The current documentation fools you by telling you that doing a new config will set the array type to "none".

 

Instead you need to go to the Array Tab and set the slot size to "none". Then you will be allowed to start the array without any disks.

(and if you do the Array Tab vanishes completely but will return once you "stop the array" again).

 

This is not really intuitive, think about it.

 

Probably better to post this here for increased visibility:

https://forums.unraid.net/bug-reports/prereleases/

 

1 hour ago, MAM59 said:

The current documentation fools you by telling you that doing a new config will set the array type to "none".

It says:

"You can now set the number of unRAID array slots to 'none'."

 

How is that different from what you wrote?

1 hour ago, MAM59 said:

Instead you need to go to the Array Tab and set the slot size to "none".

 

12 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

How is that different from what you wrote?

It also says "For new installs, the default number of slots to reserve for the unRAID array is now 'none'." and THAT is wrong!

Or is there a major difference between a "new install" and a "new config" (with do not keep anything) ?

 

18 minutes ago, MAM59 said:

It also says "For new installs, the default number of slots to reserve for the unRAID array is now 'none'." and THAT is wrong!

It's not wrong, if you start with a flash drive and a stock 7.0.0-beta.1 install the array slots will be set to 0, though that zip is currently not available, it will be for 7.0.0 stable.

20 minutes ago, MAM59 said:

Or is there a major difference between a "new install" and a "new config" (with do not keep anything) ?

A major difference is that one typically uses the New Config tool any intend to keep drives in the main array.   This is different to never having had drives there in the first place which is the case with a new install.