Christopher (Drashna)

Ah, okay. And to clarify, the "Server" service is the network shares service.

If you enable the "only query during the work window or if scanning" option, then the drives will only be woken then. This should be good enough to prevent StableBit Scanner from waking the disks all the time. And 3am to 6am sounds like a good window. You can set the "throttle queries" option as well. The default is 60 minutes (once an hour) but you can set this higher, if you want. However, keep in mind that this will cause the SMART data to not be updated as often. As for the USB options, it will follow the other rules in StableBit Scanner. So it will only be scanned during the work window (if you set that) and the same with the SMART queries. Yes, you want the "Sart/stop automatically" option enabled, otherwise it won't scan unless you manually start it. Meaning that it won't scan during the work window.

Thank you, and flagged. This should be fixed in the future versions. (https://stablebit.com/Admin/IssueAnalysis/13474) Also, have you noticed any other translation issues? If so, please let us know right away.

Yes, SATA cables should work on this just fine. The type of SAS is interchangeable with SATA, so you should be fine. As for ECC... It's not necessary. I'm using G.SKILL Ares RAM in my server, and it works just fine. But ECC is better, if you have the option. More stable. I'm not sure, honestly. You would need a reverse breakout cable to hook it up. THis is a question you should direct at SuperMicro, actually. They may have a better answer than "maybe" for you. yes. the "uATX" form factor of the motherboard is another way to say "Micro ATX". Or it's supposed to be. From the listed dimensions, it should work fine. Though, if you're concerned, contact Fractal Design and inquire. Yup, absolutely. I'm using a OCZ 1050W power supply for my server, actually. No issue with doing so, other than maybe a bit of a cable nightmare in my rackmount (but that may be my OCD).

It very much could be doing that. Windows 8.x with OneDrive uses a special "reparse" point to map the files to the disk. Unfortunately, it looks like the Pool doesn't properly support this new type yet. So, please avoid using OneDrive on the pool until we are able to fix this issue.

Yes. As soon as you change the duplication status, it will start a duplication pass. It will then delete one of the "extra" copies of the files, to get the duplication to the right level. As for which files it deletes, that depends on your pool, the balancers, and how much space there are on the disks.

I'm not sure what your asking here, it's not exactly clear. However, the "Ordered File Placement" balancer plugin will cause the pool to fill up one disk at a time (or two, with duplication). And it attempts to keep the contents of a folder on the same disk. https://stablebit.com/DrivePool/Plugins ALso, the "File Placement Rules" feature of StableBit DrivePool 2.X allows you to specify that a folder or files ends up on a specific disk. http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/2.X/Manual?Section=File%20Placement

You are very welcome. We would rather provide too much info than not enough. Yes and no. The SMART query may keep the drives awake, but you can reduce the frequency of queries. Open up the "Scanner settings". You can set a work window on the "General" tab. On the SMART tab, you can throttle the frequency of queries, or allow them ONLY during the work window. This should help keep the disks asleep. As for the externals, they may need to be plugged in for more than an hour to be scanned. Depending on the settings (eg the work window), and .... well the stability for the USB chipset in your system, ... It could be preventing that.

That's very odd. The only thing I can think of is if the disks got converted to dynamic disks. If that is the case, then that would be the issue. The beta versions of StableBit Scanner have a fix for this, but DrivePool doesn't support it (due to some technical issues).

The lastest, which is 13. Specifically, I bought the "Smart Bundle", which was the server version and 5 Pro versions (for $150). The server license is $100 normally, so it's not a bad deal. The "home server" may work, but it looks like it's still using v12. As for the setup.... I use the "SSD" option for the SSD drives, completely disabled the Pool drive, but I use the "SMARTPlacement" for the rest of the disks, and use the "Performance Aggressive" option. This stores the boot and directory info at the beginning of the disk. Then the "Recently" modified files, so they're at the beginning as well, and will load faster. Then the occasionally and rarely modified files (in that order). In theory, this should favor frequently modified files, as these are arguably more important.

Well, it still sucks. Hard drive failure always sucks. ] If you're getting a lot of reallocated sectors, or it's increasing, then you may want to consider replacing (or RMAing) the drive. And you can ignore the current or future increases to the value, in the SMART details options, if you want.

Reboot the system, and then retry. If it's still having issues, let me know.

Ah, okay, The text there should be "Balancing...." in english.

To be honest, I haven't really looked. I use BitLocker on my blue iris (IP Camera) server, mostly in case somebody steals it. As for something as transparent as BitLocker, I'm not sure. The best one I've see is "Disk Cryptor", and that's not seamless.

If that's the case, could you confirm WHICH drive that it's complaining about? And could you open a ticket at "https://stablebit.com/Contact/"

Is this under the "Pool options" section? Or where? Could you grab a screenshot of where you mean?

yeah, it was a steal. And I'm glad that you're enjoying HyperV. Well, you could run MySQL from a linux install. Also, Newegg had it for a day or two. But stock sold out very quickly.

