Christopher (Drashna)

Actually, Server Backup is probably using a specific VSS/Backup Writer for the SQL Server. Since I'm sure this is MS SQL Server that you're talking about, then that would definitely be the case. And in fact, Microsoft has made sure that Server Backup is "aware" of SQL Server, and is part of the "application" section. So you may be able to restore just the database, if needed.
And it definitely takes a VSS snapshot, to prevent inconsistency in the data. 
 
 
It really depends on the database. 
If you're using SQLite (which is most likely the case with OwnCloud), then you should be able to just backup the files. Running a robocopy (or even just "copy") script should be enough to do so.
If you're using MySQL, you can run a script to dump the database into a SQL file (or even use phpMyAdmin to do this manually). 
As for SQL Server, well that's a lot trickier unfortunately. But I do believe you can create a database dump as well.

Yeah, there shouldn't be a problem doing os. 
But you'll want to make absolutely certain that "Real-time duplication" is enabled. (default).
 
However, it is likely that the SQL server will keep the pool activate at all times.
 
Also, keep in mind that running the SQL database on the server may make it more difficult to back up the database (if that is a concern).

I'm still weary of the the proc.  but you've clearly done your home work on your requirements,  check back in in a few months, when you get your build complete,  let us know how it goes.   

Honestly? Not really.
The Microsoft Connect website used to be pretty awesome about that.... but that's since been depreciated....
 
If you know a Windows Desktop or Windows Experience Microsoft MVP, that would be the best way to "pass along the word".
There is also the EECB method.....
 
Aside from those, posting at the technet forums:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home

Well, I'm glad to hear that it's able to see all the drives without any issues (other than not reading SMART, from the sounds of your other thread).
 
64 drives is no small amount!

Well, according to the image, everything is "fine".
 
By fine, I mean that files don't get automatically evened out between the disks. The default file placement strategy is to place files on the disk with the most available free space. It doesn't move existing files unless another balancer (such as Scanner) tells it to move files off of a disk.
 
Though it does look like the feeder disk is slowly balancing data off of it.

That really sucks, and hope you're able to recover your lost data. 

I, too, lost a drive the other day (WD2002FYPS, Mfg Date: 14 May 2012) and it sucked. It died with no imminent SMART warnings at all. But I suspect it died because of the high load cycle count (which still baffles me, as this is an enterprise-grade drive).

I use Drivepool in combination with SyncBack pro to mirror/backup the entire pool to an external disk. On SyncBack I set up versioning so that if files are missing/deleted on the next source->destination check, they will get placed into a versioning directory. At the very least, if a drive died on my pool, the next Sync on SyncBack will show me what files I lost, if any, and I could recover them.

 

Maybe "Product 3" that is currently in development will address this.  I had the same thought.  
 
The great thing about Drive Pool is its ability to use a mix of fast (i.e. local) drives and slow (might be remote), and has the intelligence to read from the fastest drive using 'read striping' option, if you are using duplication.  

I have about 100 rules setup to place my files. The file placement rules are the best thing since sliced bread.
 
I have 72 rules just for my tv shows.
 
\ServerFolders\Videos\TV Shows\The A*
\ServerFolders\Videos\TV Shows\A*
 
I have these 2 rules setup for every number and letter. These rules make sure that shows like The Americans (2013) don't get placed on the drive for shows beginning with T.

You are very welcome!
 
If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Got my new cable from Amazon today (god I love Prime) Powered the drive & server down, swapped out the cable and fired them back up.  Success!  The drive was found and installed on a USB3 port, all of them actually, It was the cable, nice to get a $3.57 solution once in a while.  All is now good on my 12.5 TB of media.

Well, I got some news that will make some of you guys happy.
 
"StableBit FileSafe".
It's in the planning stage right now. What does that mean? No code for it yet. Especially as we will have to consider exactly how to integrate it into our other products. And what features it will have. Etc.
But it's definitely something we want to release.

Thanks.  I did decide to try Drivepool 2.X.  It was a trivially easy process to uninstall 1.X and the install 2.X.  DId not even have to re-enter my license.  Apparently, it was kept intact.  I actually like 2.X much better than 1.X on WHS 2011.  First, I like the remote management much better.  Lighter and faster interface than Dashboard.  Also, I LOVE the folder by folder duplication option.  I saved about 800GB of space by de-selecting sub-folders that contained info I did not need to duplicate, but were in main folders I did want duplicated.  
 
So I am staying with 2.X.  
 
I could not be more happy with Drivepool after 1 week of use.  Best utility I have ever bought for my PC.  

Is Read Striping enabled by default in V1.x?  I ask because it is an option to select in 2.x, but I do not see the option anywhere in 1.X
 
EDIT: nevermind!  Found it.  I did not even realize there was a "User's Manual" for DrivePool until I saw your link.  Sort of like an Apple product.  DrivePool is so easy to use, I never read anything.  I probably should though!

Unless you need some of the newer features, then using 1.3 would be the better option. It's more tightly integrated into the dashboard.
 
However, if you need/want some of the features such as reparse point support, or the File Placement rules, then you should use 2.1. 
 
Also, it's worth noting that the license is valid for either product, and the pool is backwards and forwards compatible.

Thanks Chris. You are helping me achieve my goal of a perfect storage setup day by day. 

BTW, saw an episode of home server show on youtube and you were on it. Awesome job on that! : )


 

Thanks. The remeasure did not change anything but after a reboot it is now reporting usage correctly.
 
