[FTP Providers]

I connected to the FTP server using an FTP client, and downloaded the chunks folder in a single session at between 5 and 7 Mb/s.

 

I then opened an FTP server on localhost and re-authorised the drive. The 6 gigs in the upload cache 'uploaded' in a jiffy.

Currently moving files off the drive and will then change tack as this FTP approach did not go well for me here.

[FTP Providers]

I'm trying this out, and having a nightmare with it. I'm not savvy enough to watch what's going on and understand it, but, I think the provider is limiting the number of simultaneous connections, by IP address, not account.

 

I set an account specifically for Cloud Drive to use, with its own root folder.

While Cloud Drive is trying to upload, I cannot connect to the server, using any client, and any account.

While Cloud Drive is trying to upload, the data is uploading, but painfully slowly, and with many errors, both read and write, which always end up with the drive being automatically unmounted.

I have tried using SFTP on port 22, and also plain old FTP on port 21. Behaviour is the same on both.

I turned off 'write verification', but that didn't help either.

 

Is this something set by the host, with no way to skirt around in Cloud Drive settings?

[GPT Protective Partition?]

Thank you.

 

System has been up two days now since dropping 14Mb into the 5-drive pool and the 2-drive pool still empty, and so far, this has not reocurred, typical huh?

 

The only other software I have running (that I know of) that might access the drives at a low level are Samsung Magician and Hard Disk Sentinel.

 

 

This issue should definitely be fixed in the beta version that I've linked.

 

And specifically, the issue may be because of Macron Reflect or ESET, as basically something is modifying the disk info (which is what is causing the issue).  The beta version makes the drive as read only to prevent this from happening (as this apparently happens for both GPT and MBR disks, when the issue occurs). 

Interesting you should say that. Macrium Reflect takes an age to open. When I complained about it, (thread here, with screen shots), I was told I had corrupt GPT info, and was given a tool to run on the drives. This worked. Reflect now opened immediately, and the drives looked, well, normal now. Thing is, within days, I would be back at square one with funny looking partition info and Reflect taking an age to open. I did not persue the issue any further.

 

I have the beta downloaded, but not installed. Is it OK to install over the top of the existing, or do I need to uninstall first? I am hoping to have some time to stress the 5-drive pool a bit over this weekend...

 

-marko

[GPT Protective Partition?]

Thank you for replying...

 

 

To clarify, in Disk Management, the Pool drive shows up as a 2048GB drive regardless of the actual size of the pool. This is an artifact of how the driver works. 

 

However, if you check the top of the window, you will notice that it does show up as the correct size (both free space and capacity), and in Explorer. 

Yes. I see that. Though when it drops into this "GPT Protective Partition", All details at the top of the window are gone. No drive letter, no label, (I'm pretty sure there's no layout, type or file system info either, and status reports "Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)"

 

 

As for the Pool disappearing, that's definitely not normal behavior.

When this happens, do any of the disks in the pool disappear as well? 

Also, how are the pooled drives connected (USB, SATA, eSATA, and what controller card if sata)?

 

 

Also, are you using any antivirus, backup or disk tools on the system?

Disks do not disappear, no. None of the five disks in the pool have a Windows drive letter. I know they are not disappearing because the same five drives are also in a Drive Bender pool. Stablebit is using the free space on those five drives for the testing pool.

I appreciate that this is not typical usage, but in my simple mind, the theory's good? . This morning, I created a second pool using free space of two local drives I use for backups. Drive Bender has nothing to do with these.

 

The five pooled drives are in an external enclosure (Addonics) and are connected to the PC in JBOD mode, from a port multiplier on the Addonics case, to the PC, via USB3.

For antivirus protection, I use NOD32, just the AV part, I passed on the Internet Security option.

For backup, Macrium Reflect takes an incremental backup of "C:\" each night.

Goodsynch 9 backs up the various media types on these five pooled drives to the two local drives mentioned earlier.

 

 

Also, does this seem to be happening after specific actions or tasks take place?

It's happened twice so far. The first time I noticed it, the pool had just been 'there'. The only thing on it had been that "System Volume Information" folder. I hadn't got around to giving it a workout (Real Life™) for a couple of days, and when I went to have at it, it wasn't there. I rebooted and it came back. It made me nervous. So I just left it, again, with no data. I kept an eye on it for a day or so, then took my eye of it, and of course, it disappeared again. I have no idea when it's doing that. The PC is on 27/7.

 

I have created a more 'normal' pool and will see how that fares running alongside the other.

I have copied some random files and folders onto the 'five-drive pool' that's been going AWOL to see if that helps.

I will keep a closer eye on it from this morning to see if it happens again, if there's a clue to the trigger. If I don't see one, I'll enable logging.

 

I used to love all this stuff, but I'm getting on now, and just want things to work. I searched, then posted, hoping for a quick solution.... heyho

One other thing.... The plugin that lets me specify that I want the drives filled in a set order... I installed that, but...

The installer auto closed on me, and I thought it had failed, so ran it again. It prompted me that I must have v2.xx installed to use it. I did have, so I ran it again, got the same prompt. Think I went three times and gave up, but having given up, when I went to the "Balancer" tab, the ordered file placement thing was there. Maybe unrelated, but thought it might be worth mentioning, just in case...

 

I will let you know how this goes...

[GPT Protective Partition?]

Good afternoon,

 

Another potential DriveBender convert here.

 

Last week, I installed the DrivePool trial and all was good. However, the pool keeps disappearing, and when I check in the Windows Disk Management tool, the pooled drive, which should be around 10Tb is shown as being a 2Tb drive that is inaccesible, and flagged as being "Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)"

 

If I reboot, the drive returns, but not for long...

 

Windows 8.1

Drives have no Windows drive letter assigned

Drive Bender is still installed.

 

Any ideas why I am getting this issue?