migrations and identifying firmwares ever used?

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hi, i was looking at http://www.drobo.com/products/migrations.php
and near the bottom of the page it mentions this:

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*Disk Packs created on Drobo firmware version 1.1.0 or greater
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and

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**Disk Packs created or updated on Drobo firmware version 1.4.0 mounted on a Mac cannot be migrated to Drobo S firmware version 2.1.1 and earlier or DroboPro firmware version 1.2.1 or Drobo 5D.
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maybe im not thinking straight :slight_smile: but just how easy or possible is it for us to identify if a disk pack was ever first created in a particular firmware version? (of if it was ever ‘exposed’/updated to a different firmware version, inbetween that original one and the one we currently have?

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hi, just linking a related topic that another user posted with similar queries:
http://www.drobospace.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=23127

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We have temporarily suspended direct pack migrations to the 5D. This will be resolved with a firmware update in the near future. We would need to look at a diagnostic file to make sure the drive pack was formatted on a firmware version greater than 1.0.3. We would also be able to tell if the pack had been created on or updated to firmware 1.4.0.

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oh ok great, thanks for the info sky