I have an ACER EasyStore H340 which came with a Western Digital WD10EAVS SATA hard drive ( 1 Tb, 8 Mb cache) , running WHS Power Pack 3.
Several questions:
1. How can I setup a RAID 1 array, considering all my pictures are already stored in the drive? a. Do I just install an extra 1 TB drive? b. I guess WHS will format the new drive, but, will it create the array, and transfer the data from the original hard drive?
2. Somewhere I read that you cannot create a RAID 1 array unless you have 4 drives in the ACER EasyStore H340, is this true? a. If so, will I be able to create the array keeping the data I already have in the original hard drive? .....OR..... b. Will I have to buy 4 extra drives and then, after creating the array, transfer the data from the original hard drive?
3. Do all hard drive have to be IDENTICAL (including cache size??)
Thanks
Luis
Changed typeLuis UrbinaSaturday, February 13, 2010 7:40 PM
Changed typeLuis UrbinaSaturday, February 13, 2010 7:42 PM
RAID 1 on Windows Home Server isn't a supported option. With 2 Discs in Windows Home Server you can do something better than RAID 1 and that is to turn on Duplication.
1. First you need to install your drive. You should consult your manual on how to remove the drive tray, physically fit the drive and then put the drive tray back in. You should check if the server should be powered off or not (I know with the HP's you can leave them powered on and I'm pretty sure the acers support hot swap but I'm not 100% sure).
Then in the Windows Home Server you need to go to the "Server Storage" tab select the newly added drive (it is not the system drive - it's the other one) - right click on it and select add, then select add to storage pool. Wait for it to be added.
In the Windows Home Server Console go to the "Shared Folders" tab - then double click (or right click and select properties) on the folder you want to have Duplicated and check the "Enable Folder Duplication" - there you go.
2. You've read rubbish. a) Windows Home Server will retain the data on the original drive and make a copy on the new drive for all data under the folders you've set to duplicate.
3. Any drives you add to your home server do not need to be identical - you can use different sizes and from different manufacturers so you can buy the drive that is most cost effective when you need it.
Windows Home Server doesn't use RAID of any level. Just install the drive physically, then add it to the storage pool in the console, and set what shares you like to enable duplication.I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
Proposed as answer byKen WarrenModeratorSaturday, February 13, 2010 10:01 PM
RAID 1 on Windows Home Server isn't a supported option. With 2 Discs in Windows Home Server you can do something better than RAID 1 and that is to turn on Duplication.
1. First you need to install your drive. You should consult your manual on how to remove the drive tray, physically fit the drive and then put the drive tray back in. You should check if the server should be powered off or not (I know with the HP's you can leave them powered on and I'm pretty sure the acers support hot swap but I'm not 100% sure).
Then in the Windows Home Server you need to go to the "Server Storage" tab select the newly added drive (it is not the system drive - it's the other one) - right click on it and select add, then select add to storage pool. Wait for it to be added.
In the Windows Home Server Console go to the "Shared Folders" tab - then double click (or right click and select properties) on the folder you want to have Duplicated and check the "Enable Folder Duplication" - there you go.
2. You've read rubbish. a) Windows Home Server will retain the data on the original drive and make a copy on the new drive for all data under the folders you've set to duplicate.
3. Any drives you add to your home server do not need to be identical - you can use different sizes and from different manufacturers so you can buy the drive that is most cost effective when you need it.
