FreeNAS 9.10.2-U4 to 11.1 Stable - Upgrade or fresh install with restore from 9.10x backup?

[RichTJ99]

Hi,

I have been very happy with Freenas for several years. I have my main Freenas box (the one I am looking to upgrade) then a HPN40L which is a backup box (via Rsync from main freenas), I also have a secondary backup which is on a VM. All are running 9.10 - Rsync push & pull are setup for backups.


So anyway, what is the best safest way to upgrade? The VM functionality looks a lot better than virutalbox in 9.10 - that is the main thing that is pushing me to update (can always use a few other VM's).

Is Rsync working OK? Any reason not to upgrade - everything currently is running perfectly.

Primary usage of the main box is SMB sharing (plus backup).

Stability is a must for me & 9.10 is stable. Should I upgrade or wait a few more months?

Thanks,
Rich

 

[dlavigne]

Did you decide to upgrade?

 

[RichTJ99]

I did upgrade my Freenas VM & it seems to be working fine. Rsync hasnt stopped working & if i delete folders from the VM, the Rsync will resync it later. I asked on Reddit & got much more of a response - not entirely positive.