Hi All,

I’ve been learning on an unraid server for a little less than a year. I have an array of 4 HDs mounted via USB externally. I know it’s not ideal, but I kind of started learning and now… well here we are.

I’m getting ready for a move, and before I pack it up, do I need to make sure I keep track of whats plugged in where? I’m not clear if the array will go by the HD device ID or not.

There are four drives in 2x USB connected drive duplicators, if that makes a difference (I know I know). I have not touched anything and can spin it back up to check on any specifics, plenty of other things to pack for a few days.

Thank you for any help!

  • autriyo@feddit.orgEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I’d write it down / take photos just in case… But also remember being able to swap SATA cables without anything breaking. It’s been a while since I had to fiddle with the hardware though, so that memory isn’t super reliable.

  • Good4Nuthin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I’m pretty sure Unraid relies purely on the drive serial to identify its position in the array (or cache). From docs.unraid.net:

    Unraid identifies drives based on their serial numbers and sizes, not by the specific SATA ports they are connected to. This allows for flexibility in managing drives, as you can switch them between ports without affecting their assignments in the system.

  • lime_red@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Unraid 100% doesn’t care about the order / slots.

    I had some USB-HDD adapters of various brands. If it wasn’t going to survive a move and re-arrange, it already would not have worked. In my case, some of the USB-HDD adapters passed through the drive serial numbers and some did not. For the ones that did not, I couldn’t have more than one (because it couldn’t tell them apart).

    • batmaniam@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      5 months ago

      this makes me feel much better. I’m debating spooling it up on wifi after disconnecting it and piecing it back together.