Replacing Mobo and CPU on Unraid server - how to preserve everything?

[ghart999]

Hello all. Is there anything I need to do special to preserve my Array, parity and cache drives when installing a new MOBO? I assume I can just line up the SATA connectors exactly as the existing mobo? Or do I need to define Disk numbers in the BIOS? Anything else? Thanks all.

 

[greg_gorrell]

Nothing, take a screen shot of your array and then when you reboot unRAID make sure all the disks are selected correctly before starting array.  If unsure, do not set a parity disk and the drive that is unmountable will be your parity.

[ghart999]

Great thank you.

[CHBMB]

Great thank you.

 

Don't even need to worry about sata port order.

[ghart999]

Sounds good.

 

As an aside point, I may be upgrading my parity drive to something bigger. Are WD Red Drive still the preferred ones to get?

[CHBMB]

They are for me personally.