Another noob question - about sharing the pool

[randymadden]

This is a totally noob question I know, but I'm a total noob to DrivePool, so it's ok.

 

After recently losing my 4 year old WHS server (HP EX475) to a system drive failure, I decided to convert my home network to Windows 8 (based on some very helpful suggestions from the folks on the WHS forum). 

 

So now I have a new server, I've installed DrivePool, set up the pool (1 2TB and 1 4TB), and I've copied all of my data from the old server drives into the pool.  But so far I haven't seen anything about what the more experienced users here consider the best method for sharing the pool.

 

Should I just share the pool "drive" over my workgroup (all the machines in my network are on the same workgroup)?  Should I create a Homegroup and share it that way?   I've avoided using Homegroup so far as I fear being locked out of functionality that may not be under the Homegroup umbrella.  Is there another method I'm unaware of?

 

I have 10 non-phone devices in my network: 5 Windows 8.1 (1 server, 1 desktop, 1 laptop, 2 tablets), 4 Windows 7 (all desktops), and an iPad (?? I don't know, I had weak moment ).

 

Any suggestions would be most welcome.  

 

 

Thanks,  Rm

[saitoh183]

Share like you would share a standard driver over the network...no need to complicate things. I have many shares on my WHS2011 and i just share them like anything else on my network.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

If you're so inclined, you should be able to use "home group sharing" feature on the pool.

 

 

And yeah, in almost all regards, the pool is treated as "just another disk". Do what you want to it.