Reloading server

[ThePaladinTech]

*sigh*

 

it seems my server has an issue beyond my ability to fix. Well beyond me wanting to invest the time to fix it when I know a reload will make it all shiny again.

 

With that said how do I proceed with DrivePool?

 

My plan is to

1. disconnect all drives except the OS drive

2. blow away OS (WIPE that drive!)

3. get the OS going good again.

 

And from here is where I need help-

1. Is there something I need to do to easily transfer my drive pool license? (should I somehow remove the license before blowing away the machine?

 

2. Do I reattach all the drives that were part of drive pool before or after installing drivepool?

 

-I'm hoping there is a way for drive pool to 'see' the old pool and start using it.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

I'm sorry to hear that.  And hopefully a reload helps. 

 

 

As for the Pool and software, if the system is still "stable enough", you can deactivate the license in the software. 

 

To do so: 

• StableBit DrivePool 1.X: Open the Dashboard (either remotely or locally), and click on the "Settings" button in the dashboard (top, right section). Open the "DrivePool" section in the Settings window, and click on the "manage license" link at the bottom of the page.
• StableBit DrivePool 2.X/Stablebit CloudDrive: Open the UI on the system that the software is installed on, click on the "Gear" icon in the top, right corner and select the "manage license" option.
• StableBit Scanner: Open the UI on the system that Scanner is installed on. Click on "Settings" and select "Scanner Settings". Open the "Licensing" tab, and click on the "Manage license" link.

This will open a window that shows you the Activation ID, as well as a big button to "Deactivate" the license. Once you've done this, you can activate the license on a new system.

 

 

If you're not able to do this, let us know at https://stablebit.com/Contactand we can deactivate the license server side. 

 

 

As for reinstallation, you can connect the drives either before or after installing StableBit DrivePool.  It doesn't really matter, actually.  As soon as the software sees the pooled disks, it will automatically ("automagically", as stated by more than a few people ) rebuild the pool with the available disks. It will remeasure the pool, and reduplicate files as needed. 

 

This happens at pretty much any point, so there is no specific "required" order (in fact, we have a number of people that use enclosures to periodically disconnect and reconnect "removable" pools for backup, and that's handled the same way)