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Unraid OS Update#

Backup#

  • AppData: SettingsTab -> Backup/Restore Appdata -> Manual Backup
  • Flash Drive: MainTab -> FlashSettings -> Flash Backup

Prep For Update#

  • Check/Update to Latest:

  • Containers: DockerTab -> Check For Updates

  • Plugins: PluginsTab -> Check For Updates
  • Pkgs: SettingsTab -> NerdTools -> Check For Updates

  • Disable/Shutdown:

  • Custom Plugins: un-get update; un-get installed; un-get remove bat; un-get cleanup; plugin remove un-get.plg

  • Background Jobs: ParityCheck/Tuner, Mover, AutoUpdate, AutoBackup

  • Sanity Test:

  • Fix Common Problems: SettingsTab -> Fix Common Problems

  • Update Assistant: ToolsTab -> UpdateAssistant -> Run Tests
  • Docker: SettingsTab -> Docker -> Enable Docker = No
  • VM Manager: SettingsTab -> VM Manager -> Enable VMs = No

Apply Upgrade#

  • Flash Drive Snapshot: rsync -avh --delete server:/boot/ /mnt/backup/unraid-flash-snapshot/ or
    scp -r server:/boot/* ~/backup/unraid-flash-snapshot/
  • Upgrade OS: ToolsTab -> UpdateOS

Restore Settings#

  • Check/Update to Latest:

  • Containers

  • Plugins
  • Pkgs

  • Reenable/Restart:

  • Custom Plugins

  • Background Jobs
  • Docker
  • VM Manager

  • Sanity Test:

  • Fix Common Problems

  • Flash Drive Backup