September 13, 201213 yr I recently started building a new server. It us up and running 5.0-RC6-test2 Pro. Currently with 8 datadisks, parity and cache disk. I still have a 1TB and 750GB disk full with movies an MP3s from an old test-build. Can I just add them to the array of the new server or should I just mount them with SNAP or another method and copy the data over? If I should copy the data I would do it on the server not over the network.
September 13, 201213 yr We'll safest is to mount with snap or other and copy to array. Easiest is to add them to the array both at once and let parity rebuild (but leaves you unprotected while parity rebuilds) Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk 2
September 13, 201213 yr We'll safest is to mount with snap or other and copy to array. Easiest is to add them to the array both at once and let parity rebuild (but leaves you unprotected while parity rebuilds) Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk 2 If you add them to an existing parity-protected array YOU MUST SET A NEW DISK CONFIGURATION before starting the array, otherwise unRAID will clear the contents of the added disks. Be very careful... If the unRAID web-management page talks about clearing drives, it will. Safest is to copy the contents, either via SNAP, or by mounting the disks using the unMENU disk management page.
September 13, 201213 yr Author Thanks! I will mount them with SNAP and move or copy the user-share. Should I copy them with mc or the nohup mv command in a telnet session?
September 13, 201213 yr rsync -av --progress /mnt/somedisk/* /mnt/user/sharename I think that's right...
September 13, 201213 yr Author rsync -av --progress /mnt/somedisk/* /mnt/user/sharename I think that's right... Will this give some output about the files being copied? Will this command keep running when I close my telnet session? Or should I run it with screen?
September 13, 201213 yr Why do this copy when you can reset the configuration and then include the disks, as is, in the array? This will only require a parity build.
September 13, 201213 yr Why do this copy when you can reset the configuration and then include the disks, as is, in the array? This will only require a parity build. That is the quickest way but not the safest. Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk 2
September 14, 201213 yr rsync -av --progress /mnt/somedisk/* /mnt/user/sharename I think that's right... Will this give some output about the files being copied? Will this command keep running when I close my telnet session? Or should I run it with screen? Yes. Run with screen.
September 16, 201213 yr Author Why do this copy when you can reset the configuration and then include the disks, as is, in the array? This will only require a parity build. That is the quickest way but not the safest. Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk 2 Indeed, I hear of horror-stories where unraid starts clearing the disk and all data is lost.
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