Starting over unRaid but keeping encrypted drive configuration/data

[FalconX]

I've read this https://wiki.unraid.net/index.php/Files_on_v6_boot_drive#Starting_Over and understand how to back up the drive configuration but does having an encrypted xfs drive configuration with an encryption key file change the process any way?

 

How do I make sure I don't lose any data when I re-install unraid and backup the drive configuration, should I delete the encryption keyfile before hand?

 

The goal is to keep the encrypted data on the array but restart unraid from scratch. Thanks for the help.

[FalconX]

Upon further research, as long as I backup the config/super.dat file, unraid should recognize the XFS encryption and ask for a passphrase...someone correct me if I am wrong?

[JorgeB]

Yes, even if you do a new config, as long as you assign the disks correctly,  you just need to input the previous passphrase.

[bonienl]

9 hours ago, FalconX said:

Upon further research, as long as I backup the config/super.dat file, unraid should recognize the XFS encryption and ask for a passphrase...someone correct me if I am wrong?

The file super.dat remembers the disk assignments. Disk encryption status is on the disk itself and doesn't required a special action, other then to input the correct passphrase..