I am still quite new to Xpenology and currently have my first setup running on Jun's loader v1.02a with DSM version 6.1-15047. I would like to update my version of DSM as well as Jun's loader to the latest version (v1.02b), but before I start I would like to know what is the best way of doing an update? Do I just need to flash a USB stick with the new loader, or are there more steps? Will the data on my NAS survive the update? If it doesn't I have all the content on my NAS backed-up, and I'll ba
1 - Turn off machine and remove usb with v1.02a loader. Keep that usb aside in case you need it later.
2 - Burn new loader v1.02b on usb. Make sure to edit the grub.cfg file like you did for v1.02a (vid/pid, SN, MAC etc). When done, plug the usb key on the machine
3 - Turn on the machine
4 - Use find.synology.com or Synology Assistant to find the machine on the network
5 - Migrate the machine by following the steps indicated on screen. You will be asked to provide the PAT fil