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    Upgrade or Clean install ?

    in AMD

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    On 1/30/2020 at 1:23 PM, bearcat said:

    @Timbo Ohhh, good question .. The only way to be sure, is to make a backup before sh*t hits the fan ;-)

     

    On my ESXi, I have only done clean installs, and minor updates with DSM 5/6, not any upgrades between major versions.

     

     

    I'll try a fresh install in that case - are there any step by step instructions for an ESXi install rather than a baremetal? for 6.1.7 on a N54L?

    Upgrade or Clean install ?

    in AMD

    Posted · Edited by Timbo

    I am kinda in the same boat as you - I have an old N54L (which still runs great for it's age) but I have ESXi 5.5 and I am running DSM 4.2 (really old!!) but now Plex needs a later server version than the one on 4.2.

     

    But I don't even know if 6.1 or 6.2 can be installed as an ESXi 5.5 VM.

     

    I'd love to keep the data but unsure if it's possible when upgrading from such an old version.  Let's hope someone can help us!

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    DSM 4.2 (ESXi with vmdk)

    in The Noob Lounge

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    Hi All,

     

    About 4 years ago I installed esxi 5.5 and DSM 4.2 on a HP Microserver N54L.  It's been working great with no issues and I have 3 volumes in total. (no RAID just SHR)

     

    I tried upgrading ESXI (which failed) and now my DiskStation is telling me volume 1 has crashed and photo station etc have stopped working but I can see all the data in File Manager.

     

    What does volume 1 is crashed mean? and can I reset it?

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