So I'm fairly new to FreeNAS, but have done enough things that I feel like I have the (very) basic concepts of how things work behind the scenes.
I plan to replace my motherboard/CPU setup (currently Avoton, moving to a Xeon and requisite MOBO).
I currently use the 6 Intel SATA slots for my NAS, boot off mirrored USB drives, and plan to continue doing so with the new gear (all AsRock stuff). I have 2 questions. #1 - Can I simply expect to replace the CPU/MOBO, plug everything back in as before, and see my previous configuration come back to life? #2 - Using my current RAIDZ2 setup, do I need to make sure the HDDs are connected to the same SATA ports on the new motherboard, or will FreeNAS sort it out?
I don't worry so much about the data - I have multiple good backups - but I've worked hard setting up a couple of plugins/jails and working out all the kinks. MySQL is not something I look forward to battling again!
I plan to replace my motherboard/CPU setup (currently Avoton, moving to a Xeon and requisite MOBO).
I currently use the 6 Intel SATA slots for my NAS, boot off mirrored USB drives, and plan to continue doing so with the new gear (all AsRock stuff). I have 2 questions. #1 - Can I simply expect to replace the CPU/MOBO, plug everything back in as before, and see my previous configuration come back to life? #2 - Using my current RAIDZ2 setup, do I need to make sure the HDDs are connected to the same SATA ports on the new motherboard, or will FreeNAS sort it out?
I don't worry so much about the data - I have multiple good backups - but I've worked hard setting up a couple of plugins/jails and working out all the kinks. MySQL is not something I look forward to battling again!
