I will be upgrading my FreeNAS system in a week or so from a mini-ITX based system to a R710. It will go from a G3220 with 16GB ram to a dual E5645s with 72GB ram. Right now, I have a 5 drives running in RAID-Z2 mode connected straight to the motherboard, and I have a H310 card coming in for the new server.
I have some questions about the migration, specifically protecting the data. Additional information, I would like to run ESXi at the base level so that I could have a few VMs running. I run Ubuntu via iohyve right now for my Crashplan backup since I couldn't get the plugin to work correctly.
1) Would moving Ubuntu from iohyve to a VM be more efficient or a better practice instead of running it via iohyve? I am planning on adding a 6th drive specifically for the the VMs and will not be part from the zpool. I also hope to run a Windows VM for a few things so I can power down an old Acer REVO system I am still running.
2) Currently, FreeNAS is installed and running on a Cruzer USB drive. Based on what I have read, the ESXi system will run on a separate drive from the FreeNAS system, correct? The ESXi will use the internal USB port, but where do I put the FreeNAS server?
3) Like I mentioned earlier, I have all of my data backed up via Crashplan so I can download if need be, but is there a way to preserve the data in the move, especially with the possibility of virtualizing FreeNAS? The drives would move from the old case to the new one. I am not worried about recreating the jails (Plex/SAB/Trans/Sick/etc).
Thanks.
I have some questions about the migration, specifically protecting the data. Additional information, I would like to run ESXi at the base level so that I could have a few VMs running. I run Ubuntu via iohyve right now for my Crashplan backup since I couldn't get the plugin to work correctly.
1) Would moving Ubuntu from iohyve to a VM be more efficient or a better practice instead of running it via iohyve? I am planning on adding a 6th drive specifically for the the VMs and will not be part from the zpool. I also hope to run a Windows VM for a few things so I can power down an old Acer REVO system I am still running.
2) Currently, FreeNAS is installed and running on a Cruzer USB drive. Based on what I have read, the ESXi system will run on a separate drive from the FreeNAS system, correct? The ESXi will use the internal USB port, but where do I put the FreeNAS server?
3) Like I mentioned earlier, I have all of my data backed up via Crashplan so I can download if need be, but is there a way to preserve the data in the move, especially with the possibility of virtualizing FreeNAS? The drives would move from the old case to the new one. I am not worried about recreating the jails (Plex/SAB/Trans/Sick/etc).
Thanks.