NKoa5tHtCF7BMSGtEYzi9jzVDf Posted October 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 4, 2019 Hi, I was given an old Gen 8 microserver but i don't know how to update it. Currently running dsm 5.2-5655. Can i remove the drives and start anew? Or do i have to upgrade it. It currently has a sd card which is where i assume it boots off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-88 Posted October 4, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) 55 minutes ago, NKoa5tHtCF7BMSGtEYzi9jzVDf said: Currently running dsm 5.2-5655. Can i remove the drives and start anew? if you dont want to keep any data you can just delete the data volume (raid x or shr) use the new bootloader for 6.x and start installation, you will be asked if you want to upgrade, answer no and you will have a fresh system 55 minutes ago, NKoa5tHtCF7BMSGtEYzi9jzVDf said: Or do i have to upgrade it. no, and to install dsm 6.x you need a new image on your boot media (upgrade or not doesn't matter) 55 minutes ago, NKoa5tHtCF7BMSGtEYzi9jzVDf said: It currently has a sd card which is where i assume it boots off. as its your first post you should read more about xpenology (faq) and the install (howto) the sd card is just used a usb device with a bootloader, the "system" (dsm) is on the disks (on every disk as small raid1 partition) so its just grub and kernel that starts from usb be warned its not a simple linux install/system, its a hacked appliance that has it good sides but has defiantly down sides you should know about, also have a look at open media vault as comparison Edited October 4, 2019 by IG-88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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