Hi all,

 

Time for some new(er) gear and am curious about something..

I've done some reading here and I get the impression that once I have the new hardware assembled (MB, CPU, RAM, LSI Controller), all I have to do is stick the current UNRAID OS USB in and I am off to the races? I am simply grabbing my fuzzy dice, pine tree air freshener, alloy wheels, and transferring them to a new convertible ?

 

I am keeping all of the drives 'as is', in so much as I am not replacing/changing any, and they all seem fine. Does that mean the current file structure/Dockers/VM's stay in tact?

 

Does unRAID really just go "me-eh" to the new hardware and go merrily on its way to loading?

Don't get me wrong, I am ECSTATIC if that is the case! I just want to know whether to allocate a few hours, or a few days to this little upgrade.

 

Thanks everyone!

With a few caveats and presuppositions, yes, it really is that easy.

1. Old and new disk controllers show the same disk ID strings. This is only an issue if either the old or new hardware use some internal RAID mode to access the disks, as long as both controllers were in pure IT mode and used AHCI it shouldn't be an issue.

2. VM's with hardware passthrough may have issues if the passed through hardware is changed. The data should be intact, but the passthrough list may have to be changed to match the new setup.

 

As always, a current backup of your flash drive is good to have, and before you shut down the array for the last time on the old system, I'd set all the auto start stuff to disable, so the first boot of your new hardware comes up with the array not started and all the services waiting to be enabled. If anything looks wonky, download diagnostics and post here before starting anything.

Hi @jonathanm,

 

Thanks for your help. Always enjoy your posts.

 

Disk ID strings: Yea, part of the reason for the new wheels is the 3Ware controller that has been a PITA; came with the Tamsolutions box so...

 

This box (#3) doesn't currently have any VM's on it, but I was thinking about adding one before the shutdown. I think I'll just wait.

 

Flash backup: learned that one the hard way. Speaking of backups, I am looking at using tr0910's "rsync over ssh" solution for backups, even though the servers are in the same rack (for now). So the question is, is tr0910's solution the way to do backups? I confess, I have used Acronis for years and years and like the solution. I do not care what it entails for setup, I just want an as reliable solution for Tower_01; the media Tower.

 

Thanks again for the post! Everyone's feedback on the backup solution is appreciated. I know this topic has been beat to death, Just want to make sure before I pull the trigger, which has got to be soon.

 

Good week everyone!