boianski Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Hey all, I have decided to upgrade the hardware on my trusty Unraid Server. I am turning to this great community for some help to map out the process. I would like to upgrade my case, mobo, cpu, ram, and cache drive. Here is the current hardware: Case: CoolerMaster Master Case 5 MOBO: MSI X99A Raider CPU: i7-5960X Cooler: Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 RAM: 32GB, 4GB x8 sticks Cache: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SATA Drive SAS: LSI 9211-8i P20 GPU: NVidia GT 710 Unraid: Pro. v6.9.2 Parity: WD80EMAZ x2 (Shuked) Data: Seagate 6TB IronWolf x8 The switch will be to a Ryzen based system with the following specs: Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL MOBO: ASUS TUF X570-Plus (WiFi) CPU: Ryzen 3900X RAM: 32GB, 8GB x4 sticks Cache: M.2 Firecuda 520 1TB My main concern is the switch of the cache drive from SATA to M.2. Also there is a VM running that I am ok with deleting and starting with a fresh install on the new hardware, but unsure about the pass through settings mouse, keyboard, usb device etc.. What would be some first steps? I think the X99A Raider board does have a m.2 drive, do I pop my future m.2 cache drive in that slot and follow the parity swap procedure? Or do I build in the new case with Ryzen hardware and take the current cache drive (500GB SATA) along with the array drives and Unraid USB, etc.. What are some things I should do before I shut down the intel based server and transplant the drives and other hardware. Any help is appreciated! Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 5 hours ago, boianski said: What would be some first steps? I think the X99A Raider board does have a m.2 drive, do I pop my future m.2 cache drive in that slot and follow the parity swap procedure? Don't understand, parity swap doesn't have anything to do with cache. Quote Link to comment
boianski Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, trurl said: Don't understand, parity swap doesn't have anything to do with cache. my mistake. I meant to say "do I shut down docker and vm services, set all shares to cache yes, run mover. Shut down, populate m.2 slot of X99A board with new cache drive, power up, set new cache drive as M.2 drive? I've also been thinking about upgrading the parity drives to 12TB units, and I had looked up info on that, and I referenced that in error. My mistake. Edited January 11, 2022 by boianski Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 10 hours ago, boianski said: shut down docker and vm services, set all shares to cache yes, run mover. Shut down, populate m.2 slot of X99A board with new cache drive, power up, set new cache drive as M.2 drive https://wiki.unraid.net/Manual/Storage_Management#Backing_up_the_pool_to_the_array Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.