v1ni Posted April 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted April 4, 2014 Hey guys. I'm sat on 16TB of data, that I can't afford to lose, and don't have anywhere to backup that kind of data to. Stupid, yes. But, the question is. What is the best method for getting to DSM5.x from Trantor's very excellent 4.3 3810 U4...Is this even possible? I've done a lot of reading, but I couldn't find a simple/single how to. My reading resulted in bolting various 'methods' from various 'threads', and no definitive answer on if this was indeed possible. One questions I've always wondered. If my Xpenology was to corrupt/break, how feasible is it to restore an SHR array? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtrlAltDel Posted April 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted April 4, 2014 There are some good guides here which may be helpful although not really directly related to your question > http://cyanlabs.co.uk/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1ni Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted April 16, 2014 Plucked up the courage, and followed the Cyanlabs guide here http://cyanlabs.co.uk/news/install-xpen ... thout-esxi Took me from Trantor 4.3 3810 Update 4, cleanly to 5.0 4458, without any trouble Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockon Posted April 16, 2014 Share #4 Posted April 16, 2014 +1 8TB stacked on Trantor's v4.3 migrated to Gnoboot's 10.5 in less than 2 minutes. Sideeffects include repairing some share permissions, custom created user homes and sh/bin path correction in etc/password. WOL, disk hybernation function retained oob. Still missing correct temperature readings, probably missing driver/I2C for motherboard sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpee Posted April 16, 2014 Share #5 Posted April 16, 2014 Plucked up the courage, and followed the Cyanlabs guide here http://cyanlabs.co.uk/news/install-xpen ... thout-esxi Took me from Trantor 4.3 3810 Update 4, cleanly to 5.0 4458, without any trouble Thanks. You guys must be kidding.. Look at the picture below. It clearly stated "all data on these hard disks will be removed". With 16TB and no place to be backed up, if you were him, would you dare try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1ni Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted April 16, 2014 That picture..... doesn't even show when you FOLLOW the MIGRATION procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockon Posted April 16, 2014 Share #7 Posted April 16, 2014 To be completely honest, I also failed to provide backup, even for at least the most important unique stuff onboard. Perfectly functional (albeit somewhat less secure) v4.3 setup ran smoothly for almost 3 months. Reading all post regarding v4.3->v5 migration from forum users, checking driver section of gnoboot was less harmful for setup than for my personal state of mind . I made new usb stick for v5, just as cyanlabs guide explains; shutdown, removed v4.3 stick and fired up a new one just in curiosity if loader will 'see' WD Reds and that Ethernet stack is up. Quick inspection with SynoAssistant - status:migratable was enough to stop without actually commiting the upgrade. After shutdown and rollback of old v4.3 stick, I failed to get Xpenology back online, it remained stuck just as that was 1st time run. There were 3 options - to google before asking assistance/advice over here, proceed with actual v4.3 Trantor for re-install on (hopefully) system partition or unleash gnoboot v5. Ultimately it worked, but I wouldn't consider my case as a daring one. Every fool gets another chance is something perhaps more close to true. Get the backup done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1ni Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted April 26, 2014 The screenshots from my 4.3 to 5.0 migration... As I said, you don't get the warning about 'erasing all data' when the system is in a Migratable state. Of course. A backup IS always recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackwove Posted April 26, 2014 Share #9 Posted April 26, 2014 I'm running Trantor's 4.1 2668, think i can upgrade to DSM5.x? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapps Posted April 26, 2014 Share #10 Posted April 26, 2014 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackwove Posted April 26, 2014 Share #11 Posted April 26, 2014 Good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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