Transferring pool to new system

[Kenny]

The hardware on my 15yo old server is starting go out and I am planning on transferring my drive pool drives to a new system. My plan is to install the trial versions of DrivePool and Scanner on the new system and then transfer the licenses over form the old system once I verify everything is working . Is this the recommended method and how would I go about this? Also the new system will be using an Intel based NUC running Win11 with a DAS enclosure attached via USB-C where as the old system is a traditional tower using SATA connections running Win10. 

Thanks

[Shane]

Hi Kenny, yes that'd be the method to use.

Based on the last time I did that, the process should be:

1. Install the DrivePool and Scanner on the new system.
2. Start them in trial mode.
3. Make a record of your automatic balancing schedule (if any) and your Balancer plug-in settings (e.g. which Balancers you are using and what their priority and configurations are) on your old system.
4. Make a record of your Scanner settings on your old system (if desired).
5. Turn off automatic balancing (if any).
6. Shut down both systems, pull your pool drives from the old system and put them in the new system, then start the systems back up. All your pool's content, balancing settings, duplication settings and placement rules should be there.
7. Redo your Balancer plug-in settings on the new system.
8. Turn back on automatic balancing (if any).
9. Configure your Scanner settings on your new system as desired.
10. Once you're happy with everything, transfer the licenses.