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TOS 4.2.39 to TOS 5.* - Existing RAIDs?
Posted: 28 Jan 2025, 14:47
by V8Triker
I am about to embark on a TOS 4.2.39 to TOS 5.* reinstallation on my F5-221
I currently have a RAID5 and RAID 1 volumes.
I appreciate that the RAID 5 will need to be formatted and freshly installed.
But, once that is done, can I put my RAID 1 disks back in, and will they be recognised with all the data intact?
Re: TOS 4.2.39 to TOS 5.* - Existing RAIDs?
Posted: 28 Jan 2025, 15:19
by TMroy
There is a update path from TOS 4.x to TOS 5.x, why you need to reinstall it? if you boot a TNAS device contains two systems, there may be conflict.
Re: TOS 4.2.39 to TOS 5.* - Existing RAIDs?
Posted: 28 Jan 2025, 15:35
by V8Triker
TMroy wrote: ↑28 Jan 2025, 15:19
There is a update path from TOS 4.x to TOS 5.x, why you need to reinstall it? if you boot a TNAS device contains two systems, there may be conflict.
I thought TOS 5.x requires an 8Gb system partition, whereas TOS 4.x has a 2Gb partition. Re-installation is the recommended approach?
Terramaster really put the OS on both volumes?
The initial install was done with the RAID 5. The RAID 1 was added at a later date.
So, I could take my RAID 5 out and boot of the RAID 1, or take the RAID 1 out and still boot off the RAID 5.
Seems a bit crazy, to be honest.