I took advantage on some sales at NewEgg, and will be upgrading my server this weekend. I'll be switching out my AM3 motherboard/CPU for a Ryzen. I'd like to make this transition as smooth as possible. Right now, the only things that will change are the motherboard, CPU, and RAM. I'll be keeping the same NIC and storage drives.
I currently have 4 hard drives, 2 250GB drives Z-mirrored for boot and OS, then 2 4TB drives Z-mirrored for /home. The system is running FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE.
In an ideal world, I could switch out the motherboard, and reconnect the drives to the same numbered SATA ports, (SATA-1 on the old board, connect to SATA-1 on the new board, etc.) and everything will "just work." I know this won't be the case, as I've worked with computers far too long to be that optimistic.
I know backing up data and config files before switching - I regularly back up my data anyway. What I'd like are some tips to help ensure that my zpools don't get messed up and I end up having to re-install the OS. Any tips for me?
I currently have 4 hard drives, 2 250GB drives Z-mirrored for boot and OS, then 2 4TB drives Z-mirrored for /home. The system is running FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE.
In an ideal world, I could switch out the motherboard, and reconnect the drives to the same numbered SATA ports, (SATA-1 on the old board, connect to SATA-1 on the new board, etc.) and everything will "just work." I know this won't be the case, as I've worked with computers far too long to be that optimistic.
I know backing up data and config files before switching - I regularly back up my data anyway. What I'd like are some tips to help ensure that my zpools don't get messed up and I end up having to re-install the OS. Any tips for me?