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FAQ: SoftNAS - General
FAQ: Migrating to SoftNAS 5
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What’s new in SoftNAS 5?
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What are the new SoftNAS 5 updates important to me?
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Is moving from SoftNAS 4 to SoftNAS 5 hard to do?
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Are 1-click upgrades from SoftNAS 4 to SoftNAS 5 supported?
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What is the process to move from SoftNAS 4 to SoftNAS 5?
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What is involved to complete the move to SoftNAS 5?
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Why should I move to SoftNAS 5?
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How do I perform a move from an earlier version to SoftNAS 5?
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If an outage/maintenance window is required, what is the anticipated length of time needed to accomplish this?
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What if something goes wrong with the move, can I get back to my original SoftNAS deployment and data
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Why do I need to contact support to upgrade to SoftNAS 5?
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Will Buurst continue to support SoftNAS 4.x products?
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Will Buurst fix CVEs, security problems, bugs, or other issues in the CentOS 6 part of SoftNAS 4.x products?
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Will Buurst add new features to SoftNAS 4.x products?
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What are best practices for migrating from SoftNAS v4.x to v5.x to ensure NO data loss and minimum downtime?
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Will I need to reinstall 3rd party apps currently installed on v4.4.5 like Cloudberry Backup for Linux, CarbonBlack endpoint etc. and if so, will CentOS versions install on your new kernel?
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I have over 200TB of pool data being replicated as part of my HA pair configuration. Will I have to re-seed from the beginning after an upgrade or will the system recognize the previous SnapReplication status of my pools?
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Are my IP addresses retained?
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What about Active Directory? Do I have to do anything else to ensure the volumes are available?
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Are my IP addresses retained?
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Are my IP addresses retained?
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No, your instance/VM IP addresses will change with the move to SoftNAS 5.
Yes, your Virtual IP (VIP) addresses will remain the same.
Buurst Best Practice recommends using DNS instead of using direct IP access.
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