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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @DustinB3403
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      @dustinb3403 said in Synology Recovery:

      @tim_g I wouldn't think support would be great on a unit as old as this. Which this model is closing in on 8 years.

      Oh, didn't know it was an old model. But that explains it. I would never put data on such a device that would deserve a drive recovery service if it failed. It'd be best to stick with something with support and reliability, or at least upgrade when those two needs are coming to an end.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
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        @tim_g now I don't know if this one he owns is close to 8 years old. Could be younger, but still.

        Time to replace it eitherway.

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        • NerdyDadN
          NerdyDad @DustinB3403
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          @dustinb3403 said in Synology Recovery:

          @tim_g now I don't know if this one he owns is close to 8 years old. Could be younger, but still.

          Time to replace it eitherway.

          This one is about 2 years old. Was kept in a datacenter its whole life. Should have had many more years in it.

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          • dbeatoD
            dbeato @bnrstnr
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            @bnrstnr said in Synology Recovery:

            https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/DSM/tutorial/General/How_to_migrate_between_Synology_NAS_DSM_5_0_and_later

            Also, you can definitely migrate to dissimilar hardware models... Scroll about half way down

            You will lose some settings, but the data should remain intact.

            Edit: Looks like the source and destination machines would need to be on the same firmware version... which could be tricky if you don't know or didn't keep up with the updates.

            Doesn’t need to be on the same firmware, I have done it many times. It will work fine.

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @dbeato
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              @dbeato said in Synology Recovery:

              Doesn’t need to be on the same firmware, I have done it many times. It will work fine.

              That bold part is a bit disconcerting.

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              • dbeatoD
                dbeato @DustinB3403
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                @dustinb3403 said in Synology Recovery:

                @dbeato said in Synology Recovery:

                Doesn’t need to be on the same firmware, I have done it many times. It will work fine.

                That bold part is a bit disconcerting.

                Disconcerting for SMB? Meanung I have done it around 10 times for thousands of Synology installed? That sounds good to me.

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @dbeato
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                  @dbeato said in Synology Recovery:

                  @dustinb3403 said in Synology Recovery:

                  @dbeato said in Synology Recovery:

                  Doesn’t need to be on the same firmware, I have done it many times. It will work fine.

                  That bold part is a bit disconcerting.

                  Disconcerting for SMB? Meanung I have done it around 10 times for thousands of Synology installed? That sounds good to me.

                  Ahh well that's a bit different.

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                  • dbeatoD
                    dbeato @DustinB3403
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                    @dustinb3403 said in Synology Recovery:

                    @dbeato said in Synology Recovery:

                    @dustinb3403 said in Synology Recovery:

                    @dbeato said in Synology Recovery:

                    Doesn’t need to be on the same firmware, I have done it many times. It will work fine.

                    That bold part is a bit disconcerting.

                    Disconcerting for SMB? Meanung I have done it around 10 times for thousands of Synology installed? That sounds good to me.

                    Ahh well that's a bit different.

                    In 7 years I have contacted Synology Support two times, because of faulty hardware.

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                    • NerdyDadN
                      NerdyDad
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                      Thanks guys. Got the new Synology in, took out the old one, dropped the drives in order, set up the new one and it sees everything. Appreciate the help greatly.

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                      • dbeatoD
                        dbeato @NerdyDad
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                        @nerdydad said in Synology Recovery:

                        Thanks guys. Got the new Synology in, took out the old one, dropped the drives in order, set up the new one and it sees everything. Appreciate the help greatly.

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                        Awesome! Glad it is working for you!

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                        • Mike DavisM
                          Mike Davis
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                          Thanks for reporting back. Glad it worked without too much trouble. So you went from a DS series to a DX series and it was pretty much plug and play?

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                          • NerdyDadN
                            NerdyDad @Mike Davis
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                            @mike-davis said in Synology Recovery:

                            Thanks for reporting back. Glad it worked without too much trouble. So you went from a DS series to a DX series and it was pretty much plug and play?

                            Negative. We went from one DS to another DS. The DX is an expansion unit that attaches to the DS through an esata cable. Otherwise, it was pretty much plug and play.

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                            • wrx7mW
                              wrx7m
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                              Glad to know this worked. I have had 3 different Synology NAS boxes over the past 6 years- An 1812+ that was just retired, 1813+, still going after almost 5 years and a new 3617xs and wondered what would happen if the box died. Never had any issues with any (knocking on wood).

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