Unraid Drive Replacement and Upgrade | Easy Steps for Seamless Transition
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In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the intricacies of replacing and upgrading drives in your Unraid server system. Whether you're a seasoned Unraid user or a newcomer looking to optimize your storage setup, this video has got you covered.
🔧 What You'll Learn:
* Understanding drive replacement: Know when and why it's necessary to replace drives in your Unraid array.
* Preparing for replacement: Step-by-step instructions on safely removing and replacing drives without data loss or system downtime.
* Data migration techniques: Explore various methods for transferring data from old drives to new ones, ensuring a smooth transition.
*Unraid rebuild process: Understand how Unraid handles drive replacements and upgrades, and how to monitor the rebuild progress.
Whether you're upgrading to larger drives, replacing failing ones, or simply expanding your storage capacity, this guide provides all the essential information to ensure a seamless transition without losing your precious data.
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My friend, I got to say, you make the best Unraid content on youtube! Thanks a bunch
Wow, thanks! I am so glad you enjoy my content.
Seriously man I don't understand how you keep doing it... The last two days I was literally thinking to myself, " I should go ahead and research and have instructions and tutorials ready for when my next drive fails so I know how to replace it. I can jump right on it and get it done quickly".
Keep up the great work. And whatever witchcraft you're using to read my mind... I'm not even going to ask you to stop. 😂
Witxhcraft, you don't want to know... LOL.
Glad you are getting use of them. I try to cover the things are important to the audience but sometimes I have to guess. I am always looking for ideas so if you have something, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Thanks for watching, I truly appreciate it!
@@AlienTech42 Well might as well throw my hat in the ring...
I'm currently learning how to set unraid so that I can play steam games in a W11 VM (open to non-VM options) while I'm unraid is 1. Plugged in to the TV via HDMI and then also 2. remotely (local network) via browser. At the same time.
This is so I can play Steam Games with Nexus Mods, both Witcher 3 and Skyrim.
I have an Nvidia RTX 3090fe video card and plan to get another for dual cards (2 are required to play both ways at the same time.
#1 is NEEDED, #2 would be great so the wife and I can play together.
I'd like to start with
If it helps, hardware:
CPU. 11th Gen i7-11700K
Mobo. Asus Z590
2 NVMEs (one for cash, 2nd I'm not sure if I want redundant cache or use as VM Drive?)
ARRAY: 4tb SSD + 6tb HDD
PARITY: 6tb hdd
RAM: 32gb
I’m a fan of all your Unraid tutorial videos! Keep up the good work!
Sure thing! Thanks for watching and the support! Working on a Trash Guides video now.
Thanks for this!
You are welcome, thanks for watching!
00:00 *📥 Introduction to video on replacing or upgrading drives in Unraid*
- Emphasizes the importance of bookmarking this video for future reference.
- Covers scenarios like drive failure, low storage space, and upgrading components.
00:41 *🔍 Identifying a failing drive in Unraid*
- Demonstrates how to locate a failing drive using the Unraid dashboard and smart data.
- Explains how to interpret smart attributes and error codes.
- Utilizes the dislocation plugin to visually identify the physical drive location.
03:01 *🔄 Using the Unbalance plugin to move data off a failing drive*
- Enables the Unbalance plugin to scatter data from the failing drive to another disk.
- Walks through the process of selecting source and target disks for data transfer.
- Shows how to initiate and monitor the data transfer process using Unbalance.
06:51 *💿 Physically replacing a failed drive*
- Stops the Unraid array and shuts down the server to replace the drive.
- Assigns the new replacement drive to the same disk slot as the old drive.
- Starts the array rebuild process to reconstruct data on the new drive.
08:11 *📥 Adding a new drive to the Unraid array*
- Demonstrates the steps to add a new drive to an existing Unraid array.
- Covers shutting down the server, installing the new drive, and assigning it in Unraid.
- Shows the process of formatting and mounting the new drive in the array.
10:17 *🔄 Replacing the cache drive in Unraid*
- Disables Docker and VMs before replacing the cache drive.
