Mount problems with encrypted disks
Hi, I have a problem that is very annoying. Running Drivepool on Windows 10. All of my drives are encrypted but decrypted at boot. The problem is that the drivepool does not start when booting...
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I have rebooted my server (S2008 R2) and the message in the Drivepool window is :"Drivepool starting..." it sits there for a very long time (+20mins) and never loads. I tried to restart the service,...
View ArticleDo I need to include .covefs when used with snapraid?
Hi all. I'm testing out a setup under Server 2016 utilizing Drivepool and SnapRAID. I am using mount points to folders. I did not change anything in the snapraid conf file for hidden files: # Excludes...
View ArticleLose File Placement settings when replacing a drive
Setup is DrivePool + SnapRAID under Server 2016. I've been testing in preparation for actual setup. I have two drive set up in DrivePool with a File Placement setting so that data placed in a...
View ArticleDrivePool Beta: Pool hierarchies and PoolPart folders
I'm using the latest beta (2.2.0.802) and I've discovered a bit of an issue when running pools of pools. My current structure is: Pool A: 2x CloudDrives Pool B: 21x Phyiscal Disks Pool C: Pool A +...
View ArticleSetting for delay before "disk missing"
Drashna, can you explain how I can tweak the setting that Drivepool uses before they mark a disk as "missing?" I have a few Seagate disks that seemingly take forever to spin up and after a very short...
View ArticleDuplication Warnings on Real Time Duplication
I have a mysql database set to be duplicated real time but I keep getting warnings that \ServerFiles\MySQL\user.MYD File is in use. I thought drivepool supported duplication in real time for files in...
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DrivePool File Server - 1 month in...
So, I'm about a month into my DrivePool based file server, and it is going well :-) As discussed, it is an old i7 HP with an 250G SSD and eight drives connected via USB. Some questions: 1. I'm...
View ArticleBeta 822 - The background service failed to start
Hi, I have installed the 822 beta version, however, after restarting my machine DrivePool displays the following: The background server failed to start, try to restart the computer. I have...
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Disk Reporting Incorrect Size After Replace/Balance
Hi, DP 2.2.0.651 Win 7 SP1 x64 Scenario; I have a pool with two 4TB drives and 2x duplication. The drives were nearly full (~213GB free on each) so I was going to replace both with larger 10TB...
View Article[FR] - Automatic Balancing Triggers
With larger pools the difference between the balance ratio of 99% and 100% actually equates to a large amount of data. In my case 664GB This leads to the pool not balancing for potentially a long...
View ArticleDuplication inconsistent
Now both my pools are showing "Duplication Inconsistent" message in the UI. I think that was true on both the 2.2.0.651 I was running before I upgraded for this thread;...
View ArticleIs DFS compatible with drivepool?
I was looking for a solution to get past windows' 26 letter limitation for shortcut then i read about dfs. Any known problem using both dfs and drivepool? I read this and was wondered about the bug...
View ArticleDrive size
I know this is a very minor thing, however for pools that I am basically using as RAID 1, where the data is cloned between the two drives, is it possible to have the drive size and storage usage...
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API Access ?
Hi, Is there any way of getting API access to at least the balancer API ? I am thinking of 2 examples I'd like to code; 1. Snapraid trigger As soon as a Balancing activity has ended, start snapraid...
View ArticleDoes DrivePool stripe data across disks like RAID-0, or does it write to each...
I'm asking because I plan on getting DrivePool and using it with SnapRAID so I get data protection. One problem I have though: Does DrivePool write data across disks like RAID-0, or does it just fill...
View ArticleFiles cannot be moved to satisfy file placement rules
DrivePool is telling me I have 753GB of files that cannot be moved because it can't satisfy the file placement rules. For the life of me I can't find what the conflict is, I didn't change anything... I...
View ArticleHide Drives In Pool
In Windows Explorer I want to see the OS drive and my Pool only, not all the drives comprising the pool. I went to delete the drive letters for those drives, but it warns me some programs may not...
View ArticleCan DP Be Instructed to Not Put UN-Duplicated Files on Specified Drives?
I don't know how to apply the correct terminology for this issue, so I'm not certain if it has been discussed before or not. Please forgive me if it has. I have looked for almost an hour and I can't...
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