Correct procedure to upgrade boot device

[Carlos D]

What is the correct procedure to upgrade?

I'm looking at this SSD -> https://www.amazon.ca/Kingston-Digital-120GB-SA400S37-120G/dp/B01N6JQS8C
Is this a good choice?

What happens when you change the boot device? Will the OS recognize the drives automatically? What if I can't export my settings from my previous setup?

Thanks

 

[danb35]

What is the correct procedure to upgrade?

Simplest is to download your current config file, do a clean installation of FreeNAS onto the new device, and upload that config file. Unless you're using pool encryption, that's all you need.

What if I can't export my settings from my previous setup?

Why wouldn't you be able to? Is there something wrong with your current boot device?

 

[Carlos D]

Simplest is to download your current config file, do a clean installation of FreeNAS onto the new device, and upload that config file. Unless you're using pool encryption, that's all you need.

Why wouldn't you be able to? Is there something wrong with your current boot device?

For some reason it works for a couple of min after booting up and then it just goes offline. I hooked up a screen on it and I don't see any errors, it just says the regular message freenas webgui at 192.168... So I'm guessing that maybe the USB stick is not reliable enough (weird because I had this system running for at least 3 years). But since the doc says that the newer versions of freenas needs something more reliable than usb sticks I rather just upgrade.

Is this https://www.amazon.ca/Kingston-Digital-120GB-SA400S37-120G/dp/B01N6JQS8C recommended? Are there any specifications for the drive? I want to make sure that I have something that meets the requirements