Hi,

 

i did ask this at the end of another (unrelated) thread but thought it might be better in a separate thread.  Apologies if I've contravened forum rules...

 

I have had my unraid server running for a couple of years now but my knowledge of the magic that makes it work can fairly be described as zero.  What I can do though, is follow instructions - providing they are simple enough for me to understand!

 

I am running v5 beta 14 which, during a question about Plex MS I was advised to update.  So my first question is what to?  The latest stable version on the downloads page is 5.0-i386.  is this the version I should install?

 

Assuming it is, are there any instructions online explaining how to upgrade from 5 beta 14 to 5.0-i386?  Are there any pitfalls that I should be aware of?

 

Noob question: what is the safest way of copying files to my flash drive?  Where my server is physically located it would be easier if i didn't have to remove the flash drive from the box.  I have its security set so that it is not visible by my network.  If i change this, do I simply drag and drop files into the appropriate places on the flash drive?  I saw somewhere instructions to do this while the server was running.  is this ok or should the server always be stopped prior to copying files?

 

Thanks in advance for any help offered.

Hi,

 

i did ask this at the end of another (unrelated) thread but thought it might be better in a separate thread.  Apologies if I've contravened forum rules...

 

I have had my unraid server running for a couple of years now but my knowledge of the magic that makes it work can fairly be described as zero.  What I can do though, is follow instructions - providing they are simple enough for me to understand!

 

I am running v5 beta 14 which, during a question about Plex MS I was advised to update.  So my first question is what to?  The latest stable version on the downloads page is 5.0-i386.  is this the version I should install?

Yes that is the version you should install.

 

Assuming it is, are there any instructions online explaining how to upgrade from 5 beta 14 to 5.0-i386?

Instructions are in this post from limetech.

 

Are there any pitfalls that I should be aware of?

Don't believe there are any but you better get multiple opinions on this.

 

Noob question: what is the safest way of copying files to my flash drive?  Where my server is physically located it would be easier if i didn't have to remove the flash drive from the box.  I have its security set so that it is not visible by my network.  If i change this, do I simply drag and drop files into the appropriate places on the flash drive?  I saw somewhere instructions to do this while the server was running.  is this ok or should the server always be stopped prior to copying files?

Based on the version you are currently running you will need to run makebootable.bat from a windows box to upgrade.  So you will have to move your flash drive to another PC first for the upgrade.  But again I would get multiple opinions on this.

 

Here is what Tom had to say:

If you are currently running an earlier unRAID Server OS 5.0-beta or 5.0-rc release:

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- Probably the best thing to do is backup your Flash, reformat, re-install, restore 'config' directory, and

  then reboot.