Upgrading from a 256GB SSD to 1TB SSD

Hi,
I recently purchased a 2014 a wonderful Mac Pro (Cylinder type)
3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor
12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
Dual AMD FirePro D300
with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM each
256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
Have formed a view for a number of reasons that I want to upgrade the HD to 1Tb SSD (rather than attach additional external storage).
What is the best way to approach this upgrade without losing or having to reinstall the software already resident on the 256Gb SSD to be replaced.
Please note I am a recent convert to the Apple platform so ignorance is assured.
Cheers

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