BBarker
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I am upgrading my system this week and would like some input as to the best way to transfer the data that is on my current system which is in my signature. I am running FreeNAS-9.10-STABLE-201605021851 (35c85f7) and everything is working well.
I will be changing enough of the system where if I want, I can bench build the new system with the new drives and do a complete new install of FreeNAS 9.10 with two 6TB drives in a mirrored pool and an SSD for my jails and .system files. I saw an online tutorial regarding setting up FreeNAS 9.10 in this fashion and if anyone has the link handy, I'd appreciate if you could post it here as I am having some trouble locating it again.
Once it is up and running, is it possible to install the current pool of two 3TB mirrored drives from my current system into the new system and then transfer just the data? Also, once it is done, I'd like to wipe the old drives and create a new pool with them for additional storage. My original plan was to just swap the old drives with the new one at a time and then replace the motherboard with the new components when the drive swap was complete but the idea of a new install seems appealing and maybe less problematic.
I will be changing enough of the system where if I want, I can bench build the new system with the new drives and do a complete new install of FreeNAS 9.10 with two 6TB drives in a mirrored pool and an SSD for my jails and .system files. I saw an online tutorial regarding setting up FreeNAS 9.10 in this fashion and if anyone has the link handy, I'd appreciate if you could post it here as I am having some trouble locating it again.
Once it is up and running, is it possible to install the current pool of two 3TB mirrored drives from my current system into the new system and then transfer just the data? Also, once it is done, I'd like to wipe the old drives and create a new pool with them for additional storage. My original plan was to just swap the old drives with the new one at a time and then replace the motherboard with the new components when the drive swap was complete but the idea of a new install seems appealing and maybe less problematic.