Newb: Are there any particular checks I should do on a OMV5 setup to ensure a smooth upgrade to V6?

Hi, Up until recently my OMV5 system has been running so well that I was happy to leave it alone. As it's been giving me hassle lately, I thought I might as well upgrade to V6...

As I understand it I should just run run omv-upgrade and then omv-release-upgrade to move to V6 but I see some systems getting borked in the process.

Is there anything I can do to minimise potential issues...?

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Quote from votdev

Please consider installing your system using OMV7 from scratch because otherwise you need to do full distro upgrades from Debian 10 -> 11 -> 12 with all the pitfalls that my occur.

That sounds a bit hairy for a newb... Is there a relatively painless method...? Will my existing RAID array stay in place and be recognised or will I have to back it up and tear it all down again?

Quote from auanasgheps

Check what plugins you're using. Many got ported, some got changed (new names, functionality) others got dropped.

The UI has changed, get familiar with it.

Also, if you're using advanced stuff like custom configurations or environment variables, there are new commands to set them.

It's a very vanilla install fortunately so I think I'm only using the flash drive plugin, which I perhaps don't even need for an SSD drive...? A second NAS drive is running V6 so I can find my way around...

Quote from votdev

No. This is how Debian works related to upgrades. OMV, which is using Debian as its base OS, can't change anything here.

So, install from scratch? What will happen to my existing RAID array?

Quote from votdev

Unplug all data disks except the one that is dedicated as OS drive while installation. Note, OMV will use the whole root disk for the OS. After the installation re-connect all other disks. MD software raids will be auto-detected. You only need to mount the filesystem of this RAID.

Ok. Really appreciate your time. Thanks