Hi all
I've a DS418 with 4x4TB drives in an SHR volume. File system is ext4. The DS418 is running DSM 6.2. Main use is a file server for videos and photos. I'm looking to purchase a DS918+ to take advantage of more power and upgradeable RAM to hopefully speed up thumbnail creation etc. Looking at DiskStation Manager - Knowledge Base | Synology Inc. states the only way to migrate is via hyper backup rather than straight disk swap. However, I've seen posts/videos where users have migrated between systems that don't meet the criteria in the above "How To" guide which leads me to believe something may be possible. (I've not found a scenario with my exact devices - DS418 to DS918+). I'm not bothered about losing apps/configuration (although I know most config can be backed up) but just want to ensure my data (videos/photos) is preserved. Can I do a straight disk swap which will get me to a least a basic install of DSM with all my data intact?
Hope someone can advise or maybe have done something similar.
Cheers
I've a DS418 with 4x4TB drives in an SHR volume. File system is ext4. The DS418 is running DSM 6.2. Main use is a file server for videos and photos. I'm looking to purchase a DS918+ to take advantage of more power and upgradeable RAM to hopefully speed up thumbnail creation etc. Looking at DiskStation Manager - Knowledge Base | Synology Inc. states the only way to migrate is via hyper backup rather than straight disk swap. However, I've seen posts/videos where users have migrated between systems that don't meet the criteria in the above "How To" guide which leads me to believe something may be possible. (I've not found a scenario with my exact devices - DS418 to DS918+). I'm not bothered about losing apps/configuration (although I know most config can be backed up) but just want to ensure my data (videos/photos) is preserved. Can I do a straight disk swap which will get me to a least a basic install of DSM with all my data intact?
Hope someone can advise or maybe have done something similar.
Cheers