Hi there,

 

I have not touched my unraid box for almost a year now (thats a good thing right). The server has been running flawless for what i need. Hence i didnt bother to upgrade to the newest version.

 

I'm not tempted to upgrade the to newest version (v4.5.4) and i need to change my hardware to a complete different platform AMD -> Intel

 

I'm currently running x2 4200+ on Asus M2N-SLI. I want to change the server to Intel dual core with Intel 975x BadAxe motherboard.

 

Whats the proper step should i take? My version is Pro. I will also add a cache drive this time.

 

Thank in advance

 

 

First, run a parity check.  If there are any errors, post here.

 

Simply put, do all your hardware upgrades first, then worry about the software upgrades later.  unRAID is very tolerant of hardware changes, and you most likely won't have to do much after booting from your new hardware.  You'll probably have to change the BIOS settings in the new motherboard to boot from your flash drive, but this is standard for all motherboards.  I recommend that you take a screenshot of your current devices page so that you know which disk goes in which disk slot.  Make sure to save this screenshot somewhere other than the unRAID server, as you'll need to access it while the array is down.  Getting the parity disk in the correct slot is paramount, the data disks don't matter as much.

 

unRAID won't care about the CPU change at all, it will just care about the new disk assignments.  When you first boot it up on the new motherboard, you'll probably see all sorts of errors about missing disks.  Just go to the devices page and assign the disks to the correct slots (based on the screenshot you saved before).  Then go back to the main page and everything should look normal.  If it does, you can start the array.

 

There's a similar thread here in which I detailed all the steps for that person to take when doing a similar hardware/software upgrade.  The main difference for you is that you should upgrade to 4.5.4 when you are done with your hardware upgrades.

 

After your hardware upgrade is done, run another parity check.

 

If that parity check completes with no errors, then you can upgrade the unRAID software.  This is simple: just download the latest version, extract it, and replace the files 'bzroot' and 'bzimage' on your flash drive.  You can do this over the network (via the flash share) without even powering down your server.  Reboot the server, and you should see '4.5.4' in the upper right corner of the main page.

 

If you have any further questions, just let me know.

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately i wont have time to do anything now.... my house has just been water damaged....

 

Lucky my computer/server room is not affected. My insurance company has been very helpful. So far i got an emergency crew to tear down all the damaged area and setup dozen of dehumidifiers to keep the house dry.

 

*sign* what a day, i woke up at 6:30 and found my main floor was completely soaked wet .

 

Oh, that's awful.  My aunt's house was recently water damaged as well, so I know how tough that is.  Lucky that your electronics (and more importantly, your data) survived.

Been there, done that, got the wet-vac, de-humidifiers, and a bunch of fans.  twice... 

 

First time it was a blocked drain pipe for the curtain drain around my house.  Tree-roots had clogged it about 100 feet from the house, near where it drained on a hillside.  Heavy rains one spring caused the ground water level surrounding the basement walls to rise and  water entered around the basement perimeter where the basement slab met the walls.  It was hard to see where the water was coming from, since the floor was all carpeted.  All we could do is keep bailing until the rains subsided and we then figured out why the basement was being flooded. (It had been bone dry for nearly 15 years... until the drain pipe was blocked by the tree roots)  Biggest problem was getting to the blockage.  The damaged pipe was nearly 8 feet underground and almost as far back from the open end on the hillside.  It took a backhoe to get to it.  When the blockage was removed, the water gushed from the 4 inch pipe at full force for nearly an hour.  It then trickled out for more than a week as the ground around my home gradually drained.

 

In the second case it was a hose on the washing machine.  That actually caused more damage since it soaked HVAC ducts, ceiling tiles in the basement, and belongings in a closet below the laundry room.  All I ever had was about an inch of water, but it was a HUGE pain. 

 

Did not have the server for the first, the casters on the server kept it dry for the second.

 

Good luck.  Just remember to be safe as you dry out.  Some insurance policies will cover water damage if not "flood" related.  Mine even covered the cost of the cleanup. 

 

Joe L.

Well it has been 2 days now. The emergency crew has been working hard to remove lots of walls, floors and ceilings.

 

1. Somehow my HAVC was not affected. The hot air vent got some water in but it didnt run to the furnace. So its.... very repairable (only cut and replace the vent section)

 

2. There was more damage that i thought. Basically my basement floors is gone (i was told it could have been worse but thanks to the vapor barrier that let the water run under neath)

 

3. My HT room was affected . This is really upsetting me because i put alot of work into this room. The bar *might* be ok if i have a good carpenter. But my air duct mufflers are damaged   (i designed and built these mufflers, the idea was to have hot air vents to the HT but prevent sound wave transferring inside the HAVC which incase will not insulate the sound in the room )

 

So the verdict is that i wont be watching movies in my HT this summer guys .....