only1miller

Ima gonna do botha those-a things! Just because.

When I get my new machine going I'll create a cool system spec signature like you guys have. Neat.

I'm running v6.9.2 which I believe is the latest version. I keep it updated. The plugins and such that I have are basic and I could re-install those without issue. And I don't have any VMs currently running - that's going on the new server, so no worries there. Really a basic upgrade except for the simultaneous hardware and license change.

LOL, ain't that always the way!

This is some good info and thought, thank you! The serials should be readable. The new server has a raid card but configured in IT mode so it should make the drives directly accessible (assuming serial as well) but let me know if you have other info. Otherwise I may just give the drive move-over a whirl. It's not super critical data so I can be a little adventurous with it.

I had considered that and it's not off the table. It obviously worked for you, so that's a plus. I have a few concerns tho- maybe you can tell me if I'm being overly cautious: physically moving drives etc opens up the chance of whoopsie damage (the servers are in different buildings) - but that's my issue Did you have any trouble with unRaid identifying any of the new hardware? my two systems are pretty divergent so I am concerned that simply moving the OS and drives won't just fire back up. I probably want to move unraid to a new flash drive (it's as old as the server) but I suppose i can copy it to a new flash drive before I migrate it. I'll have to get new keys though, right? Would you suggest moving to a new flash drive before or after it moves to the new server? the new server will have 8TB parity drives as opposed to 4TB parity on the old server.. so if I just move the drives and OS over I will then have to go through moving parity to new drives, and then clearing and removing the older drives that I no longer want, right? I could see that taking a lot of time and being a decent amount of work. I guess I had figured that it was less work to move the data to the new server. Is it still your learned opinion that I should just move the drives and OS over to the new machine? Again, thanks for your input and advice.. much appreciated!!

Hey trurl - I just re-read my original post and somehow I wrote that I would NOT be retiring the old drives from the old server that I'm replacing - when in fact I WILL be retiring those old drives. I edited the post but wanted to amend the convo here in case it was influencing your thoughts on the matter. Cheers, J

Hi trurl, Thanks for the reply! To answer your Q, plus license not needed initially - the plus license upgrade would be for down the road. Initially the new server will only have 3x8GB drives and 1 SSD for VMs. Cheers, Jason

Hi, Ok, I hope I explain this clearly and that someone can help me with some solutions. I currently have an ancient unRaid server with a basic license (but it's still working after about a decade!). I am building a NEW unRaid server and rather than migrate the old drives from the older server, I plan to copy the data from old server to new server via network. Slow, yes, but it will guarantee parity integrity throughout the process and I will be retiring the old server's drives after the process. I currently have a Basic unRaid license on the old server, but will want to upgrade this to a Plus license on the new server. Here's the Q: how can I accomplish this without purchasing an additional redundant license for the new server? If possible, I want to migrate the old license to the new server and upgrade it BUT - the rub is that for me to copy data over, I need both servers running unRaid (at least for a short while). I thought of using a Trial license on the new server until everything copies over, but is it then possible to migrate (use) the old license on the new server when I'm ready? (replace the trial license on the new server with the basic license from the old server and then pay to upgrade it to Plus) Ok, that was wordy, but I'm hoping to be as detailed and clear as possible. Thanks for reading!! Cheers, J

Hi trurl. Thanks for replying so quickly! Interesting! I totally forgot about the file system. Hmm. Would a Mac be able to read a native unRaid drive? I have a few Mac users in the family. As for the unassigned devices plugin - I'm unfamiliar with it but will do some studying up. I'm assuming that it's just for one-off connections and wouldn't allow NTFS devices to be used as part of an unRaid array?

Hi All, I did some searching on the forums but I can't find anything that specifically relates to this question, so apologies in advance if this has been covered before. What I'm looking to do is use a low-end mini PC with USB 3.0 or USB-C hub to attach multiple external HDDs into an unRaid array. WAIT! Before the deluge of "don't do that you moron" responses, let me explain: I already have an unRaid server running with a normal internal HDDs and it's running fine - no worries there. What I'm looking to do, however, is create another backup array out of USB drives. Here's why: I want a system that is so dead-simple to get into in the event I fall off the face of the earth. This would be in the dire event that something terrible happens to me and my family, etc. wants to get to pictures and videos and such. Sure, if the unRaid server is running - no problem. But what if it dies? (bad timing, I admit). If I had an unRaid array (strictly for backup, mind you) - I could leave instructions that the stack of USB drive in my office has all of our files. I already have cloud backup running via Arq5, but again - this is not dead simple. My family is not stupid, but I am certainly the techie in this bunch. And anyone can disconnect a USB drive and plug it into a laptop to get at files. So - does unRaid support this kind of setup? Any caveats I need to be mindful of as I set it up? Again, I am very mindful that this is a terrible setup but it is very purpose-driven. Thanks everyone! P.S. forgot to mention: part of the reason for this need is that my media folders are larger than even the largest external drive made - so I need a system that can span multiple drives without proprietary file formats. unRaid's ability to pull a drive and get right at the files is what I'm after. Maybe there's something else I should be using?