The meaning of the sizes are here: http://community.covecube.com/index.php?/topic/37-faq-unduplicated-vs-duplicated-vs-other-vs-unusable/ ALso, if you ahve files in the root folder of the pool, they may not be duplicated, and could cause the issue. Enable the "Pool File duplication" option to enable everything. Also try running the remeasure option, as that may fix the issue.

If you need to change duplication, there is always the "dpcmd" command line utility: http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_Utilities#DrivePool_Command_Utility As for finding the file, you need enable "Show Hidden Files" AND to show protected system files. Then the file should be in the "System Volume Information" folder in the root of the drives. However, to delete the file, you will need to take ownership of the folder and it's contents.

We recommend BitLocker, actually. It's baked into windows, and works seamlessly with the system. Additionally, the "Automatical unlock" option works very well with the pool. However, a lot of people do not trust BitLocker. And TrueCrypt, it's forks and a few other encryption solutions bypass the VDS system altogether. Since that is a big part of DrivePool... they don't work. And would require a nearly complete rewrite of the code JUST to support these products. I'm not trying to start a debate, but just stating this and explaining why we don't support them.

Ugh... I have a guide that I wrote for how to migrate the WHSv1 pool. Because I did it more than a few times.: http://web.archive.org/web/20090411184621/http://wiki.wegotserved.com/index.php?title=Migrate_Shares_and_Backups_to_New_System As for StableBit DrivePool... for testing I have 3 sets of virtual hard drives. Different sizes... I move them between VMs every time I test. And every time, it recognizes the pool on the "new" VM. I've also migrated to new hardware and reinstalled a few times, before coming to work for Covecube, and those went smoothly as well. Specifically, we look for the PoolPart.xxxx folder and some hidden NTFS metadata to identify the pool, so there should be absolutely NO issue with moving the pool. In fact, for the StableBit Server that I've been working on, I have a script that creates a pool automatically. And it works EVERY time. It's that simple, and that effective. A lot of time and effort went into making sure the pool was SUPER simple to recover. Additionally, as for duplication, we store the duplication status of the pool in the same sort of hidden NTFS metadata, so that this information is carried over with the pooled disks, as well. Once the pool is recreated on the new system, DrivePool should initiate a measuring pass. This will check the status, and duplication or unduplicated files as needed (in case you changed anything, or are missing a disk, etc). Additionally, worst case here, you would move all the data out of the hidden PoolPart.xxxx folders, delete those folders, add the disk to a pool and then "seed" the pool (move those files back). And this entire process would take maybe half an hour (at least for me).

I used the stock fan for a day.... I had a very nice Noctua C-14 that I bought for the AMD CPU i was using. Since that burned (literally)... I reused the heatsink. However, the stock fan is fairly quite if it's not spun up all the way... but as I rarely use more than 25% load, even with 10VMs running!.... the stock fan should be fine. However, if you want to water cool, there shouldn't be any issues with that.

Sorry for the delay, I've answered in that thread. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Well, I have a supermicro X10SAT and am very happy with it. As for BlueIris, a core i3 could work, depending on what you're using for the cameras. Or by a barebone ThinkServe (lenovo/IBM) for cheap and set that up as a dedicated blueiris box.

Bjur, I'm sorry for the delay in answering you! (Family stuff) Actually, StableBit Scanner runs in the background as a system service. That means that it is ALWAYS running. By default, it's always grabbing SMART data, so that's always up to date. However, the default profile just determines when the scan window is. If you want it to scan anytime, then select the "desktop" option. Or you can manually configure this in the "Scanner settings". However, you can manually kick off a scan if you want, Just remember to re-enable the "Start/stop automatically" option. Yes. But by default, it will only scan USB hard drives that have been plugged in for at least an hour. No. By default, we avoid doing anything that could risk the integrity of your data. We are aware of the firmware issue with the drive in question (and a few others), and we actively DO NOT send the commands that can cause the corruption. However, this means that we don't get as much data about these drives. If you want to override the safety behavior, then add the model to the "GoodIdentifyOverride" setting. http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_Scanner_Advanced_Settings As for the Recalibration Retries, if that is the only SMART error you're seeing, then the drive may be okay. If you're seeing other SMART errors or damaged sectors on the disk during the surface scan, then RMA it or replace it. Specifically, there is an issue with this and a couple of other similar drives that can cause corruption if you send the "Identify" command to the disk while it's writing. Even worse, the firmware update DOES NOT step up the version number, so there is no good way to tell if the firmware has been updated (aside from physically marking the disk with a sharpie or something). If you're having issues, then it may be a good idea to check for an updated firmware and run it.. Just remember, any time you flash firmware, you risk bricking the device.