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'''Please have backups of all your data.'''
 
'''Please have backups of all your data.'''
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'''If you are not sure about this and still wish to do this, then please contact [http://stablebit.com/Contact Support] for help'''
  
 
==Steps==
 
==Steps==
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# Connect them to the new WHS 2011 machine.
 
# Connect them to the new WHS 2011 machine.
 
# Boot WHS 2011 and log in as Administrator using remote desktop (Follow: [[StableBit_DrivePool_Q7200705|Q7200705]]).
 
# Boot WHS 2011 and log in as Administrator using remote desktop (Follow: [[StableBit_DrivePool_Q7200705|Q7200705]]).
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# Now, add all the WHS v1 drives to the pool (no need to format / erase them).<br />This will not alter their existing contents.<br /><br />All this does is create a new "PoolPart..." folder on them, nothing more.
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# Now, add all the drives from the WHSv1 pool to a StableBit DrivePool pool
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# Next, create all the necessary directories on the pool using the Dashboard and set their duplication level.<br />You'd want to mimic the old WHS v1 shared folders.
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#* This will not format the disks, nor will it delete or otherwise alter the existing contents of the disk in any way.
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# Stop the StableBit DrivePool system service. We'll be shuffling some folders around now under the covers.
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#* This will create a hidden "PoolPart.xxxx" folder on each disk.
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# Next, create all the necessary directories on the pool using the Dashboard and set their duplication level.
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#:You'd want to mimic the old WHS v1 shared folders.
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#: Such as "X:\ServerFolders\Documents", "X:\ServerFolders\Music", "X:\ServerFolders\Pictures", "X:\ServerFolders\Software", and "X:\ServerFolders\Videos",
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#:* Where "X:\" is the letter of the DrivePool disk.
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# Stop the StableBit DrivePool system service.
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#* 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.
 
#Expose hidden folders in your file manager of choice (Windows Explorer, or Total Commander, etc...).
 
#Expose hidden folders in your file manager of choice (Windows Explorer, or Total Commander, etc...).
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#Go through each of the old WHS v1 drives and manually move the folders from "/DE/shares/..." to "/PoolPart.(Something)/ServerFolders/..."<br /><br />The "..." would be the folder name. So if you had a "Videos" folder, you would move it from  "/DE/shares/Videos" to "/PoolPart.(Something)/ServerFolders/Videos".<br /><br />Basically, on each drive, find the WHS v1 folder with your old data on it and simply move it into the correct DrivePool folder . Since you're simply moving a folder on the same volume, it should be a very quick process.<br /><br />You would need to do this for each of your old drives.<br /><br />WHS v1 and DrivePool both store data in NTFS files, so just  moving from their pool into our pool works.<br /><br />'''Never delete anything''', just move!<br /><br />After you move all the folders you should see all of your files on the pool drive.
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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.
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# Reset the DrivePool metadata by deleting everything in:<br />C:\ProgramData\StableBitDrivePool\Service\Store
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#On each of the WHSv1 drives, there will be a hidden "DE" folder. Before doing thing else, reset the permissions on the folders.
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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 child entries" option, and hit OK.
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#*In Security->Advanced, Add full privileges to "Administrators", and again, "replace child entries", and OK
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#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.
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#*For example, find the "G:\DE\shares\Videos" folder, and move the "Videos" folder to "G:\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders".
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#*:After doing this, you should have a "G:\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders\Videos" folder. And you may notice that it immediately shows up in the pool.
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#*Do this for all of the folders in the "\DE\Shares" folder, and then do this for each disk of the old WHSv1 Drive Extender Pool.
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#*Once you've done this, you should see all of your content in the "X:\ServerFolders\" directory.
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#Reset StableBit DrivePools' settings store by doing this:
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#*For Version 1.X: [[StableBit_DrivePool_Q2299585]]
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#*For Version 2.X: [[StableBit_DrivePool_Q2299585B]]
 
# Start the StableBit DrivePool service.
 
# Start the StableBit DrivePool service.
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#*This will verify the duplication integrity of the pool and re-measure all the files.
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#Open the Dashboard and apply new folder permissions for each of the shared folders.
  
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This will verify the duplication integrity of the pool and re-measure all the files.
 
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Now open the Dashboard and apply new folder permissions for each of the shared folders.
 
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Since your old permissions will be invalid, you might have to re-populate the permissions for all the files in each shared folder.
 
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You can do this from Windows Explorer. Right click on folder, properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> Change Permission -> Check "Replace all child permissions ..." -> apply.
 
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This might take a while.
 
 
You're done.
 
You're done.

Revision as of 01:40, 11 February 2014

Migrate your WHS v1 data over to WHS 2011 with DrivePool.

When to Use

If you have a lot of data in WHS v1 and you don't want to spend the time copying it over to a new serve. You can use this procedure to move the files directly onto the pool.

This is an advanced procedure. Only proceed if you fully understand every step below.

Please have backups of all your data.

If you are not sure about this and still wish to do this, then please contact Support for help

Steps

  1. Disconnect all the WHS v1 drives from the old machine.
  2. Connect them to the new WHS 2011 machine.
  3. Boot WHS 2011 and log in as Administrator using remote desktop (Follow: Q7200705).
  4. 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 create a hidden "PoolPart.xxxx" folder on each disk.
  5. Next, create all the necessary directories on the pool using the Dashboard and set their duplication level.
    You'd want to mimic the old WHS v1 shared folders.
    Such as "X:\ServerFolders\Documents", "X:\ServerFolders\Music", "X:\ServerFolders\Pictures", "X:\ServerFolders\Software", and "X:\ServerFolders\Videos",
    • Where "X:\" is the letter of the DrivePool disk.
  6. 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.
  7. Expose hidden folders in your file manager of choice (Windows Explorer, or Total Commander, etc...).
  8. On each of the WHSv1 drives, there will be a hidden "DE" folder. Before doing thing 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 child entries" option, and hit OK.
    • In Security->Advanced, Add full privileges to "Administrators", and again, "replace child entries", and OK
  9. 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".
      After doing this, you should have a "G:\PoolPart.xxxx\ServerFolders\Videos" folder. And you may notice that it immediately shows up in the pool.
    • Do this for all of the folders in the "\DE\Shares" folder, and then do this for each disk of the old WHSv1 Drive Extender Pool.
    • Once you've done this, you should see all of your content in the "X:\ServerFolders\" directory.
  10. Reset StableBit DrivePools' settings store by doing this:
  11. Start the StableBit DrivePool service.
    • This will verify the duplication integrity of the pool and re-measure all the files.
  12. Open the Dashboard and apply new folder permissions for each of the shared folders.

You're done.

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