Hello,
I have 3 old products in the series (2 Different Seagate GoFlex NAS series: 1 with 1x 3.5" bay, and 1 with 2x 2.5" bays; Also a NetGear Home NAS product with 2x tray-less 3.5" HDD bays - I forgot the name of it).
I have a PFsense router, which has a DHCP server capable of sending DHCP parameters required for netbooting. I also have 2 home lab servers running Proxmox, and the know-how to administer a Linux system from the command-line.
My main question is: is it possible to get these old NAS boxes to Netboot using only the available, onboard flash storage?
Secondary to that is: Is it worth the effort?
I realize the second question is subjective and more a matter of opinion. I'm just trying to gauge how much Ibuprofen I'm liable to need, so to speak.
Also, is anyone able to help me get started? If it's possible to do, I can probably figure it out eventually. Some help from those more experienced would be great.
I have a rescue USB in one of the systems with an old RootFS. I'm not sure if it'll be useful/needed. All 3 were converted to USB boot using instructions in these forums at one time.
I have 3 old products in the series (2 Different Seagate GoFlex NAS series: 1 with 1x 3.5" bay, and 1 with 2x 2.5" bays; Also a NetGear Home NAS product with 2x tray-less 3.5" HDD bays - I forgot the name of it).
I have a PFsense router, which has a DHCP server capable of sending DHCP parameters required for netbooting. I also have 2 home lab servers running Proxmox, and the know-how to administer a Linux system from the command-line.
My main question is: is it possible to get these old NAS boxes to Netboot using only the available, onboard flash storage?
Secondary to that is: Is it worth the effort?
I realize the second question is subjective and more a matter of opinion. I'm just trying to gauge how much Ibuprofen I'm liable to need, so to speak.
Also, is anyone able to help me get started? If it's possible to do, I can probably figure it out eventually. Some help from those more experienced would be great.
I have a rescue USB in one of the systems with an old RootFS. I'm not sure if it'll be useful/needed. All 3 were converted to USB boot using instructions in these forums at one time.