Upgrading Old Version of Unraid (6.0-beta12)

[Arjun S]

Hello,

I have currently an unraid tower running on 6.0 Beta 12

I am worried to do the upgrade as all my life's data resides on it.

 

Also my unraid does not have a key (cause it was an older version),

Can someone guide me how to get this to the latest version (along with a backup)

 

Thank you very much

 

https://i.imgur.com/JAxCu4a.png

[itimpi]

33 minutes ago, Arjun S said:

Also my unraid does not have a key (cause it was an older version),

There is no 'free' version of Unraid anymore so you will not be able to upgrade unless you are prepared to buy a key.   Are you prepared for that?

 

34 minutes ago, Arjun S said:

I am worried to do the upgrade as all my life's data resides on it.

You should always have backup of any critical data, preferably with at least one off-site copy.  Your comments imply you have no backups which is very risky as you can potentially lose data for all sorts of reasons.   

 

 

[bonienl]

Unraid 6 and newer require a key to run.

Are you perhaps running Unraid version 5?

[Arjun S]

On 12/31/2019 at 2:19 PM, bonienl said:

Unraid 6 and newer require a key to run.

Are you perhaps running Unraid version 5?

It's a beta (very old) set this up about 3 years ago. Guess then they did not need keys

**shrugs**

On 12/31/2019 at 2:14 PM, itimpi said:

There is no 'free' version of Unraid anymore so you will not be able to upgrade unless you are prepared to buy a key.   Are you prepared for that?

 

You should always have backup of any critical data, preferably with at least one off-site copy.  Your comments imply you have no backups which is very risky as you can potentially lose data for all sorts of reasons.   

 

 

 

Yes, I am willing to purchase a key now.

Also, my critical data is backed up in dropbox (documents, etc)

The rest rests in my Unraid Server ( Media, Assets, Movies, cctv footage etc)

Having a RAID 5  like setup in unraid was the idea initially.

 

But how do i go upgrading this now? 

Edited January 10, 2020 by Arjun S

[sjaak]

just make a full backup of your unraid usb drive before upgrade.

 

i see in the screenshot that you are using Unraid server basic, so there is a key?

you can check this here: tools -> registration

Edited January 10, 2020 by sjaak

[S80_UK]

1 hour ago, sjaak said:

just make a full backup of your unraid usb drive before upgrade.

 

i see in the screenshot that you are using Unraid server basic, so there is a key?

you can check this here: tools -> registration

Not necesarilly true - Previously, "Basic" was the name given to the free license limited to three disks.  That was before the current license tiers were introduced.

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2020 by S80_UK

[Arjun S]

1 hour ago, S80_UK said:

Not necesarilly true - Previously, "Basic" was the name given to the free license limited to three disks.  That was before the current license tiers were introduced.

 

 

 

 

Yup, you are correct.

3 hours ago, sjaak said:

just make a full backup of your unraid usb drive before upgrade.

 

i see in the screenshot that you are using Unraid server basic, so there is a key?

you can check this here: tools -> registration

 

Alright,

i download the latest build.

Backup the original flash drive.

 

Then i'm guessing I owerite the whole thing with the contents of the new download., is that correct ?

And i should be good ?

[sjaak]

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To upgrade:

If you are running any 6.4 or later release, click 'Check for Updates' on the Tools/Update OS page.

If you are running a pre-6.4 release, click 'Check for Updates' on the Plugins page.

If the above doesn't work, navigate to Plugins/Install Plugin, select/copy/paste this plugin URL and click Install:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dnld.lime-technology.com/stable/unRAIDServer.plg

 

[Arjun S]

Thank you everyone for your help.