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1) I am lost in Xpenology versions, stuck with Trantor 4.3-3810, and do not knot what version to update to… It would be nice to have some combined table indicating the differences between Trantor vs. Gnoboot vs. Nanoboot, and including information about compatible hardware, last release, stability issues (known problem), power button and buzzer support, mac-addresses and push-notification issues, etc. Also, it will be very useful to mention information about migration between these versions, as far as I know there is some chance to loose data in some combination of migration. Are there anybody who test two or more versions, could you, please, share this vital information with everybody?

 

2) In my specific situation I have HP N54l with, as I’ve mentioned above, Trantor DSM4.3-3810 with approx. 5 Tb of data. I would like to update to dsm 5, but I am not really ready to risk my data. Also I would like to save all my settings related to around 20 users and multiple shared folders, I don’t want to manually assign rights for all that stuff. I do have some extra storage for full transfer of all data and make clear installation, but it will take so much time, and, that is why, I have considered this option as a last resort. Any suggestions how to update to dsm5 with minimum risk for data?

 

But my main question is what version to update to…

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Try Gnoboot, I updated from DSM 4.3 build 3810++ (repack v1.0) to DSM 5.0-4458 update 2 without hiccups.

Only thing you loose is the folders permissions.

Follow the guides instruction and prepare another drive for gnoboot Boot loader

When you hit "This drive's data might be erased", turn off the server and plug back your old trantor bootloader and reboot.

Nanoboot is quite new at this point, it is NOT based on DS3612xs. Trantor and some other member are testing it out. Try not to touch them, unless you know Chinese.

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Try update to 5.0-4482 directly with their repacked .pat files if don't want to receive annoying update.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2962&start=140

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Thank you for help, Chinese is not my strong side (as far as English, BTW) so i will try with gnoboot :smile:, hopefully, this weekend.

 

Only thing you loose is the folders permissions.

Do you know, if I will do backup configuration before migrating and restore after migrating - folders permissions gonna restored?

 

When you hit "This drive's data might be erased", turn off the server and plug back your old trantor bootloader and reboot.

This one i did not understand, could you please explain? Sounds dangerous :sad:

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Try Gnoboot, I updated from DSM 4.3 build 3810++ (repack v1.0) to DSM 5.0-4458 update 2 without hiccups.

Only thing you loose is the folders permissions.

Follow the guides instruction and prepare another drive for gnoboot Boot loader

When you hit "This drive's data might be erased", turn off the server and plug back your old trantor bootloader and reboot.

Nanoboot is quite new at this point, it is NOT based on DS3612xs. Trantor and some other member are testing it out. Try not to touch them, unless you know Chinese.

------------------EDIT-----------------------

Try update to 5.0-4482 directly with their repacked .pat files if don't want to receive annoying update.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2962&start=140

 

Just migrated from DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor) to nanoboot 5.0.2.4 (DSM 5.0-4482). Data is OK, seems like everything working fine, most settings are ok, but users rights have been lost, manually have to set it again. backup configuration before migration and restoring it after migration - not working, dsm 5 does not accept dss-file, hello to Synology :smile:.

 

Thanks to everybody, who have participated in active discussion here :smile:

 

p.s. would be nice if Synology has users rights setup on one single screen, as a rights table, users are on the rows, folders are on the columns (or opposite), hello to Synology one more time :smile:

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Can you please post instructions or how to for migrating from DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor) to nanoboot 5.0.2.4 (DSM 5.0-4482). I had found instructions for gnoboot somewhere but couldn't find anything for nanoboot...if there is a post, can you please direct me to that...thanks.

 

Just migrated from DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor) to nanoboot 5.0.2.4 (DSM 5.0-4482). Data is OK, seems like everything working fine, most settings are ok, but users rights have been lost, manually have to set it again. backup configuration before migration and restoring it after migration - not working, dsm 5 does not accept dss-file, hello to Synology :smile:.

 

Thanks to everybody, who have participated in active discussion here :smile:

 

p.s. would be nice if Synology has users rights setup on one single screen, as a rights table, users are on the rows, folders are on the columns (or opposite), hello to Synology one more time :smile:

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Can you please post instructions or how to for migrating from DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor) to nanoboot 5.0.2.4 (DSM 5.0-4482). I had found instructions for gnoboot somewhere but couldn't find anything for nanoboot...if there is a post, can you please direct me to that...thanks.

 

Just migrated from DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor) to nanoboot 5.0.2.4 (DSM 5.0-4482). Data is OK, seems like everything working fine, most settings are ok, but users rights have been lost, manually have to set it again. backup configuration before migration and restoring it after migration - not working, dsm 5 does not accept dss-file, hello to Synology :smile:.

 

Thanks to everybody, who have participated in active discussion here :smile:

 

p.s. would be nice if Synology has users rights setup on one single screen, as a rights table, users are on the rows, folders are on the columns (or opposite), hello to Synology one more time :smile:

 

Ok, will try. No warranties :smile:

I am not giving specific links, easy to find it on the forum, i am giving exact file-names.

If you will have problems finding files and/or software i have mentioned below- let me know, i have saved all that stuff locally on my pc, i will share.

Tested on HP N54L.

 

1. Make backup of your data on Xpenology.

1.5 Write down your users rights for your shared folders, you will lost it during following migration.

2. Make sure backup is OK.

2.5 Shutdown Xpenology :smile:.

3. Download file NanoBoot-5.0.2.4-fat.img.

4. Using Win32DiskImager and NanoBoot-5.0.2.4-fat.img, prepare bootable USB flash-drive. I have used the other one, not the same as for DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor), but it is optional.

5. Insert newly prepared bootable USB flash-drive to the Xpenology server instead of DSM 4.3-3810 (trantor) bootable drive.

6. Powerup Xpenology with new USB drive, wait few minutes.

7. Using Synology Assistant (or web-browser, if you know IP) - install DSM_DS3612xs_4482.pat from Synology web-site in migration mode!

8. Manually restore users rights from your records.

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