I'm really pleased with the software - does exactly what it says on the tin with absolutely no drama and is usable for a relative novice like myself. And the support gives me a lot of confidence moving forward.
 
Apologies for the stupid questions, and thankyou very much for the help

I had every intention of buying a copy or two for same keeping prior to it going EOL around the holidays last year, completely forgot,  great OS, even better OS for the money, I paid, in the $30 range for the two copies I'm running.  What a shame.  
 
I received a coupon in June from Newegg, 20% off all MS Server OS's, would have been a good deal to get WSE 2012 R2, but I didn't really have a need to upgrade. 

glad the fix worked for you, and good to know that it works on this particular drive.

Hi there,
So I think I have finally remedied (or made HomeGroups behave) the situation based on a combination of the suggestions...
 
Here's how it went, after about a month of screwing around, I think this is reproducible and Windows 8.1's Xbox Music appears to be behaving as it should be.
 
I had to un-join my HomeGroup (in all ways - via the Network and Sharing center and Dashboard Settings - check both just in case) Make temporary folders in your DrivePool ServerFolders for each share you have, move you content in each one So, create "Music_backup" etc. Move all files in your exising "Music" share to "Music_backup" Let DrivePool sit with those changes for a while Reboot Open Dashboard - see if you can remove the old shares (I couldn't remove the default shares - or any really via Dashboard) If you can't, do a "net share "Music" /delete" from a command prompt instead Delete the "Music" folder from your ServerFolders Lather, Rinse, Repeat for every folder Let DrivePool sit for a while - it needs to remove all the folders from all the duplication areas Reboot Open Dashboard You should see it has detected "Missing Folders" That's good Now, open Start Menu, type Search Change Locations Windows Searches Remove all the shared locations it can't find Apply / Close Let it sit This removes all the old entries that help you find all the content you used to have Go back to Dashboard Here's where you create a HomeGroup if you want (skip 13 otherwise) Open Settings Click HomeGroup Create HomeGroup This should finish quickly because there is nothing there... Re-create all your Shares in the default D:\ServerFolders\ locations If you made a HomeGroup, select appropriate permissions Make sure Guest has No Access I guess. Move Shares to your DrivePool location They'll be empty Shadow Copies will probably fail Go to File Manager Move your content back into your folders Click Start Type Search Change locations where Windows Searches Make sure Windows is Searching your locations (DrivePool paths) and nothing is broken If you made a HomeGroup, check your permissions Make sure your Music Library has the DrivePool Music folder After DrivePool has sat for a while with your changes Turn Duplication on for your shares via the Dashboard Open File Manager and remove your "Music_backup" folder(s) for your temporary shares They may not go away until another reboot That's what I did, and now everything seems happy.
I see some folders via HomeServer in a HomeGroup, and ALL shares via my permissions in my NETBUI server path. And all my Dashboard stuff works, and my index is correct now...
 
I had a few other issues going on - it turns out Windows Backup was filling up my drive without removing Shadow Copies.
Also, Windows Search had an invalid library location blocking it from updating my Music index, so DrivePool was having trouble rebuilding its index.
And, I seem to have some sort of "Controller Error" on a USB drive (not part of the pool) that I can't seem to track down.
The drive doesn't report any errors on the disk, so I don't know what to do about that...
 
TTFN
Gregg

Well, I got some news that will make some of you guys happy.
 
"StableBit FileSafe".
It's in the planning stage right now. What does that mean? No code for it yet. Especially as we will have to consider exactly how to integrate it into our other products. And what features it will have. Etc.
But it's definitely something we want to release.

The "Configsections" and "system.diagnostics" sections need to remain.
 
However, anything in "ApplicationSettings" or "UserSettings" can be removed safely.
 
And actually, I've attached a sample config file with the bare minimum of what you'd need.
Scanner.Service.exe.config

I'd be inclined to use the manufacture drivers, especially when it comes the chipset and controllers to name a few.  They typically offer additional functionally over the standard MS drivers, I can't comment on better performance, performance is relative depending on your hardware anyway.  just my 2 cents.

In part because it's a way to generate more interaction on the forum here, and because it's come up a few times...
 
A couple of pieces of software I highly recommend (well, aside from DrivePool and Scanner, that is):
 
Subsonic:
It's media streaming software. It has a "standalone" version and "WAR" version that you can install on your server (or desktop) so you can stream your music and video to the web. Or even to your mobile device. It works great with DrivePool, as well. It does require a yearly subscription for the video, and the app support, but it's dirt cheap.
Personally, I use a fork of it called "Madsonic", as it's much more actively developed (more than one update a year).  ESET:
I use this on all of my computers. I've been a long time supporter of the company and love their product. In fact, I have it installed  on my server (Server 2012 Essentials), though I am using the "ESET File Server" edition. It's cheap, and has all the features that you'd want for a file server. Otherwise, NOD32 works great on all desktop Windows versions, as well as Windows Home Server. 
Their licensing is also "version independent", so you can look for a cheap copy of an older version, and update to the newest version out. It is a good, cheap way to get multiple PCs protected. And it also uses Windows PE to create an offline scanner. Raxco Perfect DIsk:
While it may be debatable if defragmentation is needed... I've seen it greatly improve performance. Especially on WHSv1.  It's even SSD aware, and has it's own method for optimizing SSDs.  And personally, I find that the "Performance Aggressive" SMART Placement option does seem to help with performance.

I have been using it. Seems to be just what I needed. Thanks for this plugin.