I installed the new Beta version of Stablebit Drivepool (2.0.0.260) on a Windows 7 64bit server. Before installing Drivepool, I added a new OS hard drive (server grade 10,000rpm) and did a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate on the following platform: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz / Supermicro X7SBL-LN2 motherboard / 4GB RAM. The CPU & MB are both approved for Win7 64 bit.
I had converted this platform from WHS v1, which does not easily support 3+TB HDDs and thanks to MS which Drive Extender has basically been end-of-lifed. I chose Windows 7 Ultimate because of it's stability, tools, support ... and because I do not need backup (I have a separate WHS V1 server dedicated for that). This server is just for media storage and streaming, not really much else.
The server is in the Norco 4220 chassis with 20 hot swappable bays and mini SAS backplane. I built that as a scalable solution so I could simply add HDDs as needed over time. Currently there is nothing running on this server except Windows 7 Ultimate, uTorrent and VideoLAN. I installed SB Drivepool on 5/26 and have since had ongoing stability issues.
Currently I am having the following problems:
- Every now and then the Drivepool UI doesn't work. I know I just delete everything in the C:\ProgramData\StableBitDrivePool folder and then reboot. After rebooting today the problem has appeared yet again. It's annoying that I have to keep deleting this folder for the UI to work.
- The desktop has a black screen for a background. I don't really care, but clearly there is some kind of conflict. When I set the desktop to a picture or theme, it does not last.
- Most importantly, when I use Windows Explorer to access folders in the Drivepool over the network, I am getting intermittent errors that say "Directory is Invalid" for any file I try to access ... and for any folder I try accessing, I get "(foldername) is Not Accessible. You May Not Have Permissions to Use This Network Resource ... Not Enough Server Storage is Available to Process This Command." These two errors are interrelated and appear whenever the same root issue is at cause. Moreover, they disappear on their own ... then reappear seemingly without reason. It happened last night, then after I rebooted they went away. Today, they appeared suddenly, then went away, then re-appeared, then went away. Now an hour later they are back and won't go away.
Note that I have several folders set up in the Drivepool including Movies, Videos, Recorded TV, Music, etc. I enabled "folder sharing" for each of these folders by going to properties/sharing tab. What's more, I ensured proper permissions for every conceivable user account on the network by going to the security tab in properties and giving permissions to administrator, guest, remote desktop user, everyone, me, my wife, etc etc. Idea was to eliminate any possible sharing/permission conflict.
As of now I do not have reliable access to my data.
Question
RogerDodger
I installed the new Beta version of Stablebit Drivepool (2.0.0.260) on a Windows 7 64bit server. Before installing Drivepool, I added a new OS hard drive (server grade 10,000rpm) and did a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate on the following platform: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz / Supermicro X7SBL-LN2 motherboard / 4GB RAM. The CPU & MB are both approved for Win7 64 bit.
I had converted this platform from WHS v1, which does not easily support 3+TB HDDs and thanks to MS which Drive Extender has basically been end-of-lifed. I chose Windows 7 Ultimate because of it's stability, tools, support ... and because I do not need backup (I have a separate WHS V1 server dedicated for that). This server is just for media storage and streaming, not really much else.
The server is in the Norco 4220 chassis with 20 hot swappable bays and mini SAS backplane. I built that as a scalable solution so I could simply add HDDs as needed over time. Currently there is nothing running on this server except Windows 7 Ultimate, uTorrent and VideoLAN. I installed SB Drivepool on 5/26 and have since had ongoing stability issues.
Currently I am having the following problems:
- Every now and then the Drivepool UI doesn't work. I know I just delete everything in the C:\ProgramData\StableBitDrivePool folder and then reboot. After rebooting today the problem has appeared yet again. It's annoying that I have to keep deleting this folder for the UI to work.
- The desktop has a black screen for a background. I don't really care, but clearly there is some kind of conflict. When I set the desktop to a picture or theme, it does not last.
- Most importantly, when I use Windows Explorer to access folders in the Drivepool over the network, I am getting intermittent errors that say "Directory is Invalid" for any file I try to access ... and for any folder I try accessing, I get "(foldername) is Not Accessible. You May Not Have Permissions to Use This Network Resource ... Not Enough Server Storage is Available to Process This Command." These two errors are interrelated and appear whenever the same root issue is at cause. Moreover, they disappear on their own ... then reappear seemingly without reason. It happened last night, then after I rebooted they went away. Today, they appeared suddenly, then went away, then re-appeared, then went away. Now an hour later they are back and won't go away.
Note that I have several folders set up in the Drivepool including Movies, Videos, Recorded TV, Music, etc. I enabled "folder sharing" for each of these folders by going to properties/sharing tab. What's more, I ensured proper permissions for every conceivable user account on the network by going to the security tab in properties and giving permissions to administrator, guest, remote desktop user, everyone, me, my wife, etc etc. Idea was to eliminate any possible sharing/permission conflict.
As of now I do not have reliable access to my data.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
17 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.