February 12, 201511 yr I'm getting ready to replace my current 64GB SSD cache drive with a 256GB SSD cache drive but am wanting to clone it before I do since I have some apps and data installed on it (mysql for kodi). Can anyone suggest the easiest way of accomplishing this? I'm a very novice linux user and have a Windows 7 desktop I can put both drives in if that is easier.
February 12, 201511 yr 0. Run mover to get any cached data moved to the array so you won't have so much to copy. [*]Stop any apps that may be trying to use your cache drive [*]Copy all the files from it to somewhere on the array [*]Stop the array [*]Shutdown [*]Replace cache [*]Boot [*]Assign new cache drive [*]Let unRAID format it [*]Copy files back [*]Restart apps
February 12, 201511 yr Added step zero: Run mover to get any cached data moved to the array so you won't have so much to copy.
February 12, 201511 yr Author 0. Run mover to get any cached data moved to the array so you won't have so much to copy. [*]Stop any apps that may be trying to use your cache drive [*]Copy all the files from it to somewhere on the array [*]Stop the array [*]Shutdown [*]Replace cache [*]Boot [*]Assign new cache drive [*]Let unRAID format it [*]Copy files back [*]Restart apps All of this is as I expected, only issue I have is step 2. I'm not sure how to copy the mysql folder because if I try to access it via smb in Windows I get a "need to provide administrator credentials" error. I'm assuming this is a default setting somewhere to prevent people from messing with installed apps.
February 13, 201511 yr Author Can you work at the unRAID command line with telnet or console? Yes, just not sure which commands to use since I don't know linux.
February 13, 201511 yr Just try the mc command. That is Midnight Commander, a text-based GUI-like file manager. See if you can figure out how to use it. Cursor up/down to select, tab to switch to the other "pane", function keys to do something, like move or copy files from one pane to the other. Your drives and shares are all in /mnt
February 15, 201511 yr Author Just try the mc command. That is Midnight Commander, a text-based GUI-like file manager. See if you can figure out how to use it. Cursor up/down to select, tab to switch to the other "pane", function keys to do something, like move or copy files from one pane to the other. Your drives and shares are all in /mnt It's been 3 years since setting up my unraid server that I completely forgot about mc! Thank you for reminding me and for helping me with this process. Replaced my cache drive a little bit ago and everything is working perfectly. Thanks!
May 3, 201610 yr 0. Run mover to get any cached data moved to the array so you won't have so much to copy. [*]Stop any apps that may be trying to use your cache drive [*]Copy all the files from it to somewhere on the array [*]Stop the array [*]Shutdown [*]Replace cache [*]Boot [*]Assign new cache drive [*]Let unRAID format it [*]Copy files back [*]Restart apps this should go in the wiki btw
May 4, 201610 yr 0. Run mover to get any cached data moved to the array so you won't have so much to copy. [*]Stop any apps that may be trying to use your cache drive [*]Copy all the files from it to somewhere on the array [*]Stop the array [*]Shutdown [*]Replace cache [*]Boot [*]Assign new cache drive [*]Let unRAID format it [*]Copy files back [*]Restart apps this should go in the wiki btw It already exists: https://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Replace_A_Cache_Drive
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