Hi there! I wanted to inquire about the process about potentially upgrading/migrating my server from Windows Home Server 2011 to Windows 10.
I'm very happy with how the StableBit products have been working with WHS2011, it has been a great Steam Mirror/Plex/File backup server for me and all of my files are protected! However with the home server product line being discontinued and as I look towards the future, I think I may want to be proactive rather than reactive about keeping my HTPC updated and secure. Also now that the server edition prices are much higher, I feel like I don't really use the server features all that much, so a standard home edition would be fine (mainly media streaming and file storage).
From all the reading I've done it seems like the Windows 10 support is fairly good, although I do see some bugs popping up here and there, and I guess I just wanted to get some confirmation before I did anything drastic.
- I know it's been stated a few times, but as of today, is the latest DrivePool beta stable enough to store pictures/videos/movies/tv shows etc. on Windows 10?
- Same question for the Scanner product, is it working well in Windows 10?
- Is this the correct upgrade process?
- Un-register the DrivePool / Scanner licenses on the current server
- Install Windows 10 on the HTPC with a full wipe & clean install on the SSD hard drive (not the data HDDs)
- Install DrivePool/Scanner on the new Windows 10 installation, the attached drives should be automatically recognized and rebuilt.
- By "downgrading" from a server edition to a home edition, am I losing any functionality with DrivePool / Scanner?
- Am I overlooking anything not mentioned here?
Thanks in advance for the help!