. Netgear
2. Linux
if i choose to download for Netgear Nas, i only get a x64 version (but nas is x86 right ?)
if i choose Linux i do see a X86 version.... is this the one i should choose (Linux - Ubuntu or Fedora , which ??) and not (Netgear) as one would expect to choose ?
since the drives are empty anyway why do i need to wait 26 hours on a sync ?
A RAID array is a virtual disk that provides raw block storage. Every block on the physical disks needs to be either read or written when the array is created - that is needed to construct the parity blocks that provide RAID redundancy. The fact that the file system "on top" of the virtual disk is empty doesn't matter - the process is the same whether the file system is full or empty.
There's no way around this step. You can start to put data onto the NAS while it is resyncing, but I suggest waiting until it's done. The NAS performance is slower during the resync, and copying files onto the NAS now will also make the resync take longer.
You can select NETGEAR X86 refers to the family of processors (Intel,AMD) while x64 is the current computer architecture which is 64-Bit. Most Intel and AMD processors now supports 32 and 64 bit
The NETGEAR Package for 64 Bit is .deb which is an extension for Linux Debian which ReadyNAS uses.
...silly question, is there already a Plex version built into the OS6 firmware upgrade in APPS ? (that has a toggle switch) ?
Plex originally distributed the server through Netgear, but later on they decided to distribute it directly.
You install the app you downloaded using the upload control on the apps page of the web admin ui. After you install it, it will show up in the admin web ui (complete with toggle switch).
Re: Ultra 6 OS Upgrade from 4.2.30 to OS 6 then adding PLEX addon, which .deb file to download ?
Thanks
to be sure am I using the correct PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin file ... ?
i see a couple of variations of this floating about. one named
PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin
and the other
PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86-addon.bin
should i assume these are both the same thing just named differently ?
I just want to be sure I have the correct file to install as an addon and not maybe an earlier version that is uploaded only via the firmware update method ?
i.e. i have downloaded the files posted in this thread...
Then update the NAS firmware after the conversion (and after your RAID array is rebuilt). It should give you a pop-up offering to update the firmware. If it doesn't, then use the check for updates link on the system->overview page of the OS 6 web ui.
Trying to directly install the current OS 6 firmware won't work. _latest.bin isn't available for download anymore.
since the drives are empty anyway why do i need to wait 26 hours on a sync ?
A RAID array is a virtual disk that provides raw block storage. Every block on the physical disks needs to be either read or written when the array is created - that is needed to construct the parity blocks that provide RAID redundancy. The fact that the file system "on top" of the virtual disk is empty doesn't matter - the process is the same whether the file system is full or empty.
There's no way around this step. You can start to put data onto the NAS while it is resyncing, but I suggest waiting until it's done. The NAS performance is slower during the resync, and copying files onto the NAS now will also make the resync take longer.
Re: Ultra 6 OS Upgrade from 4.2.30 to OS 6 then adding PLEX addon, which .deb file to download ?
One additional advantage you'll be glad of if needed: If your NAS does stop functioning, or you just want to upgrade to a faster one, you can move the drives directly to a current OS6 NAS. No need for the temporary mount method needed to move 4.2.x drives to an OS6 machine.
