Transferring license to new USB

[nextgenpotato]

Hi all,

I am planning to setup an new server with new hardware over the next few weeks.

My plan is to first setup and test the server for a while using a trial license and then transfer the license to the new system.

Is this doable?

[itimpi]

2 minutes ago, nextgenpotato said:

Hi all,

I am planning to setup an new server with new hardware over the next few weeks.

My plan is to first setup and test the server for a while using a trial license and then transfer the license to the new system.

Is this doable?

You cannot transfer a Trial license.    However I am not sure this is the question you actually want answered?

[nextgenpotato]

No sorry, that's not what I meant.

I already have a license.

I want to setup a second server using a trial license, test and transfer data from first.

Then transfer the license from first to second, and then discard the first/old server.

[SnickySnacks]

Why not just copy your new server config to your current USB?

No transfer needed, then.

[nextgenpotato]

22 hours ago, SnickySnacks said:

Why not just copy your new server config to your current USB?

No transfer needed, then.

I guess that might work, if copying a new config (I'm not sure how to do that either) wouldn't break the license.

[SnickySnacks]

It will be something like:

1) copy everything off the existing licensed USB onto a PC

2) delete everything off the licensed USB

3) copy everything from the trial USB to the licensed USB

4) Delete the trial key from the licensed USB
5) copy the licensed Unraid key file from the PC backup onto the licensed USB

If you do it this way you should still have your trial USB and a backup copy of your licensed USB in case anything goes wrong.

Edited December 6, 2019 by SnickySnacks

[nextgenpotato]

@SnickySnacks

Thanks!

I ended up doing something very similar to what you suggested above and I tested then I finally got my new server up yesterday.