Like many others - as I move my file shares over to Drivepool - I am faced with the prospect to having to transfer several TB of data - and ideally do not want to have to transferred that kind of payload to the pool manually (file copy). So when I found the Q4142489 document ("Seed a StableBit DrivePool Pool with existing content.") I am understandably excited at moving lots of stuff fast.
I am confused on a couple of things within this document. Hopefully someone can get me clear.
My new server "will" have 4x4TB NAS drives on board when I am done. Drivepool and Scanner are installed and DP appears as the "P" drive.
With this "seeding" scenario - I plan to bring over my Music Drive (currently N:\ on the old server) and merge it into the new Pool.
Where I get confused is what happens - on the new server - when I add the existing 4TB Music drive to the Pool:
1. What drive letter will it get? (windows auto assigned D and F to my test drives - will assume this new placement will get G:?)
2. Let's say the drive does become G:\ - but I want the actual files to reside in a share called Music within the Drivepool (P:/Music) What do I need to do to make this happen?
3. Or if I mount the incoming drive to a folder path and follow the instructions in Q4142489 - when expose hidden folders - how do I ensure I move the files to the right spot for them to appear as P:\Music?
4. Do I need to create the P:\Music share within the pool BEFORE adding the drive with incoming Data?
5. Anything else I have missed?
For test purposes - I am going to add some sample data to a small drive and walk thru this article step by step to see what happens.
Any additional info would be most appreciated.
Cheers!
Sonic.
