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Ultra 6 OS Upgrade from 4.2.30 to OS 6
Hello, I have an ReadyNAS Ultra 6 (RNDU6000-100NAS) running RAIDiator 4.2.30. It has 6 Seagate 3TB drives in it. Since the system is out of warranty, I would like to replace OS 4.2.30 with OS 6...
Basic instructions are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Download PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin
- Upload it using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Download R4toR6_6.9.3.bin
- Upload it using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon/firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
For links to files see OS6 now works on x86 Legacy WARNING: NO NTGR SUPPORT
As you can see it does a factory default, so all data on the NAS will be lost.
At the moment you can still purchase Netgear support (including per-incident support) even though you are out of warranty. If you are running OS 6, that will no longer be an option for you. Though you still could purchase Netgear's data recovery service if needed.
I haven't seen any posting about apps working differently on legacy NAS. The Ultra has less memory than the current shipping x86, which could create issues I guess. The main issue I've noticed here is that sometimes new firmware doesn't handle fans and temperature sensors correctly. So far Netgear has resolved that during beta.
Disclaimer: My pro-6 is running OS 4.2, so I haven't done this upgrade myself - although I do have several OS 6 ReadyNAS.
The Bios update add on for Raidiator 4 (NOT OS6) is here http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin
As posted by StephenB earlier in this thread, may as well do it even if you are up to date.
Just upload in apps in Frontview
All,
Thank you for the guidance on how to upgrade the NAS to OS 6. I did the firmware update first in OS 4. Previously my BIOS version was:
05/26/2010 FLAME6-2 V1.1
and now it is:
06/10/2010 FLAME6-2 V1.1
I installed that via the addons section of OS 4 versus the System->Update->Local firmware section, but the process said it completed and seemed to be the same process.
Then I followed the procedures to put on OS 6. I watched the LED display during the process. There was one error about not being able to do something "properly", but I forgot to film it and now forget what it said. Regardless, it did multiple reboots and installed OS 6.6.0 and setup the NAS. The NAS did a factory reset as expected. It is currently RSYNCing. I will let that finish and then complete the setup. For the most part, this seems to be a very typical upgrade so far.
V1.1 is the latest BIOS for the Ultra6 (Flame V6-2 motherboard). V2.0 is the latest for the various Pro6 versions and the Ultra6Pro (all Flame V6 motherboard), except for a very few early ones I have only heard about that have an earlier motherboard (I forget the board version).
The BIOS dated 06/10/10 is the latest BIOS for the Ultra 6. You can tell if you have the latest BIOS for a legacy x86 ReadyNAS by looking at the date, not the version number.
Thanks for the BIOS information. Based on all of that I have the latest version of the BIOS for this NAS. The RSYNC finished and I setup the NAS via ReadyCloud. Everything worked as expected and there was no surprises. For completeness, I ran diagnostics via RAIDar and it showed the below which shows that everything (including the drives) is good:
Successfully completed diagnostics
System
No errors found.
Logs
No errors found.I added a user, enabled RSYNC, and will put data on the NAS next. This was all straight forward. Thanks for all the support and guidance. I will wait a day for any last thoughts and then accept this as the solution. Have a great day!
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