I have an existing Intel 4th Gen Unraid server that runs a number of Dockers, along with 3 VMs - Home Assistant, a light linux distro, and PFsense. I recently upgraded that 4th gen to 12th gen and moved all Dockers and VMs over to the new 12th gen box. I'd now like to move Home Assistant and PFSense to their own Unraid server using the 4th gen hardware (and the NIC it previously used that is temporarily in the 12th gen box).

 

I have things configured the way I like already, so is it possible to use the Flash Backup to make a second license USB, buy a license for that USB and move the VM SSD to the 4th gen box? Is there a specific order I need to do these steps in? Any potential issues? IP conflicts between 4th and 12th having the same local ip? Any help on how to approach this is appreciated!

Should be fine, get a new license, create a new flash drive, restore only the config folder, except for the key, you may need to change the server name and network settings.

 

 

3 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

Should be fine, get a new license, create a new flash drive, restore only the config folder, except for the key, you may need to change the server name and network settings.

 

 

Restoring only the config folder and not all of the contents is a helpful note. I will try this out with a trial license. Thank you.

 

I'll update the thread with any other details when the swap is successful.

32 minutes ago, MrCheesecake said:

I will try this out with a trial license.

Trial won't work with a restored config, hence why I mentioned getting the license first.

On 1/13/2025 at 12:12 PM, JorgeB said:

Trial won't work with a restored config, hence why I mentioned getting the license first.

Good to know. And thank you for your help. After some testing and the newest security update causing additional issues, I decided to just move PFsense to dedicated bare metal hardware and keep the other VMs in place with better pinning/isolation.