Fifthy Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Hi all, I haven't touched my Unraid server since i installed it 3 years ago (1100 days uptime) and it's been rock solid, however I'm planning to do some minor hardware upgrades and thought i might aswell upgrade the OS since it's down. Is it allright to go from 6.8.3 straight to 6.12.3 or is it advised to upgrade in increments? Also, is it good practice to change the usb drive to a new one since the old one has been running for 3 years straight and might be on it's last leg (backup old, restore to new)? Quote Link to comment
Solution JorgeB Posted August 5, 2023 Solution Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Fifthy said: Is it allright to go from 6.8.3 straight to 6.12.3 or is it advised to upgrade in increments? Should be, but good idea to read the release notes for the major releases, v6.9.0, v6.10.0, etc. 2 hours ago, Fifthy said: Also, is it good practice to change the usb drive to a new one since the old one has been running for 3 years straight and might be on it's last leg (backup old, restore to new)? Don't think that's necessary, some of my flash drives are over 15 years old by now, just make a backup before upgrading. 1 Quote Link to comment
Fifthy Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, JorgeB said: Should be, but good idea to read the release notes for the major releases, v6.9.0, v6.10.0, etc. Don't think that's necessary, some of my flash drives are over 15 years old by now, just make a backup before upgrading. I've spent all morning reading the changelog from 6.8 onwards How about plugins? I noticed that in 6.11.3 plugin compatibility was introduced together with the update assistant. Should i upgrade all the plugins before upgrading the OS? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, Fifthy said: Should i upgrade all the plugins before upgrading the OS? That's a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 40 minutes ago, Fifthy said: Should i upgrade all the plugins before upgrading the OS? Just in case even after the upgrade to latest some plugins are incompatible with 6.12 I would suggest you do your first boot after the Unraid upgrade in Safe Mode to eliminate any plugin issues. If that works fine then see if you can boot in normal mode. 1 Quote Link to comment
Fifthy Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Thanks guys, i was a bit hesitant because some of the release notes didn't include the upgrade procedure. 1 Quote Link to comment
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