move disk with data intact from one pool to another pool

[brewsr]

Is it possible to move disk with data intact from one pool to another pool? The only active pool will be the destination for the disk. Would be nice to not have to copy off the data, attach the disk then copy back the data. Maybe rename the hidden directory so dirvepool knows you need to attach it to a pool?

 

[Shane]

To move a pooled disk, and the pool data stored on that disk, between pools without having to perform a copy-off copy-on is indeed possible:

1. Assuming "p:" is the old pool and "q:" is the new pool and "d:" is the disk to be moved,
2. Assuming "d:\poolpart.1" is the current hidden poolpart folder and "d:\poolpart.2" will be the new hidden poolpart folder,
3. Create a new folder in "d:\", e.g. "d:\holdingzone", that does not match any existing folder in "q:\".
4. Close the DrivePool GUI (if it is open) and stop the DrivePool service.
5. Move the contents of "d:\poolpart.1" into "d:\holdingzone", excluding the "cove.fs", "$RECYCLE.BIN" and "System Volume Information" folders.
6. Start the DrivePool service and open the DrivePool GUI.
7. Remove the disk from the "p:" pool. If successful, this will also either remove the "d:\poolpart.1" folder or leave it visible for you to remove manually.
8. Add the disk to the "q:" pool; this will create the hidden "d:\poolpart.2" folder.
9. Move the entire "d:\holdingzone" folder into "d:\poolpart.2" so its path is now "d:\poolpart.2\holdingzone".
   • Do not move just the contents of the folder; move the entire folder.
10. In the DrivePool GUI, for both pools do a "Manage Pool -> Re-measure..." if such has not already started.
11. Now you can move the content of "q:\holdingzone" elsewhere within the pool "q:" if/as desired.

Notes:

• Ensure you are performing the above steps as a user with full access to all disks and folders (e.g. an Administrator) and with the ability to see hidden/system folders enabled.
• The steps may need to be adusted if you are using hierarchically nested pools (i.e. you have added a pool as a disk to another pool).
• Step 9 ensures that you don't accidentally overwrite anything in pool "q:", including any pre-existing folder duplication settings or other hidden pool metadata.
• Depending on your balancing/duplication/placement settings, there may be empty folder structures left behind in the "p:" pool - check that they're actually empty before you manually remove them as if not their content is on other disks still in the "p:" pool.
• If manually attempting to remove the old "d:\poolpart.1" folder in Step 7 warns you that it requires Administrator access despite you already being an Administrator, you may need to open a Command Prompt run as an administrator and execute the following commands:
  • "takeown /f d:\poolpart.1 /a /r /d y"
  • "rd /s d:\poolpart.1"