Migration Wizard

The Migration Wizard will be automatically launched when no migration tasks had ever been performed on the destination Synology NAS. The Migration Wizard will guide you through the migration task setup process. If you have executed migration tasks before, you can choose Run New Task from the main page to set up and start a new migration task.

Before You Start

Before you start, please check the settings on both of your Synology NAS:

Migration Assistant's Rules for Creating Storage Pool

If there's no existing storage pool on the destination device, the system will automatically create one. The following explains how Migration Assistant creates storage pool.

Choose Source Device

In Migration Wizard, enter the following information to connect to the source device and click Next:

  1. Enter the Source server name, IP, or IP:custom port number. If the source device has set up http or https custom ports, please enter the source device's IP address and custom port directly (e.g., 10.12.1.1:24300). You can also use the drop-down menu to search for Synology devices within the same LAN.

    Tip: You can simply copy the URL of the source device and paste it here.

  2. Enter the account and password belonging to the administrators group of the source device.

Note:

Confirm Settings

Please confirm the migration summary on this page and click Apply to continue. The table shows a preview of volume/LUN allocation, including capacity, file system, and location, on the destination device. The data in volumes/LUNs on the source device will be migrated to the same location on the destination device. For example, data in volume 1 on the source device will be migrated to volume 1 on the destination device.

Note:

The following actions CANNOT be performed during the migration process:

Troubleshooting

This section will explain the errors and alerts you may encounter, as well as the ways in which you can troubleshoot each problem to ensure a successful migration.

To troubleshoot issues with creating a migration task: