Migrating from TS-453 Pro to TS-673A question...

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jon96789
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Migrating from TS-453 Pro to TS-673A question...

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I currently use a TS-453 Pro NAS and bought a new TS-673A. The TS-453 Pro is running QTS 4.4.2.1270. i had updated to a more current version but had issues using DLNA media streaming and had QNAP revert it back to 4.4.2.1270 (I could not do it myself, I did not have permissions to revert to the earlier version of the Multimedia Console).

I learned that it is best to keep the old QTS unless the newer version fixes an issue that I am encountering as it seems to break more things than fixes. I have already reverted QTS three different times since I owned it.

I want to migrate the drives from my old NAS to the new one. According to QNAP, it is possible. My question is, will I have a problem with the older QTS 4.4.2.1270 since QNAP shows the new NAS has QTS 4.5.2. Or do i have to upgrade the old NAS to the latest QTS which is 4.5.1652 prior to the migration?
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Re: Migrating from TS-453 Pro to TS-673A question...

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I ended up doing the direct drive transfer. The TS-673A booted up but because the firmware was different from my TS453 Pro, a bunch of apps broke, namely the multimedia console, media streaming add-on, photo station, video station and music station. I tried updating the apps but no go. I had to update the firmware manually in order to get things working. So, if you want to migrate the drives, make sure you update the firmware on the old NAS before migrating.
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Re: Migrating from TS-453 Pro to TS-673A question...

Post by maxmelb »

@jon96789

I have the same TS-453 Pro and planning to migrate to TS-673A as you have done. Apart from the firmware and app issues, did all the stored files work fine after moving the hard drives over from TS-453 Pro to the new TS-673A?

Thanks.
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