Every NAS user has a unique storage setup, but we can still give general recommendations for migrating your data into TrueNAS using share protocols and cloud storage.
NFS Migration Rsync is an open-source file transfer utility that runs on computers with Linux OS (or a Unix-like OS). Locate usage instructions and tutorials for rsync here.
If you decide to use rsync, be aware that your filesystem must support Access Control Lists (ACLs).
SCALE users installing and configuring SCALE on their own servers should use the information in this article to prepare for their SCALE system deployments.
For SCALE support or assistance refer to the TrueNAS community forums, Discord, or the tutorials included in the TrueNAS Documentation Hub.
If you are not the administrator responsible for network access in your company, contact your network administrator for assistance. If your company obtains network hardware and support from an Internet or cable service provider, contact them for assistance with where to obtain this information.
The initial implementation of the TrueNAS SCALE administrator login permitted users to continue using the root user but encouraged users to create a local administrator account when first installing SCALE.
Starting with SCALE Bluefin 22.12.0, root account logins are deprecated for security hardening and to comply with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). All TrueNAS users should create a local administrator account with all required permissions and begin using it to access TrueNAS.
TrueNAS Enterprise SCALE Enterprise customers, or those that purchased systems and service contracts from iXsystems, should use the information in this article to prepare for their SCALE system deployments.
The iXsystems Support department provides assistance with the configuration areas documented in this section.
Contacting Support Customers who purchase iXsystems hardware or that want additional support must have a support contract to use iXsystems Support Services. The TrueNAS Community forums provides free support for users without an iXsystems Support contract.
SCALE users installing and configuring SCALE on their home server should follow the instructions in this article to prepare for their SCALE system deployment.
For SCALE support or assistance refer to the TrueNAS community forums, Discord, or the tutorials included in the TrueNAS Documentation Hub.
Physical Access When in the same location as the hardware designated for the TrueNAS installation, you can connect a monitor and keyboard to the system to do the initial installation and configuration.
Since the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) for shares is deprecated and no longer receives updates, it is not in TrueNAS SCALE.
However, users can sidegrade a TrueNAS CORE configuration into SCALE, so TrueNAS SCALE migrates previously-saved AFP configurations into SMB configurations.
Migrating AFP Shares To prevent data corruption that could result from the sidegrade operation, in TrueNAS SCALE, go to Windows (SMB) Shares, select the more_vert for the share, then select Edit to open the Edit SMB screen.
ZFS pool importing works for pools exported or disconnected from the current system, those created on another system, and for pools you reconnect after reinstalling or upgrading the TrueNAS system.
The import procedure only applies to disks with a ZFS storage pool. Do I need to do anything different with disks installed on a different system? When physically installing ZFS pool disks from another system, use the zpool export poolname command in the Linux command line or a web interface equivalent to export the pool on that system.
TrueNAS CORE users utilizing the MinIO plugin can migrate to TrueNAS SCALE and keep their existing MinIO buckets and data. This process does not transfer users, groups, access keys, and all other MinIO settings. They must be manually recreated on the new SCALE app deployment.
It is possible to migrate all users, groups, access keys, and all other MinIO settings using the MinIO Client (mc) command line utility, however this requires two independent systems, for example when older hardware is being replaced with a new system.
Migrating TrueNAS from CORE to SCALE is a one-way operation. Attempting to activate or roll back to a CORE boot environment can break the system.
Upgrade your CORE system to the latest publicly-available 13.0-U6.1 (or later) release before attempting to migrate from CORE to SCALE.
What can or cannot migrate? Although TrueNAS attempts to keep most of your CORE configuration data when upgrading to SCALE, some CORE-specific items do not transfer.
Migration Overview This article provides information and instructions for migrating non-Enterprise TrueNAS CORE to SCALE.
TrueNAS Enterprise TrueNAS Enterprise customers should consult with iXsystems Support before attempting migrate to TrueNAS SCALE.
The process requires an extended maintenance window, requires executing steps in the correct order to prevent issues with system configuration and operation, and additional system review post-migration to catch and correct any configuration issues.
Contacting iXsystems Support Customers who purchase iXsystems hardware or that want additional support must have a support contract to use iXsystems Support Services.
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