Hi - please can I check something, as I can no longer copy files into a folder in my Drivepool. I have folder duplication enabled, and I think that's part of the issue Here's the setup:
Until recently, my server's Pool had 4 HDDs in it.
My videos (TV, films) live in a 'Videos' folder on the Pool.
Folder duplication on 'Videos' is set to 'x2'. The rules placed 'Videos' content onto (let's call them) HDD 1 (4TB) & HDD2 (3TB).
HDD2 (3TB) became full, so I added a 1TB partition to the Pool that hadn't previously been used. Let's call that HDD5.
I changed my balancing rule so that 'Videos' is still duplicated, and now placed on HDD1, HDD2, or HDD5.
The behaviour I expected was that all videos would end up on the 4TB HDD1, with the duplicated copy on either HDD2 or HDD5. In practice I expected newly added files to be duplicated onto HDD5, as HDD2 is already full.
For a week or two it worked great. New files ended up on HDD1 & HDD5. But tonight when I tried to add a file to the 'Videos' folder, I got an 'There is not enough space...' error message. But there is plenty of space, even allowing for my folder duplication & placement rules: the file could go on HDD1 (loads of room) and HDD5 (loads of room). I know it couldn't be placed on HDD2 (as I know that drive is full).
I assume that the full HDD2 is fouling this up, but don't understand why. There are still two HDDs with space to store this file, duplicated. What am I missing?
[Final edit: the Drivepool 'Videos' folder on the server is mapped onto my PC as a network drive, with its own letter. This setup has been working great for a few years]
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Hi - please can I check something, as I can no longer copy files into a folder in my Drivepool. I have folder duplication enabled, and I think that's part of the issue Here's the setup:
For a week or two it worked great. New files ended up on HDD1 & HDD5. But tonight when I tried to add a file to the 'Videos' folder, I got an 'There is not enough space...' error message. But there is plenty of space, even allowing for my folder duplication & placement rules: the file could go on HDD1 (loads of room) and HDD5 (loads of room). I know it couldn't be placed on HDD2 (as I know that drive is full).
I assume that the full HDD2 is fouling this up, but don't understand why. There are still two HDDs with space to store this file, duplicated. What am I missing?
[Final edit: the Drivepool 'Videos' folder on the server is mapped onto my PC as a network drive, with its own letter. This setup has been working great for a few years]
Thanks in advance, as always.
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