I've got 4x8TB and 2x6TB drives in a 6 drive DrivePool with 2x duplication on all files, and 3x duplication for a specific folder.
Attached is a photo of current drive stats:
I formatted these drives with 4098 byte unit allocation size. I want to change all 6 drives to 64KB.
I'm looking to find out the best way to perform this change on all 6 drives with minimal risk. Basically looking for a recommended set of exact procedure.
In my head I'd be doing this:
Remove a drive from drivepool
Wait for the 2x/3x stuff to propagate to the remaining drives
Format drive with new allocation size
Add back to DrivePool
(Presumably it won't be moving any data back to this drive)
Repeat for the remaining drives
However there must be an easier way. Is there a way to change it without formatting? Without removing it from the DrivePool?
I'm sure there's 20 ways to get this done, hopefully I can get some staff or user input on the issue. I'm tech savvy but never dealt with a situation like this before. Not to mention the added complexity of the drives being in a pool.
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vfsrecycle_kid
Hi folks,
I've got 4x8TB and 2x6TB drives in a 6 drive DrivePool with 2x duplication on all files, and 3x duplication for a specific folder.
Attached is a photo of current drive stats:
I formatted these drives with 4098 byte unit allocation size. I want to change all 6 drives to 64KB.
I'm looking to find out the best way to perform this change on all 6 drives with minimal risk. Basically looking for a recommended set of exact procedure.
In my head I'd be doing this:
However there must be an easier way. Is there a way to change it without formatting? Without removing it from the DrivePool?
I'm sure there's 20 ways to get this done, hopefully I can get some staff or user input on the issue. I'm tech savvy but never dealt with a situation like this before. Not to mention the added complexity of the drives being in a pool.
Thanks!
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