I've used DrivePool + Scanner for a few years now after switching to it from a similar product and it's worked great overall. Just wanted to ask three quick questions, please.
Question #1
When posting this, I found out that I'm actually a few releases behind on DrivePool. Given my setup (below) and current version (2.2.0.881 Beta), is an uninstall then install of 2.2.0.906 (latest) still the suggested route? Would I need to reinstall the plugin afterwards and/or reconfigure any balancing settings or will they remain intact? I see that Scanner is still at the same version so any need to reinstall it afterwards?
Question #2
The PC I currently have my pool in is my primary workstation at home which I use for everything including hosting web services, gaming, Oculus VR, office apps, file server, Plex host. and much more. As you can see in the below specs, it has a good amount of hardware therefore gives off a ton of heat - enough to where I must keep a fan in the room constantly or it almost gets unbearable. It seems obvious to me that all of the physical disks generate the majority of the heat, so am looking to separate them from the server and put into another case in a separate room which is less frequently used.
My question is, what would everyone suggest be the best way to go to do this? What software and/or hardware would yield the best result with the smallest cost? Anything else it could host besides being a file share like Plex would be icing on the cake. Examples of what I'm looking for include:
Move pooled disks + SAS Controller to new case with Windows Server/Workstation & DiskPool + Scanner installed
Move pooled disks + SAS Controller to new case & run a specific linux distro
Move pool to a NAS (Doubt will do this as a NAS for the # of disks I have is too expensive for me
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Question #3
Given my pool's specs, what would be the recommended resources needed / suggested for a system which would only run DrivePool + Scanner (and an OS of course)? I'd just request minimum specs, but still want it to perform well and be stable. I've got enough spare parts to throw something together, but want to make sure it's worth it.
Current System / Pool Specs
Quad Core Intel Core i7-3770K (Slightly overclocked to 4000 MHz)
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Hey Guys -
I've used DrivePool + Scanner for a few years now after switching to it from a similar product and it's worked great overall. Just wanted to ask three quick questions, please.
Question #1
When posting this, I found out that I'm actually a few releases behind on DrivePool. Given my setup (below) and current version (2.2.0.881 Beta), is an uninstall then install of 2.2.0.906 (latest) still the suggested route? Would I need to reinstall the plugin afterwards and/or reconfigure any balancing settings or will they remain intact? I see that Scanner is still at the same version so any need to reinstall it afterwards?
Question #2
The PC I currently have my pool in is my primary workstation at home which I use for everything including hosting web services, gaming, Oculus VR, office apps, file server, Plex host. and much more. As you can see in the below specs, it has a good amount of hardware therefore gives off a ton of heat - enough to where I must keep a fan in the room constantly or it almost gets unbearable. It seems obvious to me that all of the physical disks generate the majority of the heat, so am looking to separate them from the server and put into another case in a separate room which is less frequently used.
My question is, what would everyone suggest be the best way to go to do this? What software and/or hardware would yield the best result with the smallest cost? Anything else it could host besides being a file share like Plex would be icing on the cake. Examples of what I'm looking for include:
Question #3
Given my pool's specs, what would be the recommended resources needed / suggested for a system which would only run DrivePool + Scanner (and an OS of course)? I'd just request minimum specs, but still want it to perform well and be stable. I've got enough spare parts to throw something together, but want to make sure it's worth it.
Current System / Pool Specs
I think that's about it (as if it wasn't enough). Thanks!!
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