Guidance for upgrading to Synology DSM 6.0

[simoncn]

(04-01-2017 17:42)magister Wrote:  I am trying to update DSM 5.2 to 6.0 on a DS213. I know that I need to have Minim 8.4.2 installed first. Looking at the Properties in Minimwatch it showed 8.4, so I downloaded the 8.4.2 update. When I went into the Package Center to do the install, it showed that I already had 8.4.2 installed. I assume that this is correct (why does MinimWatch not show this?).

The Package Center is correct about the installed package version. The difference between 0.8.4 and 0.8.4.2 only affects the Synology install scripts, not the MinimServer code. This is why MinimWatch is showing the version as 0.8.4.

Quote:I started the update process for DSM 6.0, only to receive the following error: "The following installed packages are not supported in DSM 6.0 You must uninstall/disable the packages below before upgrading to DSM 6.0 Minimserver"

What should I do? If I uninstall or disable Minim, will I be able to reinstate it after the DSM upgrade?

You should uninstall MinimServer and choose the option to backup the configuration file. After updating to DSM 6.0, you can manually reinstall MinimServer 0.8.4.2 and it will automatically apply the saved configuration.