Reinstall OMV but keep RAID ?

Nics · 21. Mai 2013

I've tried searching and have found various answers so I figured I would ask.

I screwed up my OMV by trying out too many things (I'm new to linux) and wanted to do a fresh install.

But I have a RAID 5 (3*2TB disks) setup that I would like to keep.

Is there any way that I can do a fresh install but keep the RAID and the data on it?

ryecoaaron · 21. Mai 2013

Reinstalling OMV means unplugging the RAID drives. Once finished, you can plug the drives back in and the array will be detected. Mount and recreate the shares exactly as before and it will all be there.

knumsi · 21. Mai 2013

Hehe - glad to hear that not only i screw up my OMV installation by trying out things

Unplugging RAID, reinstalling OMV and plugging back in RAID worked for me many times

Nics · 28. Mai 2013

Awesome! Thanks for the info guys.

But haha yeah, I got way into OMV and Linux and started trying out all sorts of command lines and installing all sorts of things. :oops:

davidh2k · 28. Mai 2013

I can recommend using virtualbox to test things first on a vm. Esspeccially if you are unexperienced and don't want to mess up your live system.

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