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Author Topic: Moving JBOD Disks from DNS-321 to DNS-320L  (Read 2171 times)

MisterG

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Moving JBOD Disks from DNS-321 to DNS-320L
« on: February 11, 2016, 01:41:21 PM »
Here we go  :)

I have two HD's configured as JBOD which were previously in an older DNS-321 - which has now died.

I have purchased a new DNS-320L and I need to move these drives into it without losing any of the files on these disks - now how can I bypass the "Install Wizard" and get them running so I can retrieve the files off these Drives?
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ivan

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Re: Moving JBOD Disks from DNS-321 to DNS-320L
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2016, 01:23:40 PM »
Simple answer - you don't.

If the two units were the same model then you most probably could but because they are different models and series with different firmware then you can't.

What you should do is install the disks and format them then restore your data from your latest tested backup.  From what you ask I assume that you don't have a backup of your data in which case it is going to cost you to recover that data.  Assuming you use windows then you need to purchase some software that will recognise the linux file system on the disks and also sort out the JBOD formatting.  Such software is R-Studio and while we do not endorse it I have downloaded the user manual and it appears to do what they say it will (we don't use windows and so can't test it).  Download the manual from their site, read it and hopefully you will be able to recover your data if you decide to go down that path.

Good luck.
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