Temereen64
Dabbler
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2019
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Greetings everyone,
I recently built a Freenas Server (thanks again to the community. I read through several threads and documentation over and over and was successful). Anyway, I have been given another Freenas Server that is old and on its last leg. I want to transfer all of the data to my new server. What is the best method to go about doing this? Should I remove the drives from the old server and install them in the new server and import the pool? (Note: my new server is already set up, has an existing pool with data). How do I go about this transfer without ruining what I have, while successfully importing the new data? Also I don't want to retain anything from the old server. I only want the data. (after the transfer I will safely dispose of the old drives and give the old equipment away assuming anyone has a use for it. )
Some specs listed below
1. New server (Freenas 11.3) has an existing pool I have already set up jails and things I want (Plex etc)
2. Old server (Freenas 11.1 I think) On its last leg error messages (Boot disc degraded, etc.) Has existing pool with data that I want.
I recently built a Freenas Server (thanks again to the community. I read through several threads and documentation over and over and was successful). Anyway, I have been given another Freenas Server that is old and on its last leg. I want to transfer all of the data to my new server. What is the best method to go about doing this? Should I remove the drives from the old server and install them in the new server and import the pool? (Note: my new server is already set up, has an existing pool with data). How do I go about this transfer without ruining what I have, while successfully importing the new data? Also I don't want to retain anything from the old server. I only want the data. (after the transfer I will safely dispose of the old drives and give the old equipment away assuming anyone has a use for it. )
Some specs listed below
1. New server (Freenas 11.3) has an existing pool I have already set up jails and things I want (Plex etc)
2. Old server (Freenas 11.1 I think) On its last leg error messages (Boot disc degraded, etc.) Has existing pool with data that I want.