reapers_dirge
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- Jan 25, 2006
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hi all, was hoping to get a yes no answer or maybe a nudge in the right direction.
i have an amateur zfs (raidz5) set up on freenas sitting on a white box in a rack.
what i would like to do is consolidate the data from the old server box onto a ubuntu server with zfs via zfs on linux.
in essence i am aiming to get my zfs pool/data off the older crapier box and put it on a better box with more resources. essentially getting rid or a 2ru server in the process and getting the functionality of a ubuntu server with a zfs pool for storage plus my old data.
im not too fussed about speed, what i would like is to keep the data and be able to move it from a to b.
can i (and presumably not with out some prior work being done) take the old server out.
build a new server, put the old disks and hba in, fire it up and expect it to work?
i wouldn't expect so, i am open to getting another hba and disks building them on the new server and migrating the data from old to new, scavenge the old parts and reintegrating them into the new server. -but i would like to know if there's away around that for now.
has anyone got any thoughts comments questions etc...
i have an amateur zfs (raidz5) set up on freenas sitting on a white box in a rack.
what i would like to do is consolidate the data from the old server box onto a ubuntu server with zfs via zfs on linux.
in essence i am aiming to get my zfs pool/data off the older crapier box and put it on a better box with more resources. essentially getting rid or a 2ru server in the process and getting the functionality of a ubuntu server with a zfs pool for storage plus my old data.
im not too fussed about speed, what i would like is to keep the data and be able to move it from a to b.
can i (and presumably not with out some prior work being done) take the old server out.
build a new server, put the old disks and hba in, fire it up and expect it to work?
i wouldn't expect so, i am open to getting another hba and disks building them on the new server and migrating the data from old to new, scavenge the old parts and reintegrating them into the new server. -but i would like to know if there's away around that for now.
has anyone got any thoughts comments questions etc...