[Migration from Nas4Free]

With Xpenology (Synology) the OS/DSM is stored on a partition of each drive installed. You need a usb drive as a boot loader to allow the system to pass the hardware check etc. After the system has booted the data on the USB drive is redundant until the next time you boot the machine up. You can simply eject it from the DSM to help prevent damaging it.

 

Ok, I dont know DSM needs a partition of each drive, this is at installation time, because if you add some drive more after, it uses the same partition when added?

 

I have no first hand knowledge of your migration path but I would think it's highly unlikely that you will be able to import the volumes you have created under Nas4free. The drives will need to be partitioned and formatted in order to function as Xopenology drives. It would probably be best to get two drives to run some test to see if you want to make the leap over to Xpenology (you probably will imho). Another option would be to use an ESXi build that will allow you to run multiple OS's one of which would be Xpenology and another could be Nas4Free. You would need some new drives to configure that without losing data. That way you could still access your Nas4Free volumes on your microserver.

 

Ok, I think DSM can work with a raid0 or raid1 created on linux, but you tells me that all drives needs to be formatted. I will use the raid1 (only have to backup 100GB of 1TB on the another raid) and i will use this two drives to do some tests. I like this idea to can choose OS as grub/burg in linux to can work with both.

 

I will let you know the results.

 

Many thanks!

[HP ProLiant Microserver N54L-Install XPEnology]

Just take Trantor's image, write it to a USB stick using the method specified in his notes. Plug the stick into the N54L USB header on the motherboard and turn it on.

 

Then use Synology assistant to install the PAT file in trantor's release and you're done.

 

Thanks Andy.

 

But i have looking trantor's image and the v1.2 hasnt .img format, is vdmk. Or you have used another image?

 

Thanks again.

[HP ProLiant Microserver N54L-Install XPEnology]

Hi,

 

To can use the full 4 bays capacity, is it possible to install Xpenology OS on the internal USB stick of this microserver?

 

Thanks.

 

 

Yes, that's exactly what I do.

 

Thenn now is it possible? Because a time ago I read that OS needs to be at the same data disk, taking a little bit space or will corrupt the boot.

 

Thanks.

[Migration from Nas4Free]

Hi guys..

 

I like to try with this wonderul OS but I have some doubts..

 

I have 4 bays on my N54L microserver running Nas4Free, and i have 2 HDD in raid0 and 2 in raid1, and the OS running from internal usb port.

 

Firs of all, i want to know if its possible the same way, install OS on usb to can use all the HDD capacity.

 

And then, i like to know if I can import the 2 raids that i have created without data loss.

 

Many thanks.

[HP ProLiant Microserver N54L-Install XPEnology]

Hi,

 

To can use the full 4 bays capacity, is it possible to install Xpenology OS on the internal USB stick of this microserver?

 

Thanks.

[XPEnology DS3612xs DSM 4.3 build 3827 (ESXi v1.2)]

Hi, how can I install on PC if the image isnt .img? I have to convert from .vdmk?

 

Thanks.

[XPEnology DS3612xs DSM 4.3 build 3810++ (repack v1.0)]

Is there any way to install this firm on internal USB port to can use all HDD for storage? Or the firmware must be to installed on one internal HDD?

 

Thanks.