Hey everyone,

I’m upgrading my hardware and want to make sure I transfer my existing storage (hardware drives) and purchased software license smoothly. Before I dive in, I’d like to avoid any unnecessary troubleshooting or data loss, so I figured I’d ask for advice first. (I have already informed myself before, but unfortunately did not find an answer.)

 

My main concerns are following:

 

Storage loss: I want to move my storage to the new system without risking corruption or access issues.

Loosing my license: Can there be any software problems if I simply plug my usb stick into the new computer and boot it up?

 

My questions:

Are there any specific steps I should follow to ensure my storage is recognized and accessible on the new hardware?

Do I need to prepare anything in advance before moving the drives?

What’s the best approach for transferring my license without (re-)activation issues?

Any other potential issues I should be aware of?

 

This was my plan:

1. Plug in my old storage into the new machine.

2. Plug in my usb drive and start the machine. 

(But I'm pretty sure that won't work...)

 

I’d really appreciate any tips from those who’ve done this before. I’d rather take a bit of time to plan than deal with unnecessary headaches later.

Thanks in advance!

 

PS: I am unfortunately not a native American speaker, please forgive my grammatical errors

 

The license is tied to the flash drive, and regarding storage, as long as no RAID controllers are involved, it's plug and play.

1 minute ago, JorgeB said:

The license is tied to the flash drive, and regarding storage, as long as no RAID controllers are involved, it's plug and play.

 

Okay thanks. I'll give it a try and then I'll let you know when I'm finished 😄

2 hours ago, chrissl said:

This was my plan:

1. Plug in my old storage into the new machine.

2. Plug in my usb drive and start the machine. 

(But I'm pretty sure that won't work...)

Too pessimistic - there is an excellent chance this will ‘just work’.

Hi Was the upgrade successful? I have similar situation and do not dare to do it....Thus still running on my old server while new more powerful is awaiting,...

 

Thanks 

Hi,

sorry for the late feedback, I have just been able to test it.

 

It works without any problems. All my data is there, including my Docker containers and my settings. 😄

 

That was quite surprising, because I also like to test other systems and here such a hardware upgrade didn't cause any problems at all. 

That is really pleasant.

 

Thanks for the fast response.