MinimServer complexity (was Configuration Backup)

[DavidHB]

(26-09-2014 16:08)NASssd Wrote:  If I were to not have a problem, but wanted to upgrade storage to SSD drives, could I use the MInimServer.config file on new Raid 0 setup. Lets say I have two 3 tb Western Digital conventional spin drives in Raid 1 and get two 500 GB SSD drives and install them in a Raid 0 configuration in my Synology, can I use the the MinimServer.config file from the Western Digital Raid 1 configuration on the SSD Raid 0 setup?

In those circumstances, you would be rebuilding your system from scratch (and would need to back up the contents of your NAS fully before changing the disks). Depending on your circumstances, and given that the cost of 2 500GB SSDs is a significant investment, it might be worth going the extra mile, and putting a completely new NAS on the network. This would make migration easier and safer.

Simon is the expert, but my experience with copying and pasting values and the fact that the .config file is plain text indicates to me that the old .config file can be copied to the location of the new installation and used as before. The one setting you need to be careful with is contentDir; the location of the music folder(s) on the new setup must be exactly the same as on the old, or this setting (and therefore MinimServer) will not work.

If I were doing the job with 2 NASs in place (at least temporarily), I would copy the music to and set up MinimServer (with default settings) on the new NAS. Then, using MinimWatch, I'd open Properties windows for both instances of MinimServer, and copy and paste the settings to the new instance as necessary (some of the default settings, including, probably, contentDir, will not need to be changed). That way, you can check the settings as you go. Having done essentially the same job, as described in my last post, I can confirm that the settings process only takes a few minutes.

David.