hello,

 

before going ahead and purchasing an upgrade key (from basic to plus) for my nas server and getting another new key (basic) for a new machine, i was wondering if it is possible to transfer my current (basic on nas server) key to another stick for a new machine and purchase a (plus) key and install it on the current nas server stick?

 

thank you

Edited August 24, 20196 yr by iilied

That sounds unnecessarily complicated. Just purchase a plus license for a new key, then copy your current config folder (minus the key file) to it. Then you can set up a fresh config with the current key file on the old key and use it in the new machine.

 

Config folders can be swapped from stick to stick, just keep the key file with the physical stick it belongs to.

27 minutes ago, jonathanm said:

That sounds unnecessarily complicated. Just purchase a plus license for a new key, then copy your current config folder (minus the key file) to it. Then you can set up a fresh config with the current key file on the old key and use it in the new machine.

 

Config folders can be swapped from stick to stick, just keep the key file with the physical stick it belongs to.

meaning swapping sticks (without key files). btw new machine is setup on trial already.

Just as  jonathanm said -- Config folders can be swapped from stick to stick, just keep the key file with the physical stick it belongs to.

 

So just follow this procedure.

 

1./ On the new machine register from the trial to the plus

 

2./ Shutdown both servers.

 

3./ Put flash drive from old server (basic key one) into a pc. 

 

4./ Make folder called old server

 

5./  a/ Copy the config folder from the usb flash drive of old server into the old server folder.

 

      

     b. delete config folder from the flash drive

      

      c/ open the config folder (in old server folder on desktop) and copy the basic key into the old server folder

      (After which make sure that it isnt in the config file that it was moved not copied)

 

 

6. remove flash drive

 

7./ Now put the flash drive in from new server (plus key one)

 

8./ make folder called new server.

 

9./ a/ copy the config folder to new server folder.

   

   b. delete config folder from the flash drive

 

    c/ open the config folder (in new server folder on desktop) and move the plus key into the new server folder

    (After which make sure that it isn't in the config file that it was moved not copied)

 

 

 

Now each flash drive has no config folder (as deleted) and you have the config folder on your desktop in the old server and new server folders along with their keys.

 

10/ Now move the basic key from the oldserver folder into the config folder in the new server folder

 

11 ./ Move the plus key from the new server folder into the config folder of the old server folder.

 

Now the flash drive  (which was originally from the new server)  should still be in the pc. Now move the config folder from the old server folder

onto this flash drive. Remove drive. Now this flash drive has a plus key and the config of your oldserver. Put this key in old server and start up.

 

Now put the old servers original flash drive into the pc and copy the config folder from the new server folder into the flash drive.

This now has the config for the new server but with the basic key. Put in new server and start the server.

 

If for any reason the server doesn't boot. Put flash drive in a pc and run the file makebootable.bat (but i dont think you should have to do this.)

 

 

 

as usual @SpaceInvaderOne to the rescue. very simple walkthrough, should be easy to follow it with not issues. cheers mate, very much appreciated.