Ideal Specs for Offloading Pool to Dedicated System
Hey Guys - Over the past few years, the size of my pool has grown dramatically in size where I'm getting to the point where upgrading requires going from 4tb disks to 8tb ones instead of adding a...
View ArticleREFS causes memleak?
Drashna, as you know I've been struggling with the memleak issue so much that I considered switching to Storage Spaces. However, that product is quite confusing so I asked on the datahoarder...
View ArticleSSD Optimizer Plug-in not working with latest Beta builds
Cannot install SSD Optimizer plug-in on build v2.2.0.773, says DrivePool 2.x needs to be installed. Trying to install v1.0.4.11 of the plug-in.
View ArticleREFS format question
I have two pools set up on my Win Server 2016 using REFS formatted drives. I wanted to add the NFS server feature so I have more stable connections to my MAC. So I do some testing and I'm happy. When I...
View ArticleWindows Insider Build 16232 - can not format ReFS
Just a heads up - My PC upgraded to Windows Insider Build 16232 and I can no longer format HDD as ReFS (both in the GUI and in PowerShell - comes back as unsupported). I've seen some posts saying...
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DP-Event log errors
Was just checking my event log - as you do and spotted that on server reboot i get two errors from DP and two from scanner see below Error report file saved to: C:\ProgramData\StableBit...
View ArticleIssues migration to ESXI
Hello, Today I migrated my Drive Pool from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016 (ESXI). I have some problems with re-adding my disks. I have linked all my hard drives to a .vmdk file using...
View ArticleWhats the procedure to migrate DrivePool from one machine to another?
I need to move my server to the another. Current one is running windows 8.1, the new one is windows 10. What is the best way to move drive pool and all the settings (if possible) to the new machine?...
View Article10 BSODs with Beta v763
Hi, it seems since updating to 763 I got 10 of BSODs in the last 20 Days. All are IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and with ntoskrnl.exe as the Adress in Stack. I also just opened a minidump file with...
View ArticleHP P212 Raid card and Drivepool
Hi all, I am considering using a HP server which I have had laying around! It has a raid card in it, is it ok to create a raid drive (Raid 0 or 1) and then use drivepool over the top? Does...
View ArticleWrite Performance Question (multi pool vs. file placement)
Happy Drivepool user here. Have 40TB raw. Currently Drivepool is my home "production". Drivepool is about to become backup for Freenas. I"m looking for ways to increase the throughput moving data...
View ArticleOrdered File Placement - Not enough room to copy issue (but Pool has heaps)
With the 8TB Archive Drives, I like the Ordered File Placement balancer, fill them up and move to the next. One issue is that when copying to the pool you get a Not Enough Room to copy a file where: -...
View Articlegetting rid of duplication
I currently have a pool with duplication in light of the fact i now have a local backup and a remote backup i'd like to get rid of duplication and clear up some space. how do i do this without messing...
View ArticleThoughts on backup of drives?
Hi, I'm setting up a new home server and I just downloaded the DrivePool and Scanner apps to test out. I am trying to figure out the best setup to maximize my storage space but also have solid...
View ArticleSSD Optimizer and first time questions
Hi 1. I'm running Beta 754. Is this the most stable version to use? Have just signed up and replaced by WHS v1 with an old PC with six connected USB drives. The PC only supports USB 2, so I...
View ArticleCopy (replace) over old files
Using .773 beta I am seeing a "Ensure file duplication consistency on Pool X" when i copy some updated files to the pool - i.e. over write - its not every time but this task has run 5 times in the...
View ArticleOptimal settings for dedicated file server
So I have created a dedicated file server out of an old HP computer, and added DrivePool, DriveScanner and CloudPool. It is going well :-) Because it's an older PC, I'd like to optimize the performance...
View ArticleDisk space equalizer not working?
Hi, I'm trying to get all of my drives spinning while I restore 18tb of data to my pool, however I can't seem to get it to use all drives for writing. I am using rclone to do the transfer. I've got...
View ArticleFiles not distributing to new drive
I've added a new drive to my pool and I'd like to spread the files in the pool over to the new drive. I realize this isn't the default behaviour so I've added the "Disk Space Equilizer" balancer into...
View ArticleHelp! - Deleted all .mkvs (must recover)
I fat fingered something and the directory deleted. I have lost 1000 25gb+ .mkvs on a duplicated pool. I've stopped teh balancing but I need to recover these files. Any help please! I've looked...
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