I've been running 9.2.0 for a few years and for the second time have thought I'd like to upgrade. I tried the path through 9.2.1.9, 9.3, etc but didn't have a lot of luck. So I plugged in a FreeNAS 11 USB key.
FreeNAS-11.0-U4
Platform Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Memory 7874MB
System Time Wed Nov 29 14:09:51 EST 2017
Uptime 2:09PM up 39 mins, 0 users
Load Average 0.13, 0.13, 0.09
There are two internal HDDs, one is the data drive and the other has FreeNAS 9.2 on it. I know this isn't the best setup, but that's what I did years ago. I have a new system to use but swapping HDDs and booting with the 11 USB didn't work so here I am now just trying to understand some basic things.
So, SATA1 is 9.2.0; SATA2 is a 2TB data drive; USB is FreeNAS 11. I have uploaded the config from 9.2.0 to 11. It's rebooted many times.
I only use the NAS for two things, a backup drive for all the other computers (Windows, Mac, and Linux machines), and Plex Media Server (plugin).
So, here I am booting into FreeNAS 11 and PMS doesn't work and I have an alert
"WARNING: Nov. 29, 2017, 1:34 p.m. - No system pool configured, please configure one in Settings->System Dataset->Pool"
If I go there, the only option is "freenas-boot"
If I select this I get "The action will result in migration of dataset.
Some services will be restarted.
NOTE: This is just a warning, to perform the operation you must click Save."
So all of this is to ask; What will selecting that do? Is this the infamous upgrading of the ZFS where I can't go backwards? Could it cause a loss of data which currently is all still accessible? I've read up on it but I'm not sure I quite understand the situation I've created and how to safely move forward.
Should I tinker with 11 or just try to get the system to 9.10 for now? Really I just want a stable backup and to run my Plex Pass.
FreeNAS-11.0-U4
Platform Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Memory 7874MB
System Time Wed Nov 29 14:09:51 EST 2017
Uptime 2:09PM up 39 mins, 0 users
Load Average 0.13, 0.13, 0.09
There are two internal HDDs, one is the data drive and the other has FreeNAS 9.2 on it. I know this isn't the best setup, but that's what I did years ago. I have a new system to use but swapping HDDs and booting with the 11 USB didn't work so here I am now just trying to understand some basic things.
So, SATA1 is 9.2.0; SATA2 is a 2TB data drive; USB is FreeNAS 11. I have uploaded the config from 9.2.0 to 11. It's rebooted many times.
I only use the NAS for two things, a backup drive for all the other computers (Windows, Mac, and Linux machines), and Plex Media Server (plugin).
So, here I am booting into FreeNAS 11 and PMS doesn't work and I have an alert
"WARNING: Nov. 29, 2017, 1:34 p.m. - No system pool configured, please configure one in Settings->System Dataset->Pool"
If I go there, the only option is "freenas-boot"
If I select this I get "The action will result in migration of dataset.
Some services will be restarted.
NOTE: This is just a warning, to perform the operation you must click Save."
So all of this is to ask; What will selecting that do? Is this the infamous upgrading of the ZFS where I can't go backwards? Could it cause a loss of data which currently is all still accessible? I've read up on it but I'm not sure I quite understand the situation I've created and how to safely move forward.
Should I tinker with 11 or just try to get the system to 9.10 for now? Really I just want a stable backup and to run my Plex Pass.