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Ultra 4 Plus - Is it worth upgrading from 4.2.30 to OS 6.6
I'm contemplating upgrading from 4.2.30 to OS 6.6 but a bit hestitant given some of the posts with issues of fan speed, write speed performance, etc. I recently purchased a 626 and have already moved everything over to it and factory defaulted/resetted my old Ultra 4 Plus. The Ultra 4 Plus will primarily be used as a backup to my 626, but before I set that all up I wanted to get some opinions on upgrading the firmware to OS 6.6. I figure it couldn't hurt given the Ultra 4 is out of warranty at this point but wanted to hear from others who took the plunge. Are there still issues and if so what are they? Is there much benefit for me to perform the upgrade given the way I intend to use the Ultra 4 Plus? I've made no hardware changes to my Ultra 4 Plus so my first question should be if it's even meets the requirements for OS6.6. Is there a guide for performing the upgrade and what's needed to be successful? Thanks in advance!
NASguru
Dec 16, 2016 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Added support for spindown of USB disks - OS 6.5
The release notes for OS 6.5 say 21. Add support for spindown of USB disks Where is the UI to access this functionality? (I was expecting to find it in System->Power->Disc Spin-down) Aside: how can I tell from the UI if the discs in the main unit are currently spun-up or spun-down? (I note sometimes the front panel says "disks sleeping" but can't see where in the UI this info is displayed)
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ReadyNASNVUser
May 23, 2016 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Temperature spikeon Ultra 2 plus with no activity
I have Ultra 2 running OS 6.2.4 and everything is running fine so far for last 2-days. With all the early threads about temperature & Fan issues, I have been monitoring this alittle closer. My understanding is that all the fan issues are fixed now with OS 6.2.x. I purposly did not use the system over night to monitor the temperature in the morning. I noticed there were two temperature spikes in the middle of the night. See below. Why did they occur at 01:00 and 06:30? I did see some volume activity, but do not know what it was for. I have nothing running that I know of. There was no network or utilization activity. Nothing was mentioned in the log. I could not see temperature history with OS 4.2.27, so I never could see this. Volume sync finished 2-hours earlier. Getting ready to update 2-more legacy ultra+ systems to OS 6.2.4 and want to make sure all is okay before I update. Any thoughts as to what this was? Should I be concerned?
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Zabkareadynas
Aug 10, 2015 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Configuration issue with ReadyNAS Ultra 2 Plus on OS 6.2.4
I just upgraded my ReadyNAS Ultra 2plus (x86) from OS 4.2.27 to OS 6.2.4. And Yes, I do know this is not supported by Netgear. I followed the instructions from a previous thread posted on 4/1/2013 R4toR6_Prep_Addon.bin (26 KB) (upload first, don't reboot, avoids the need for manual factory default in between) R4toR6_6.1.9.bin (51.8 MB) (upload after addon) Everything worked fine and the system appears to be running fine, except one small issue. When I view the configuration under "System" then "Volumes", I see the wrong image of my ReadyNAS hardware. What I am getting looks like a Rackmount picture when I am using a Desktop Ultra 2 plus. See below: The picture configuration is correct on the "System" then "Overview" screen. Did I do something wrong? Is there a way to correct this? For now I have two new 6TB drives installed with no data on them yet. Hoping for a quick good answer.
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Zabkareadynas
Aug 07, 2015 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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