NASFAN1 Posted August 3, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2019 Hi, I am currently running DSM 6.2-23739 - had a very painful and scary experience with the last upgrade which meant I haven't updated in a long time. Several of my friends are on older releases due to the same. The ransomware issue has made me concerned again to update where possible (I took all the steps to block the ransomware attack and so far seems OK). I have Jun's loader 1.03b, on ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 baremetal as DS3617xs Can anyone suggest the most risk free way to update to the most important latest version? I realise that is subjective, but ideally I hope to upgrade to a newer critical release (perhaps of DSM 6.2-23739) using the Synology DSM Control Panel and downloading the .pat for the manual upgrade. That is I really want to avoid changing files on the bootloader USB if possible. I've tried to find the answers but didn't succeed so far.... Any help is gratefully received. I hope this makes sense!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensmander Posted August 3, 2019 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2019 The easy way would be to - shut down your Nas - unplug all hdds - plug in a blank hdd (can be a small or older model, 250gb for example) - start up your Nas and do a new installation - install the updates and check if everything is working - shut down your Nas again - unplug the test hdd and plug in your previously used hdds - start the Nas and install the update 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASFAN1 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted August 3, 2019 Ah thanks that is a good approach. so just to check, if I keep the boot USB as is and go direct to a clean install 6.2.x version then update from there? Basically this is testing the boot usb - drivers for NAS with the DSM version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensmander Posted August 4, 2019 Share #4 Posted August 4, 2019 Yep. Use the same boot stick, do a clean install and update afterwards. If everything works (especially the network and s-ata drivers) you should be on the safe side. You can use the hdd again if another update is released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASFAN1 Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted August 4, 2019 Great thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polanskiman Posted August 5, 2019 Share #6 Posted August 5, 2019 Before you try to do any update of any kind you would be well advised to check the following forum section to make sure that the update you are willing to use will be supported for your machine. https://xpenology.com/forum/forum/78-dsm-updates-reporting/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASFAN1 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted August 5, 2019 Thanks Polanskiman, I did look through a lot of the Critical updates (it’s a great resource that I used all the time when I was up to date), but found it difficult to get definitive compatibility (version upgraded from Is almost always different to mine). best regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polanskiman Posted August 5, 2019 Share #8 Posted August 5, 2019 In that case then just make a test update on blank HDD and a new USB key so that if it doesn't go as planned you just plug your old USB key and your original HDDs. No harm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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