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Good morning,
As you may know, I have decided to upgrade my home system to a X10SDV-7TP4F motherboard that features two SATADOM connectors. I currently possess the OEM-supplied SATADOM (32GB?) that came with my Mini XL as well as two new 64GB Supermicro SATADOMs that I would like to use with the new board as a mirrored boot pool.
If I read the instructions regarding boot device mirror process correctly, could the process be as simple as:
EDITED (with thanks!) regarding @PhiloEpisteme's excellent point
As you may know, I have decided to upgrade my home system to a X10SDV-7TP4F motherboard that features two SATADOM connectors. I currently possess the OEM-supplied SATADOM (32GB?) that came with my Mini XL as well as two new 64GB Supermicro SATADOMs that I would like to use with the new board as a mirrored boot pool.
If I read the instructions regarding boot device mirror process correctly, could the process be as simple as:
- With machine off, install OEM 32GB module and 64GB module in SATADOM Slots.
- Boot into BIOS setup, set BIOS to boot from 32GB module.
- Boot system, wait for FreeNAS to launch, then use FreeNAS to "attach" 64 GB module to boot pool as a mirror
- Wait for the OEM module to be cloned to the 64GB module (how to track progress?)
- "Detach" the 32GB module via FreeNAS UI, shut down the system
- Physically remove the 32GB Module from the motherboard.
- Physically transfer mirrored 64GB module to previously-occupied SATADOM slot (so BIOS is happy).
- Install 2nd new 64GB SATADOM in empty SATADOM slot
- Reboot, use FreeNAS to attach the 2nd 64GB SATADOM to make a mirrored 64GB boot pool?
EDITED (with thanks!) regarding @PhiloEpisteme's excellent point
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