Move from v4 to v5

Hello all together,

I want to upgrade from v4 to v5.

The recommendation is to do a clean new install of v5.

Actually I use Snapraid for my files.

I already made a clean install of v5 on another drive and I want to transfair all previous users, groups, shared folders, option of services and the sanpraid to the new system.

Is it sufficient to copy the /etc/openmediavault/config.xml to the new system in this steps:

1. copy the /etc/openmediavault/config.xml

2. power off

3. plug in the devices

4. start the system

Or do I miss something?

Hello,

i didn't had time the last few weeks, to try the inplace upgrade. Yesterday I did and it was a total mess.

I restored the backup and now I want to do the recommendation of "ryecoaaron" - the clean new install of v5 I announced in my post.

I already created previous users and groups by hand and pre-setup some of the services on the new system.

Now I want to move the disks to the new system and have some questions:

1. Which steps in which order are necessary to transfer snapraid and union-filesystem? I don't want to loose any data!

2. If it's necessary/possible: Which steps in which order are to do to restore shared folders?

to 1.

Solution:

For moving snapraid and union-filesystem from v4 old machine to v5 new machine do do following steps:

If using ACL: write down or copy UserID in old /etc/password

in webgui:

1.

At File-Systems:

Mount all the necessary devices

2.

At Union-Filesystems:

Add the devices (and use the same name as before)

3.

At Snapraid:

Add data and parity drives

4.

If using ACL write the old UserID in new /etc/password - beware it has to be unique!!

to 2.

Folders are still there.

After creating the users and groups and finished step 1 above go to share folder and select all the old folders...