StableBit DrivePool Q5463715 - Revision history

Christopher at 07:12, 15 January 2015

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Reverted edits by Christopher (talk) to last revision by Alex

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Steps

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Steps

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 #:* Where "X:\" is the letter of the DrivePool disk.
 # Stop the StableBit DrivePool system service.
-#: To do so, run "services.msc", and find the "StableBit DrivePool Service. You can right click on it and stop it that way, or select it and click the "Stop" link in the left-hand sidebar.
+#: To do so, run "services.msc", and find the "StableBit DrivePool Service". You can right click on it and stop it that way, or select it and click the "Stop" link in the left-hand sidebar.
 #* Note: This is necessary, as we will be moving around files. But if you have real time duplication or immediate balancing enabled, this will start moving files around and duplicating as well. That is not what we want. We want to move everything first, and then let DrivePool do it's thing.
 #Expose hidden folders in your file manager of choice (Windows Explorer, or Total Commander, etc...).

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 #:* Where "X:\" is the letter of the DrivePool disk.
 # Stop the StableBit DrivePool system service.
-#* Note: This is necessary, as we will be moving around files. But if you have realtime duplication or immediate balancing enabled, this will start moving files around and duplicating as well. That is not what we want. We want to move everything first, and then let DrivePool do it's thing.
+#: To do so, run "services.msc", and find the "StableBit DrivePool Service. You can right click on it and stop it that way, or select it and click the "Stop" link in the left-hand sidebar.
 #Expose hidden folders in your file manager of choice (Windows Explorer, or Total Commander, etc...).
 #*This can be done by enabling "[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files#show-hidden-files=windows-7 Show Hidden Files]" in Explorer/Windows.

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 #*In Security-> Advanced, open the "Owner" tab and set the owner of the "shares" folder to "Administrators" and check the "''Replace owner on subcontainers and objects''" option, and hit OK.
 #*In Security->Advanced, Add full privileges to "Administrators", and again, "''Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object''", and OK
 #Now go to each of the old WHSv1 drives, and move each of the folders located in "\DE\Shares\" to "\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders", on the same disk.
 #*For example, find the "G:\DE\shares\Videos" folder, and move the "Videos" folder to "G:\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders".

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 #Expose hidden folders in your file manager of choice (Windows Explorer, or Total Commander, etc...).
 #*This can be done by enabling "[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files#show-hidden-files=windows-7 Show Hidden Files]" in Explorer/Windows.
-#On each of the WHSv1 drives, there will be a hidden "DE" folder. Before doing anything else, reset the permissions on the folders.
+#On each of the WHSv1 drives, there will be a hidden "DE" folder. Before doing anything else, reset the permissions on these "DE" folders.
 #*In Security-> Advanced, open the "Owner" tab and set the owner of the "shares" folder to "Administrators" and check the "''Replace owner on subcontainers and objects''" option, and hit OK.
 #*In Security->Advanced, Add full privileges to "Administrators", and again, "''Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object''", and OK

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 #*This can be done by enabling "[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files#show-hidden-files=windows-7 Show Hidden Files]" in Explorer/Windows.
 #On each of the WHSv1 drives, there will be a hidden "DE" folder. Before doing anything else, reset the permissions on the folders.
-#*In Security-> Advanced, open the "Owner" tab and set the owner of the "shares" folder to "Administrators" and check the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" option, and hit OK.
+#*In Security-> Advanced, open the "Owner" tab and set the owner of the "shares" folder to "Administrators" and check the "''Replace owner on subcontainers and objects''" option, and hit OK.
-#*In Security->Advanced, Add full privileges to "Administrators", and again, "Replace all child object permission entries with inhertiable permission entries from this object", and OK
+#*In Security->Advanced, Add full privileges to "Administrators", and again, "''Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object''", and OK
 #Now go to each of the old WHSv1 drives, and move each of the folders located in "\DE\Shares\" to "\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders", on the same disk.
 #*For example, find the "G:\DE\shares\Videos" folder, and move the "Videos" folder to "G:\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders".

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 # Start the StableBit DrivePool service.
 #*This will verify the duplication integrity of the pool and re-measure all the files.
 #Open the Dashboard and apply new folder permissions for each of the shared folders.
 You're done.

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 # Boot WHS 2011 and log in as Administrator using remote desktop (Follow: [[StableBit_DrivePool_Q7200705|Q7200705]]).
 # Now, add all the drives from the WHSv1 pool to a StableBit DrivePool pool
-#* This will not format the disks, nor will it delete or otherwise alter the existing contents of the disk in any way.
+#* This will not format the disks, nor will it delete or otherwise alter the existing contents of the disks in any way.
 #* This will create a hidden "PoolPart.xxxx" folder on each disk.
 # Next, create all the necessary directories on the pool using the Dashboard and set their duplication level.