So it's been a number of years since I logged in... once I got 4.7 up and running and my 20 bay case fully populated with 2TB cards I kind of just let my unRaid run.  Frankly it has never failed me although I am closing in on the final few TB of space   But I've been thinking hey, I should check out what upgrades are out there now and WOW things are different.  Docker containers, running as a guest OS, etc;  Very impressive!  Now I have to figure out how to upgrade my poor system to at least 5 and what I can take advantage of.  Since the new 8TB drive announcement today I'm chuckling at jumping from 40TB to 160TB usable.  Not even sure my controller cards for instance can handle that drive size without a flash or something, and I am terrified of losing everything I have.

 

-MP

I am terrified of losing everything I have.

So leave the existing system alone, as a backup, and build a whole new system. I doubt the end cost would be that much different, and you would have new parts from the beginning.

Upgrading from 4.7 to 5.0.6 is not a problem i think... v6 scares the hell out of me as well. I'm running 5.0.6 but i'm not sure if i will 'update' to v6... it's just too different, and maybe i missed it, but i can't seem to find any documentation on how to upgrade from v5 to v6, and how to replace my plugins. Hell i don't even know if my plugins are available as 'dockers' at all. Haven't got a clue were to start...

I am terrified of losing everything I have.

So leave the existing system alone, as a backup, and build a whole new system. I doubt the end cost would be that much different, and you would have new parts from the beginning.

 

Good option!