I'm a new user and I need help. Every time I attempt to add a Seagate 3TB drive to my pool, the GUI hangs and has to be killed in Task Manager. Then the server must be rebooted because the GUI can not be correctly restarted... just spawns multiple background processes. The issue is not the hdd. I know it's good as tested w/ SpinRite 6. I think somehow I screwed up DrivePool by changing a drive letter for one of the hdd's already in the pool.
my config.
OS: Server 2012 Essentials R2
running the latest release version of DrivePool (2.xxx ) x64
hdds in pool:
E: - Toshiba 3tb
F: - Toshiba 3tb
G: - Hitachi 2tb
H: - WD 2tb
I: - WD 1tb
P: "virtual" pooled drive
I don't know if this level of detail is necessary, but these are steps I took before the problem happened
.
My aim was to add a new Seagate 3tb drive to pool, remove the WD 1tb drive, let DP evacuate the drive, then extract the WD 1tb from the server.
This is what I did.
Added Seagate 3tb drive as a non-pooled drive, D:\
Manually copied data off Seagate 3tb drive to the pool (P:)
Used diskpart to clean the Seagate 3tb. Drive reinitialized as GPT disk, formatted, & given a drive letter of D:\
Used Disk Management to change drive letter of WD 1TB drive from I:\ to J:\
(got standard warning that some apps my stop functioning properly if they use drive letters...)
Rebooted the server
Used Disk Management to change drive letter of Seagate 3TB drive from D:\ to I:\
(got standard warning that some apps my stop functioning.....)
Rebooted the server
Opened DrivePool gui and ran "Re-measure" successfully. (just in-case the drive letter change to the WD 1TB wasn't recognized)
Now....
Attempted to add the Seagate 3tb via the gui's "ADD" button.
Press the button the gui hangs. Must reboot.
Tried multiple times. Even let server sit overnight hoping the add process would complete. Nothing...
Checked the Seagate hdd and saw that no "poolpartxxxxxx.xxxxx" was created. The drive is completely untouched.
Tried multiple reformats anyways without luck. Gui hangs every time.
Decided to "undo" the drive letter change of the WD 1TB. Changed it back from J:\ to I:\
Reformatted Seagate 3tb as J:
Rebooted server
Re-ran Re-measure successfully.
Attempted to "ADD" the Seagate via the Gui. Gui hangs. Must reboot server.
I'm out of ideas.
Do I have to rebuild my server from scratch??? That would suck!
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Hi,
I'm a new user and I need help. Every time I attempt to add a Seagate 3TB drive to my pool, the GUI hangs and has to be killed in Task Manager. Then the server must be rebooted because the GUI can not be correctly restarted... just spawns multiple background processes. The issue is not the hdd. I know it's good as tested w/ SpinRite 6. I think somehow I screwed up DrivePool by changing a drive letter for one of the hdd's already in the pool.
my config.
OS: Server 2012 Essentials R2
running the latest release version of DrivePool (2.xxx ) x64
hdds in pool:
E: - Toshiba 3tb
F: - Toshiba 3tb
G: - Hitachi 2tb
H: - WD 2tb
I: - WD 1tb
P: "virtual" pooled drive
I don't know if this level of detail is necessary, but these are steps I took before the problem happened
.
My aim was to add a new Seagate 3tb drive to pool, remove the WD 1tb drive, let DP evacuate the drive, then extract the WD 1tb from the server.
This is what I did.
Added Seagate 3tb drive as a non-pooled drive, D:\
Manually copied data off Seagate 3tb drive to the pool (P:)
Used diskpart to clean the Seagate 3tb. Drive reinitialized as GPT disk, formatted, & given a drive letter of D:\
Used Disk Management to change drive letter of WD 1TB drive from I:\ to J:\
(got standard warning that some apps my stop functioning properly if they use drive letters...)
Rebooted the server
Used Disk Management to change drive letter of Seagate 3TB drive from D:\ to I:\
(got standard warning that some apps my stop functioning.....)
Rebooted the server
Opened DrivePool gui and ran "Re-measure" successfully. (just in-case the drive letter change to the WD 1TB wasn't recognized)
Now....
Attempted to add the Seagate 3tb via the gui's "ADD" button.
Press the button the gui hangs. Must reboot.
Tried multiple times. Even let server sit overnight hoping the add process would complete. Nothing...
Checked the Seagate hdd and saw that no "poolpartxxxxxx.xxxxx" was created. The drive is completely untouched.
Tried multiple reformats anyways without luck. Gui hangs every time.
Decided to "undo" the drive letter change of the WD 1TB. Changed it back from J:\ to I:\
Reformatted Seagate 3tb as J:
Rebooted server
Re-ran Re-measure successfully.
Attempted to "ADD" the Seagate via the Gui. Gui hangs. Must reboot server.
I'm out of ideas.
Do I have to rebuild my server from scratch??? That would suck!
Any HELP!!! would be appreciated.
thx,
-ep
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTH ?????????????????????????????????????????
On whim, I just tried adding that drive for the MILLION-th time and it worked!!! IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!
I've been at this for 3 freaking DAYS!
I have no idea what changed, but it worked.
I'm happy now but also a bit worried. Up until now, DP has been rock solid.
Any ideas why this happened????
thanks,
-ep
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