Is this a reasonable way to migrate my boot disk from USB to SSD?

[hungarianhc]

I have an 8GB boot drive that I've been using forever. I also have an SSD in the system. If I go to the boot pool page and attach the SSD, then it's set up as a mirror. If I then just detach the USB drive, and I reboot, am I good to go? It seems like there's something I'm missing.

 

[m0nkey_]

Simplest way is to backup your config and re-install onto the SSD.

Once you've installed FreeNAS, simply restore your config. Do not import your pool. At the next reboot, everything will be back to how is was before.

 

[hungarianhc]

Simplest way is to backup your config and re-install onto the SSD.

Once you've installed FreeNAS, simply restore your config. Do not import your pool. At the next reboot, everything will be back to how is was before.

I am familiar w/ that method, and I'm not against it, but it's not as simple as a few UI clicks. This would involve me plugging ethernet into my IPMI port, dealing w/ the poor UI, burning a freenas IMG file to USB, etc. The method I mentioned is much simpler, but... does it work? I could just give it a try, but I'm curious if this is one that works.

 

[m0nkey_]

Probably, but why create risk of not booting and having to use your IPMI anyway?

Your IPMI most likely supports mounting the ISO directly without having to write it to a USB drive first.

 

[hungarianhc]

Probably, but why create risk of not booting and having to use your IPMI anyway?

Your IPMI most likely supports mounting the ISO directly without having to write it to a USB drive first.

Didn't realize there was a risk of not booting involved... Kinda why I was asking... How is the risk of not booting with my method higher than with a manual reinstall?

 

[m0nkey_]

Didn't realize there was a risk of not booting involved... Kinda why I was asking... How is the risk of not booting with my method higher than with a manual reinstall?

You will likely have to change the boot order. That will require going into the BIOS, which will likely involve the IPMI ;)

 

[danb35]

This would involve me plugging ethernet into my IPMI port,

Why isn't it plugged in anyway?

burning a freenas IMG file to USB,

No, simply mount the IMG over the network--no need to burn anything.

What you propose should work, but as @m0nkey_ says, you'll probably need to adjust the boot order in your BIOS.