Switch to new (USB) boot drive on working FreeNAS box?

[oguruma]

I am having an issue that requires me to reboot every month or so. From what I have gathered it's related to the USB boot drive I am using.

What would be the easiest way for me to switch to a new boot drive? Should I set up mirroring of the boot drive to another one, then swap out the suspect one to a new one?

 

[dlavigne]

Personally, I'd save the config, do a fresh install on the new stick, boot from it, and restore the config.

 

[oguruma]

Thanks for the input. I have never exported/imported a config before. Will FreeNAS know where my volumes are?

 

[dlavigne]

Yes, as that is part of the metadata on the storage disks (which is separate from the boot device and the config).