Unofficial ReadyNAS Guides

This guide is available in my Store

What is this guide for?

You cannot migrate disks from a Sparc ReadyNAS to a x86 ReadyNAS as they are on different platforms. Normally, one of the great features of the ReadyNAS line is that when you want to move to a newer ReadyNAS you can make sure your array is redundant (i.e there are no dead or missing disks) then migrate to a newer ReadyNAS. See this FAQ entry on the ReadyNAS forum.

If you have a Sparc ReadyNAS e.g. ReadyNAS Duo, NV, NV+, X6, Repertoire, 1000s, 600 or 1100 you can use this manual as a guide for moving to a x86 ReadyNAS e.g. NVX, Pro, Ultra, 2100, 3100, 3200 or 4200. You’ll notice that all the Infrant (Infrant was acquired by NetGear) models are Sparc ReadyNAS. So if your ReadyNAS doesn’t say NetGear on it, it is definitely a Sparc ReadyNAS.

What does this guide contain?

In this extensive, thorough guide (currently 18 pages including some screenshots), I address this issue and provided a very detailed plan for you to follow to make the move as simple as possible. I have over 10,000 posts on the ReadyNAS forum (I am the user ‘mdgm‘) and know a great deal about the ReadyNAS line. As an example of how long the move may take, transferring 3.7TB of data (that’s over 3700GB) from a NV+ to an Ultra 6 took me a few days (your mileage may vary).

Feedback is appreciated

If you have questions with the guide or suggestions on how to improve it, I would be very happy to hear them and will consider taking them onboard. Enjoy. My guide is available in my Store and download links will be automatically made available once your payment has been received securely through Paypal.

License types

There are two options, home use and business use (both guides have the same content). The home use license costs $9.95 USD (was $30 USD) and the business use license costs $19.95 USD (was $50 USD). If I was to manually help someone make the switch from a Sparc ReadyNAS to a x86 ReadNAS, my charge would have to be much greater. This DIY (Do It Yourself) guide, will help you make the move as easy as possible. Please feel free to make an optional donation to support my work in addition to the product price if you wish.

The license is for use to guide you moving from one Sparc ReadyNAS to one x86 ReadyNAS. If you need to more moves, please purchase the appropriate quantity of the product. I will endeavour to make a reasonable effort to help you if you have issues. All questions and feedback should be sent to me (the user ‘mdgm‘) via PM on the ReadyNAS forum.

Just repeating, my guide is available in my Store.