Migrating from CloudKey Gen2 + to new UNVR
Hey all,
I just received my new UNVR, but have not installed it yet (waiting on HDDs). I currently have a CloudKey Gen2 +, however, I wanted the RAID of the UNVR for backup/faster scrubbing of my videos. I'm curious how I should go about migrating from the CKG2+. My questions are:
Has anyone done this, if so how?
Would taking a backup of Protect on the G2+ and installing it on the UNVR migrate the camera's and settings?
How would I disable Protect on the G2+?
Also, as a side note, I am considering downgrading to a normal G2, so someone else could make use of the G2+ I have, which would obviously eliminate this issue, but I have yet to purchase a new CKG2. In the interim, I just wanted to see if anyone else had migrated and kept their G2+ along with the NVR and if there are proper steps to do such.
Thanks in advance!
Posted Aug 20, 2020, 8:10 PM UTC
I did this exact migration just this week.
I took a fresh backup of protect, shut down protect on the CKG2+, fired up the UNVR, ran through the setup, restored the backup to the UNVR. All my settings were saved, as best I could tell. There are some additional settings on the UNVR I had to run through. All cameras, alerts, and zones were saved for me. I did have to log out of the protect app once after install to get it to connect again, but I don't have any explanation for that.
I would highly suggest having all hard drives in when you go through the UNVR setup. I only had one thinking it would be easier. Now, it's taking forever for the RAID array to expand and I'll have to erase it when I get the fourth drive in (ubiquiti sent me a UNVR with a broken tray and I'm waiting for them to send a replacement) because it's not expanding to full capacity.
Thanks for the heads up. I only ordered one drive because I want to ensure that it fits (not on the official list). I'll wait until I have my second drive in there before I fire it up.
Is it possible to do a firmware update before configuring?