I like the idea of the Order File Placement Plug-in and have it installed from the start. I've tried using it and found that I would like to be able to adjust to in a way that it currently does not allow.
I love that you have the option for different drive filling orders by either duplicated or unduplicated files!
In my case I have 5 drives. 4 of which I don't mind filling equally but the 5th (so 1 of them) is just a "in case" drive for overfill or extra (I'm using it also for WHS "Client Backup Folder/share" that is NOT inside the DrivePool).
Currently this feature's settings allows you to order or rank the drives as to which gets filled first then next, etc.... But it's a ranking where easy is a "priority level" of filing above or bellow the other.
I'd like to be set my 4 main disks as equal level of filling (let the rest of the balancer dictate everything) and have the 1 other drive set as level bellow the other 4 for filling.
So Currently I can setup like this: Drives Filling (any order but all at different ranked levels/order of filling):
Fill order / HDD drive
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
I'd like do be able to setup like this (able to set equaly/matched/balanced filling for some and one (or more) as reserve):
Fill order / HDD drive
1) A, B, C, D
2) E
This isn't urgent or a high priority for me as my client backup "Other data" has the drive filled to almost an equal % as the rest so it's kind of working out on it's own. Just something I thought I could use settings wise if that didn't happen with the "other data" helping me.
I hope that makes some sense. I must admit that this request is based completely on just my own interpretations of the features/settings and I could be completely wrong or not understanding how to use what is already offered.
BTW: Since using DrivePool & Scanner on my WHS2011 my life has gotten alot easier!
I haven't installed or tried (don't have reason too) the SSD Optimizer plug-in but I think what I am looking for is the inverse of that plug-in (which would make sense to me to be in the Order File Placement Plug-in.
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I like the idea of the Order File Placement Plug-in and have it installed from the start. I've tried using it and found that I would like to be able to adjust to in a way that it currently does not allow.
I love that you have the option for different drive filling orders by either duplicated or unduplicated files!
In my case I have 5 drives. 4 of which I don't mind filling equally but the 5th (so 1 of them) is just a "in case" drive for overfill or extra (I'm using it also for WHS "Client Backup Folder/share" that is NOT inside the DrivePool).
Currently this feature's settings allows you to order or rank the drives as to which gets filled first then next, etc.... But it's a ranking where easy is a "priority level" of filing above or bellow the other.
I'd like to be set my 4 main disks as equal level of filling (let the rest of the balancer dictate everything) and have the 1 other drive set as level bellow the other 4 for filling.
So Currently I can setup like this:
Drives Filling (any order but all at different ranked levels/order of filling):
Fill order / HDD drive
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
I'd like do be able to setup like this (able to set equaly/matched/balanced filling for some and one (or more) as reserve):
Fill order / HDD drive
1) A, B, C, D
2) E
This isn't urgent or a high priority for me as my client backup "Other data" has the drive filled to almost an equal % as the rest so it's kind of working out on it's own. Just something I thought I could use settings wise if that didn't happen with the "other data" helping me.
I hope that makes some sense. I must admit that this request is based completely on just my own interpretations of the features/settings and I could be completely wrong or not understanding how to use what is already offered.
BTW: Since using DrivePool & Scanner on my WHS2011 my life has gotten alot easier!
I haven't installed or tried (don't have reason too) the SSD Optimizer plug-in but I think what I am looking for is the inverse of that plug-in (which would make sense to me to be in the Order File Placement Plug-in.
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