DrivePool has been a great product for me for years. I have it installed on a server running 2012E with the following hardware storage space:
1TB WD RED Hard drives x 3
245Gb OCZ Vector SSD (boot drive)
4TB Seagate external back-up
I am upgrading to WS2012E R2. All of the system files are on the OCZ drive. What would be the easiest way to upgrade the system files and not affect the data files on the pool\ drive? Could I just deactivate the DrivePool license, remove the disks manually, format and install the new NOS, manually reinstall the 3 WD hard drives, re-activate the DrivePool license?
It seems like that would just be too easy, especially with the differences between version I and R2 of server 2012 Essentials.