RFS to XFS, new config?

[squirrellydw]

If I move file from one drive to another and reformat the empty one from rfs to xfs do I need to run the new config utility?

[RobJ]

No

[trurl]

Just now, squirrellydw said:

If I move file from one drive to another and reformat the empty one from rfs to xfs do I need to run the new config utility?

No. New config is just for changing drive assignments. If you aren't changing any drive assignments then no need to new config.

[squirrellydw]

ok, so if I REPLACE a drive ten I would need to do it

[gubbgnutten]

55 minutes ago, squirrellydw said:

ok, so if I REPLACE a drive ten I would need to do it

Only if you want to replace it with a smaller drive (or have the replacement in another slot).

[trurl]

2 hours ago, squirrellydw said:

ok, so if I REPLACE a drive ten I would need to do it

Normally you would rebuild to the replacement. New Config resets the drive assignments and so makes unRAID forget a drive was replaced.

[garycase]

Remember that New Config means a NEW configuration.    If all you're doing is replacing a drive, you're not changing the configuration --- you're just replacing a defective drive or upgrading an existing drive to a larger one ... these are normal functions for UnRAID and it will simply rebuild the drive's contents onto the new drive.    Likewise, if you simply change the format of a drive, UnRAID will just format it with the new file system (IMPORTANT to realize that this will DELETE all of the previous content on that drive).

 

It's only if you're actually CHANGING the configuration -- i.e. removing a drive; replacing a drive with a SMALLER drive (NOT a normal UnRAID function);  or changing the slots you have drives assigned to; that you need to use the New Config option.