Hi - sorry if this has been asked/answered. A quick search through the Manual/FAQ/Forum didn't turn up anything.
I'm running DrivePool on a Windows 7 machine. The pool drives are in an 8-bay USB external enclosure and I have duplication turned on for the entire pool. I have a healthy drive in the pool that I'd like to replace with a bigger drive. I'd like to do this with a minimum of 're-balancing', so here are my questions:
1) Should I just add the new larger drive to the pool, then immediately (software) 'remove' the older drive? Will this minimize 're-balancing'?
2) In general, is it better to let the pool re-balance with the 'removed' drive still physically connected? or is it better to let the pool regenerate the files on the removed drive from the duplicates?
I know any of these options will work fine - just wondering what the quickest and most robust approach is.
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Hi - sorry if this has been asked/answered. A quick search through the Manual/FAQ/Forum didn't turn up anything.
I'm running DrivePool on a Windows 7 machine. The pool drives are in an 8-bay USB external enclosure and I have duplication turned on for the entire pool. I have a healthy drive in the pool that I'd like to replace with a bigger drive. I'd like to do this with a minimum of 're-balancing', so here are my questions:
1) Should I just add the new larger drive to the pool, then immediately (software) 'remove' the older drive? Will this minimize 're-balancing'?
2) In general, is it better to let the pool re-balance with the 'removed' drive still physically connected? or is it better to let the pool regenerate the files on the removed drive from the duplicates?
I know any of these options will work fine - just wondering what the quickest and most robust approach is.
Thanks!
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