May 5, 201610 yr I'd like to swap the position of 2 disks; Disk 5 and Disk 3, and I want to retain the data that is currently located on each disks position. Disk 3 is setup to include all my photos and artwork, Disk 5 has only minor files and such. As Disk 5 is larger and more appropriately sized for what I want to do with my photos I'd like to swap them so the 2Tb drive becomes Disk 3 and will house my photos, and Disk 3 will become Disk 5 and contain all the minor files and such. My thinking so far.... Use Midnight Commander to moves the files from Disk 3 (1Tb) to Disk 5 (2Tb) and visa-versa, then go to Tools --> New Config and simply swap the position of the drives. EDIT: Another question I've been wondering about for a while now; I have a Photos share that specifically points to Disk 3, if I change this to point to Disk 5 will it move the files automatically?
May 5, 201610 yr From personal experience, worrying about which drive is in which slot is not an efficient use of your time - unRAID doesn't care. That said, a New Config will allow you to reassign the disks to different slots. Be careful, though - a New Config will trigger a Parity Sync and you will be unprotected from data loss until it completes. You can use MC to move files between disks, just make sure you copy from one disk share to another - don't mix the use of disk shares and user shares during operations like this - it can result in data loss! You may also want to look at the unBalance Plugin. I'm not sure what you mean about a Photos share that points specifically to Disk 3. A user share doesn't point at a specific disk. You can either reference the disk share directly, or with the user share define the Includes/Excludes parameters. In either event the data won't move automatically.
May 5, 201610 yr Community Expert If you do a new config check the "parity is already valid" box next to the start button before starting the array, this way you'll stay protected, also, double check parity disk is in the parity slot before starting.
May 5, 201610 yr If you do a new config check the "parity is already valid" box next to the start button before starting the array, this way you'll stay protected, also, double check parity disk is in the parity slot before starting. This is good advice. Probably due to the fact that I was using beta software, though, I did a bunch of New Configs during the unRAID 6 beta and found that checking the "parity is already valid" box didn't always work. As a result I'm conservative and always recommend being prepared for a Parity Sync. So, it makes sense to look at the smart status on your drives and make sure they are healthy, and think about your backup situation. New Config is not entirely a risk-free operation. And as Johnnie said, make sure you know the serial number of your Parity drive and assign it to the right slot!
May 5, 201610 yr Community Expert Prior to v6.1.5 there was a bug and a parity check started even when the trust parity option was used, still in this case, it could be canceled and parity would remain valid, but from v6.1.5 on this option behaves as it should.
May 5, 201610 yr Community Expert If you do a new config check the "parity is already valid" box next to the start button before starting the array, this way you'll stay protected, also, double check parity disk is in the parity slot before starting. you need to be careful if using the 6.2 beta with dual parity as parity is only still valid if you put the disks back into exactly the same slots.
May 5, 201610 yr Community Expert If you do a new config check the "parity is already valid" box next to the start button before starting the array, this way you'll stay protected, also, double check parity disk is in the parity slot before starting. you need to be careful if using the 6.2 beta with dual parity as parity is only still valid if you put the disks back into exactly the same slots. Yes, I based my response on the screenshot posted, using single parity.
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