aws1971 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I got 2 MicroServer both running drivepool. But decided to sell one and move my stuff over for the time being. The pool on server 1 about 5 TB big spread over 3 drives. Would it work when I rename the hidden folder to the name of the pool of server 2. And then put the drives in server 2 ? Seems to me that that would be faster then transfer 5 TB over the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Christopher (Drashna) Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Unfortunately, we don't really have a "merge pools" option right now. It's something that has been requested, and we may add in the future, though. However, for now, the quickest way to merge the pools? Please read, and reread this section. If you're not 100% certain about the process, we can set up a remote support session to assist you with this. If you would prefer that we help, then please contact me at "https://stablebit.com/Contact",reference the thread and let us know that you'd like to set up a remote support session. That said, here's how to do it, basically. Move the disks over.This will create two pools... Stop the StableBit DrivePool Service. (run "net stop drivepoolservice") Enable "Show Hidden Files" for the system. "Unseed" one of the pools (do this with the pool with the least number of disks). By this, I mean open the "PoolPart.GUID" folder (where "GUID" is a random sequence of letters and numbers). You should see a folder and file layout that mirrors the pool (or part of it at least). Move the contents of the Poolpart.GUID folder out of this folder.This moves the contents out of the pool effectively, as the software uses these folders as the actual contents Once the PoolPart folder is empty, delete the folder. Repeat this for each of disks in the one pool Start the "StableBit DrivePool Serivce". (run "net start drivepoolservice")It should cause the pool in question to "disappear", as there are no disks in that pool anymore. Add the disks to the existing pool. Stop the StableBit DrivePool Service again. Put the contents of the disks into the newly created "PoolPart.GUID" folders Start the StableBit DrivePool Service again. Remeasure the pool (Pool options -> remeasure). aws1971 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TwoEdge Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Correct me if i am wrong but if your first goal ist to make the data available again, you should be able to just put the 3 drives in server 2 and a second pool would be recognized. This way, you wouldn't have to copy data over the network. Christopher (Drashna) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aws1971 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 True, But that would create a second pool. And I want just 1 pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TwoEdge Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I thought your main concern was clearing one server without loosing data. Has to be a reason why you had 2 pools in the first place. In general, you could follow this procedure http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_Q4142489 Just unhide and rename the pool-folders on the moved drives and integrate them like described above. NO guarantee of course but you shouldn't have to copy anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aws1971 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Hmm that sounds doable. Will do this tomorrow morning. Thnx I'll report back with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aws1971 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Hmm, When trying to delete the old pool folders I get permission denied. Running the trouble tool to reset the permissions to see if that will help. I'm logged as administrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aws1971 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Got it working, Thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Christopher (Drashna) Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Glad to hear it. And yeah, permissions issues may be normal, depending on how things are "set up". Changing the permissions should fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I got 2 MicroServer both running drivepool.
But decided to sell one and move my stuff over for the time being.
The pool on server 1 about 5 TB big spread over 3 drives.
Would it work when I rename the hidden folder to the name of the pool of server 2.
And then put the drives in server 2 ?
Seems to me that that would be faster then transfer 5 TB over the network.
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