Changes

#Install the [[DAR2]] package on your SME7.5 system, plug in a USB drive of enough size and configure a backup  

#Install the [[DAR2]] package on your SME7.5 system, plug in a USB drive of enough size and configure a backup  

##run the backup

#run the backup

##test the backup (restore just one file, or at least list the contents of the archive)

#test the backup (restore just one file, or at least list the contents of the archive)

##disconnect the USB Hard Drive  

#disconnect the USB Hard Drive  

##Shutdown the server

#Shutdown the server

##Disconnect each internal hard drive one at a time ahd re-boot to make sure you can boot from either drive (at this point you have broken the raid, you will not be able to reboot with both drives and expect it to resume the raid without some manual intervention.

#Disconnect each internal hard drive one at a time ahd re-boot to make sure you can boot from either drive (at this point you have broken the raid, you will not be able to reboot with both drives and expect it to resume the raid without some manual intervention.

##Decide which drive to keep as a short term backup and only connect the other one

##Decide which drive to keep as a short term backup and only connect the other one

##Install SME8 on the remaining drive (probably from a CD). Make sure you give the server the same name as the old server   

##Install SME8 on the remaining drive (probably from a CD). Make sure you give the server the same name as the old server