I've been running FreeNAS v8.3.1 for quite some time with very little problems, (some issues with samba and windows) and I thought an upgrade would be useful.
Unfortunately I didn't read that the database and logging changes in 9.2.1.9 make it impossible to have my drives spin down when not in use. Given the limited amount of use (drives on the main pool spin up an average of less than 4x/day for 20 minutes each) and with the drives I am currently using (Seagate desktop drives not rated for 24/7 use) I can't tolerate this situation, so I need to rollback for now.
I cloned my 8.3.1 USB drive and upgraded the clone (so I still have my old USB drive just as it was before the upgrade), and I did NOT upgrade the pools. Can I simply shut down the box, put the old drive back in and reboot? I also did a save of the configuration as well in case I needed it.
Did the upgrade do anything to my data? Do I need to do anything to the pools to rollback?
What about the .system directory?
If I understand correctly, this is brand new in 9.x version.
Should this be deleted?
What if I later decide to upgrade again? Would this out of date .system directory cause problems?
Thanks very much for any help.
Unfortunately I didn't read that the database and logging changes in 9.2.1.9 make it impossible to have my drives spin down when not in use. Given the limited amount of use (drives on the main pool spin up an average of less than 4x/day for 20 minutes each) and with the drives I am currently using (Seagate desktop drives not rated for 24/7 use) I can't tolerate this situation, so I need to rollback for now.
I cloned my 8.3.1 USB drive and upgraded the clone (so I still have my old USB drive just as it was before the upgrade), and I did NOT upgrade the pools. Can I simply shut down the box, put the old drive back in and reboot? I also did a save of the configuration as well in case I needed it.
Did the upgrade do anything to my data? Do I need to do anything to the pools to rollback?
What about the .system directory?
If I understand correctly, this is brand new in 9.x version.
Should this be deleted?
What if I later decide to upgrade again? Would this out of date .system directory cause problems?
Thanks very much for any help.