How to offline NAS migration between two locations
Last modified date:
2025-08-27
Applicable Products
NAS (QTS / QuTS)
Scenario
1. You’re physically moving the same NAS back and forth (or doing a one-time move) and want “plug-and-work” at each site without reconfiguring IPs.
2. You want to transfer a big amount of data but don't want to occupy the company network and keeping both site NAS untouched.
Solution
1. Two NIC ports, two site IPs (one NAS traveling between A ↔ B)
Configure on the NAS
Network & Virtual Switch → Interfaces:
NIC1: Static IP for Site A, gateway set; DNS set.
NIC2: Static IP for Site B, gateway set; DNS set.
Disable gateway on the “other” NIC before you depart each site (or leave gateway blank on the idle NIC and only set it when needed).
At each site
Plug in only the matching NIC (don’t connect both).
Confirm default route (Network & Virtual Switch → Routes).
Verify access.
2. Move a JBOD enclosure between locations
- Attach the JBOD to Site A NAS (USB/Thunderbolt per model).
- Format the JBOD as external storage (e.g., ext4) and mount it as a single volume.
⚠️ WARNING: Formatting will ERASE ALL DATA on the JBOD. - Store data into the JBOD
- Safely detach JBOD from NAS
- Physically move the JBOD to Site B; attach to the NAS
- Copy data from JBOD to NAS of Site B
