Migrate to Mini X

[rwfitzy]

Hi. I'm planning to get a Mini X and migrate an old power sucking Dell 4U server. I haven't been in the Dell for years, it just sits on the rack running FreeNAS-9.2 to start and now TrueNAS-12.0-U8.1. I believe it's running on a couple of USB SATADOMs with 5 HDD. Could it be as easy as pulling the drives and putting in the Mini X, letting it import and show in storage?

 

[Samuel Tai]

Export your pool on the Dell first. Shutdown and pull the drives. Move the drives over to the Mini X, and then import the pool.

 

[Davvo]

Make sure to use 5900 or lower RPM disks since the Mini X's chassis can't properly manage the generated heat otherwise.