Replacing SSD Cache drive with larger SSD

perfect · October 2, 2023

I feel like this should be a well documented process, but I couldn't find anything in the help manual specifically for how to upgrade / replace a small cache with a larger cache drive. I watched a few videos and have read several threads, but they don't show the same dialogues or options as my current version (v6.12.3).

I'm simply trying to replace my 256GB SSD cache to a 1TB SSD cache. Most of my shares are using Cache -> Array, but my Appdata, Domains (VMs), and System shares remain on the Cache and are taking up about ~100GB and I'm frequently running out of room on the cache when transferring large amounts of data.

Is there a guide or document that explains the correct procedure for replacing a cache drive with a larger version?

I do not have enough free SATA ports for a cache pool.

I found several older threads that used the following general process:

1.   disable VM(s)
2.   disable docker
3.   change all shares to cache=yes
4.   invoke mover, wait for it to finish
5.   change drives

6. move everything back to the cache

7. re-enable VMs and Dockers

My shares do not have an option for "cache = yes". Instead, I have primary and secondary storage choices and a "Mover Action" (Cache -> Array ... or ... Array -> Cache).