- Moves data from the old cache drive to the array using the mover function.
- Swaps out the old cache drive with a new, larger drive and configures it in Unraid.
15:46 *🔄 Replacing the parity drive in Unraid*
- Stops the Unraid array and enters maintenance mode to replace the parity drive.
- Physically swaps out the old parity drive with a new, larger drive.
- Starts the parity sync process to rebuild the parity information on the new drive.
Thanks for the timestamps!
Thank you for the vids. I've watched all of them and the are all super useful. Are you using any vpn or anything to access your shares from outside your network? Also on your Unraid main page, how did you get the bars on the right side (showing used and free space per drive) to show up with color (green/yellow)
I use WireGuard VPN to get back into my machine when I need to. I also use Nextcloud for outside file access/transfer.. To get the colored used and free bars, go to: Settings, Display Settings, Used / Free columns. Set it to Bar (color)
This was great! Definitely saved. Any chance you could do a video on Plex Meta Manager?
Thanks! And yes PMM, it's in my todo list.
great work thanks
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for letting me know.
You said you looked up the drive in your records and could tell that you had it for 10 years, could you do a video on what kind of records you keep on drives?
That's a great idea! I scan in all my paperwork into a digital filing system and use the search function to find what I am looking for. I don't scan in everything, mostly tax related items and stuff that has warranties or anything else that I want to keep track of.
One suggestion I would give is to use unassigned devices to pre-clear your disks, not only will you get your array up faster, but the new drive has been vigorously tested before you install it. Good video
Awesome idea! Thanks.
Do I still need to bookmark if I do not use unraid?
not sure so I have bookmarked anway
recently lost my root password for unraid and the unraid website told me to delete these 2 files from my USB stick
boot/config/shadow
boot/config/smbpasswd
I reset my password and when i logged in my entire system config is gone. No Dockers, no apps, no collection of my drives. It looks like a brand new / refresh unraid profile. is there a fix for this?
The system should "remember" your drives. You should be able to add the drives back to the array, as Unraid should have a list of each drive that it had in each slot. Just go down the list one at a time and select the drive that you had before. Once that is done, you should be able to start the array and the data should remain intact.
The dockers can easily be restored by going to APPS, Previous Apps, SELECT ALL ON PAGE, then INSTALL # SELECTED APPLICATIONS. All the settings are remembered, so everything should just come back.
Good luck!
This channel is a life saver. It has really helped me in this journey. Question: I used a really really old computer to create my unraid server (i7-3770, 16GB with a Nvidia 660). The server is working but I am debating moving everything to another not so older computer. Is this a difficult process moving the entire server from one computer to another?
Glad you are finding my content useful.
Moving to a new computer is super easy. Shut down, remove the drives and the flash drive, put them in a new pc, set it to boot from the USB turn it on.
@@AlienTech42 LOL - I guess that is why I am liking unraid more and more everyday. Thanks!!
Killing it bro. Nice shirt, btw
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the content, and the shirt! 👕
Saved and bookmarked, just a matter of time till something breaks.
Agreed! That's why I opened with "Save this..." Thanks for watching!
Great video tutorial!
Thank you! Glad to be of service.
thank you
You are welcome!
Thank you for the video
You are welcome, glad you are enjoying the content. FYI: A little inside info on this one. I am thinking about breaking it up into four small videos, one for each of the four processes. I thought it might be easier for people to find the exact process that they need.
@@AlienTech42 I already have it save in my notes. I think it is good as it is, maybe one for unbalanced.
Thanks a lot for the change of cache drive using the new version of Unraid . With your video it is very simple. Thanks a lot :-)
I am glad it helped you. I realized after the fact that I should have released each part as a separate video so that people could easily find the one that they need. Maybe I'll do that in the future.
As always, a great video, I look forward to your new videos every week. I seem to always learn something.
That's great to hear. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much for this video!
You are welcome, thanks for watching!
Great presentation. Straight to the point.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed.