Dead QNAP - Transplanting drives to replacement unit

[Rigo]

QNAP Mod: TVS-672XT - 6-bays with 5 drives installed.
Dead motherboard.
Originally setup on RAID 5 or 10.
Can we just plug the drives to the new unit?
Or what would need to be done first?

 

[NviGate Systems]

I bought a new QNAP NAS. How do I move my data over from the old one?

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Let's hope for the best.

 

[Markverhyden]

Generally speaking you can move functioning RAID drives to a new environment as long as the order is preserved. In the case of QNAP it's almost certain it's using mdadm because it's linux. I've even taken a 2 drive array from the enclosure and hooked them up via USB2SATA and macOS (mdadm) recognized the array. If it's super duper important I'd image each drive first just in case.

 

[lcoughey]

I'm sure that you've heard me say it before, but I'll say it again. Do not do this until you have a full sector-by-sector clone of each drive.

If the transplant works, great! But, if it doesn't and the drives get altered in the slightest, you will be in a large world of hurt without the clones and have only yourself to blame.