What's the best way to start a new, LARGE vault?

Hi all,
I have a late 2010 Mac Pro and a 1.8TB Aperture library on a dedicated internal drive. The internal 2TB drive that manages the library has gotten full, so I've just replaced the internal drive to 3TB and copied the library over from the 2TB drive (took about 4hrs to copy).
Now I've got to replace the 2TB EXTERNAL vault drive, with a 3TB external vault drive. I'm wondering how best to go about it?
Should I just create a new vault from within Aperture or copy my old vault to the new drive?
I mentioned I have a 2010 Mac Pro because it only has USB 2.0 (and FireWire 800) ports. I'm guessing it will take days to create this new vault via USB and am wondering if anyone knows the fastest way to go about it ?
Thanks very much

1) Physically disconnect the old Vault drive and put it aside as an archival backup, at least until Aperture and your new hardware have been in _perfect_ operation for a few weeks.
2) Verify that Aperture is working properly and that your Library is fully functional.
3) Attach your new drive via FW800. If the new drive is capable of external (rather than just through FW) power attach the external power. USB also works but is slower and IMO less consistent than FW.
4) Use Disk First Aid to verify that the new drive is functioning properly.
5) Restart the Mac.
6) Enter Aperture and from within Aperture create a new Vault on the new external drive.
7) Keep the Vault drive physically disconnected from the system when not actively backing up to avoid damage from power surges as well as from human error. Ideally store it in a vault and/or off site. A vault drive lost to lightning, fire or theft has no value.
HTH
-Allen
P.S. Personally I recommend against such large Libraries and Vaults. I recommend using a Referenced-Originals Library and backing up originals before entering Aperture. That makes for a much smaller Library and much smaller vaults as well as much safer originals. In databases smaller is by definition better.

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