Hi all!
I'm looking at replacing an existing server (HP Proliant ML-350 Gen 3) which currently runs my main instance of Unraid. I've got a Dell PowerEdge R730 coming soon to replace it.
I do also have an archive server running another instance of Unraid, which is essentially a mirrored copy of the share data - via a weekly kick off with LuckyBackup tasks for backup sakes (as the HP RAID controllers have bugged out in the past).
What would be the most efficient method to move the data across to the Dell? I can only think of scrapping the HP instance, moving the Unraid USB over to the Dell as a new config and using LuckyBackup to transfer 6TB of share data over a 1Gbit ethernet network from the archive server - so it's going to be rather slow.
If it matters, I'm using XFS as it's the current Unraid default filesystem. No disks will not be transferred to the Dell, the Dell will be running on new SAS disks. The HP cannot run HBA mode so disks are tied to it's virtual disk RAID config.
Bonus: What's the tried and true method on migrating Docker apps between Unraid instances without starting from scratch?