Can I make a C: drivePool (the drive letter where windows resides)?

[bmelloni]

The main reason I looked into DrivePool is its ability to automatically mirror the content and to expand by simply adding drives if I ever need to.   I am now looking into all the possible issues to determine if it works *for me* and whether it is time to buy a license or to look for an alternative.

 

DrivePool obviously covers very well how to create a "new" drivePool for data, but since backup/mirror is my primary concern... I must be able to backup/mirror the C (windows) drive too.  Hence this question:

 

1) Is there a procedure for taking the Windows C drive and end up with a Windows C drivePool?  Or is this not supported?

 

2) If not supported, what is the "best practice" or perhaps "recommended product" to go along with DrivePool to achieve automatic backup and/or mirror of the C drive?  I ask because even if DrivePool doesn't support it, it doesn't make the need go away and it must be a very common concern... with a well know answer.

 

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Note:  I asked this already as a followup to a support ticket a couple days ago.  But it wasn't as clear and I didn't see a way to edit it.  This is an attempt to be clearer.

 

[Christopher (Drashna)]

I've answered this in a ticket already, and it was a long response.

 

Basically, No. Because the driver loads too late in the boot process.

 

For the system disk, you want RAID. Ideally, a dedicated card, but the onboard controller RAID or ..... dynamic disks will work.

[Umfriend]

Especially for C:\ (OS) you might want to consider performing actual backups one way or the other. DrivePool (had it supported it), dynamic disks, RAID do not protect you against deletions, failed updates/installations and whatnot. Actually, this goes for all data.