Christopher (Drashna)

Sort of. Alex does cover the issue pretty thoroughly in his response above (http://community.covecube.com/index.php?/topic/48-questions-regarding-hard-drive-spindownstandby/?p=277&do=findComment&comment=277) However, the issue here is that there are a bunch of moving parts here, and anyone can prevent the disks from spinning down. From the disks themselves, to the controllers they're on, to the drivers, Windows itself, and then querying info from the disks will wake them too. But, one thing, you wouldn't disable the standby time for the disks. You'd want that enabled and configured.

Actually, alex and I were just talking about this. And funny enough, disk compression came up. As for the de-duplication, you hit on the biggest issue. If a drive fails, you could lose a good chunk of data. Which is the opposite point of Duplication in StableBit DrivePool. However, there is an Addin for "WHS2011" that you may want to look into: Snoop-de-Dupe (http://www.snoopdedupe.com/). It specifically looks for duplicate files and lets decide how to handle them. Sounds like something you may be interested it. As for figuring out, well, he's already got a few very challenging things on his plate for DrivePool already. But this may be on his to-do list already. http://community.covecube.com/index.php?/topic/252-future-developments/

Unfortunately, I'm having issues duplicating the issue. I've tried it in a couple of VMs, and I've tried it on physical hardware. With *all* of the software you've listed, and still, nothing. As stable as it can be. By chance, do you have the "unsafeDirectIO" setting enabled for StableBit Scanner? If so, that could actually be the cause here. I'm also flagging this thread for Alex, because aside from what I've already recommended (that system freeze link), I'm not sure what else I can suggest doing to help fix the issue.

Okay. I've replied to your ticket already, and have flagged it for alex, as this is definitely a weird issue.

saiyan, No, I just want to be able to duplicate the system as much as possible to see if it's one or more parts that are the issue.

Like one of those docks that covers like an inch of the disk and leaves the rest exposed? I've used one of those before, and had a terrible experience with it. And I've seen a lot of reports, here and elsewhere (namely We Got Served) of these "enclosures" causing all sorts of issues. They're not reliable. And probably because they're usually of cheap contruction. Not yet. But it is definitely on Alex's mind. http://community.covecube.com/index.php?/topic/208-stablebit-drivepool-controlling-folder-placement/ That, or if you have some skill with programing, DrivePool has an open API for creating your own balancers. http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_-_Develop_Balancing_Plugins That's definitely not *supposed* to happen. If you wouldn't mind opening a ticket at http://stablebit.com/Contact so we can see about resolving that. Though usually resetting Scanner's settings will fix that. http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_Scanner_Q4200749 The option is greyed out because there can't be any partitions on the disks to be able to convert it (rather, you'd lose the partition data anyways, so Windows just won't let you). The important part is what the greyed out text says. Oh, and definitley don't convert to dynamic disk. If you do, then DrivePool won't see the disk. Well, if you want a recommendation for a different drive... ST4000DM000, (or the NAS version ST4000VN000) or any other Seagate disk. But I've always had much better luck with Seagate, personally.

I was afraid of that. I was going to test that out myself today (on my to-do list actually), but it seems that you've beaten me to that. And the word I would use is "sloppy". But it's a relatively new feature, and naturally bound to have issues. I mean, look at Drive Extender in v1, and at Storage Spaces. Both have had a LOT of reported issues. Though, from the other side. Sometimes it is hard to test every possible configuration... But, something like that file properties thing is something that should have been fixed right away.

That is very odd. I know that Alex uses VMWare. I believe workstation and not player. I'm going to see about duplicating the issue tomorrow in both products. And to make sure, you're running them on WIndows 7 x64 as the host OS, right? And aside from maybe acronis, do you have any other software installed? especially AV or disk/backup utilities?

Okay, I wasn't entirely sure about that. I do remember somebody using the built in deduplication feature of 2012 and it causing some serious issues. But I haven't seen it mentioned since. I guess I know what I'm doing this week. Good thing I have testing VMs, right? Though I suspect that it will still cause issues with DrivePool. But we shall see.

