crusader27529
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- Nov 27, 2019
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Well, here goes......I'm running 9.3, and have a new(to me) server to setup. The current server is running on a laptop(it was all I had) with 8GB of RAM, and 3 external SATA drives, and the new machine will run 11.2. The old machine has 2 USB drives, one for boot, and on that has dotsystem on it(whatever that is). On the new machine, I want to have one USB for boot(yes, it's not optimal) and a 160GB drive for the dotsystem, which appears to write data(logs?) continuously.
My plan is to leave the current raidz1 array in the old machine, and install(from CD) a new boot drive and the 160GB drive, and that should put the dotsystem on that drive. Then, I will install the original raidz1, and it should be imported automatically. Will this work? How do I actually import the old array? Can I install the drives HOT, or should I take the new machine down, install the drives, and reboot? The new machine is a SuperMicro server with 8 drive bays that should be hot swappable.
Am I approaching this correctly? How likely is that my data will be lost? I will backup the entire dataset to an external drive before I start this. Because of the laptop's lack of performance, the backup will probably take 3-4 days.
I'm old, so please be kind......
My plan is to leave the current raidz1 array in the old machine, and install(from CD) a new boot drive and the 160GB drive, and that should put the dotsystem on that drive. Then, I will install the original raidz1, and it should be imported automatically. Will this work? How do I actually import the old array? Can I install the drives HOT, or should I take the new machine down, install the drives, and reboot? The new machine is a SuperMicro server with 8 drive bays that should be hot swappable.
Am I approaching this correctly? How likely is that my data will be lost? I will backup the entire dataset to an external drive before I start this. Because of the laptop's lack of performance, the backup will probably take 3-4 days.
I'm old, so please be kind......