I'm not actually sure about that. IIRC, how DeDuplication works, yes, it may cause issues with DrivePool. Or at the very least, negate the point of duplication. It basically hardlinks files so there is only one copy of the file. The exact opposite of what Duplication does in DrivePool.

I'm not entirely sure how your stuff is setup, ... so... I can't comment on specifics. But like I said, any "user folders" that are moved to network locations (either automatically or manually) get the recycle bin. And I'm not sure about the file history feature. I've avoided using it, as I don't really need nor want it. And as for WIndows 8.... I've not had any issues, other than the start menu. And I've seen some reports that VSS may be broken in 8.1 (or not working correctly 100%). So the best bet is to make sure you have a backup before upgrading (but that's been standard practice for .. forever )

Well, as I said before, end of life is almost here for XP. By the time we had a stable version .... well, microsoft will have ended support.

If the folder was a user folder mapped to a network share, then this is normal. (eg, moving *your* video folder to "\\SERVER\Videos" would do this). That, and it may be a feature of File History. I'm not sure. I really have avoided Windows 8.1. Lots of issues.

Maybe, but security was a nightmare on XP. Very easy to exploit. But that's also part of why Server 2008R2 and up are x64 only. It's more secure, and can address significantly more RAM. As for the "tablet" feel, I personally use Start8 on all of my Win8/Server 2012 boxes to get the old start menu back. It works very very well, and just feels much better. And as for aging... Computer hardware made a HUGE leap in XP's era. And what they had to work with starting out was .... crap. But now, even the low end systems are 1.x GHz dual core CPUs with ~2GB of RAM, and a reasonably fast HDD.

tarner, I suspect that you're having connection issues (based on the double post). That dropbox link in Doug's link is the same as the one I linked you in your ticket. It should work properly.

There is a possibility of that. It happens. Either way, you should be set. And we're glad that you're enjoying the software.

If you have an advanced config file, could you try removing it temporarily to see if that helps? Also, I'm assuming that the "Scanner.Service.exe" process is not running after this happens, correct?

Edit the MSI file is the only way that may work.... But if this is for 2012... I'd recommend getting a refund (or install it on another machine), and look at ESET File Security. It's certified for Server 2012, and "extensively tested" by me. And it's a bit cheaper (or at least around the same price as NOD32). http://www.eset.com/us/business/products/file-windows/

The license is linked to the hardware, to make sure it's not being activated on multiple machines. If you didn't deactivate it (or if it didn't go through properly), then you'll definitely see that behavior. And the license is valid for any version of Scanner, so there is no need to purchase another copy, unless you a) want to, or b.) wish to run a copy on multiple computers at the same time (which you can get a discount for, if you want to do this). I've reset your license for Scanner, so it should activate properly on the new system now.

That's ... odd. Well, then loading up "Server Manager" and heading to the "File and Storage Services" and then to "Shares". Find the share in question, right click on it and select "Stop Sharing". That will definitely fix the issue then.

And that's what I love about "standards" for computer measurements.... they really aren't. And tend to be used in a way that is meant to confuse people. And yeah, that's what I thought. On the plus side, for just one or two connections, that should be more than plenty of bandwidth. HD doesn't take that much to stream. But if you're running cable and have the money to spend on it, then cat6 is worth it.

You can use the dashboard to "stop sharing" the folder, and that should work fine. But I'll pass this along to Alex, and see about fixing that (at least to not share the Client Computer Backup folder).

is that 100Mb or 100MB? Though, I'll stick with my Cat5e that I just recently ran.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having issues with Scanner. Since I'm assuming that this is a clean install, and you haven't set up an "advanced config file" for your system, could you do this then? http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_Scanner_for_Windows_Error_Reports After grabbing those, could you uninstall scanner, reset the settings and then reinstall? (to reset the settings: http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_Scanner_Q4200749 )

It's nice to see your setup. Very small, and likely fairly power efficent (especially compared to mine). And I'm glad that you're using a POWERED USB hub.