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    I am anxious to upgrade my current WHS v1 server to 2011. Since there is no in place upgrade path, my plan was to format the internal drive and install WHS 2011 on it. My main question is as follows:

    Currently all of my data resides on a Drobo that is connected to the WHS server via USB. This is where the media, users, and the other pre defined folder data lives. Is it as simple as disconnecting the Drobo, running my WHS 2011 installation, plugging the Drobo back in and all the data will once again be available? I wasn't sure if there would be anything else to do after that but I thought I would ask before moving ahead. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks.

    Nelson

    Friday, July 22, 2011 6:07 AM

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    Hi,

    no it is not as simple. The data structures of WHS 2011 are totally different to WHS v. 1, no Drive Extender, no User shares.

    You will find the data on the old server disks as described in the FAQ How to recover data after server failure, so be aware, that some of it may also reside on the system disk in drive D:.

    From the locations given (DE\shares folders on the various drives) you can copy the files to the new shares, assuming the internal disk has enough space. Since an upgrade is anyway no supported option, why dont you get yourself a 2 TB disk as new system drive?

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf


    • Proposed as answer by Phil Harrison Friday, July 22, 2011 6:50 AM
    • Marked as answer by Nelson Saenz Friday, July 22, 2011 7:01 AM
    Friday, July 22, 2011 6:34 AM

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    Hi,

    no it is not as simple. The data structures of WHS 2011 are totally different to WHS v. 1, no Drive Extender, no User shares.

    You will find the data on the old server disks as described in the FAQ How to recover data after server failure, so be aware, that some of it may also reside on the system disk in drive D:.

    From the locations given (DE\shares folders on the various drives) you can copy the files to the new shares, assuming the internal disk has enough space. Since an upgrade is anyway no supported option, why dont you get yourself a 2 TB disk as new system drive?

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf


    • Proposed as answer by Phil Harrison Friday, July 22, 2011 6:50 AM
    • Marked as answer by Nelson Saenz Friday, July 22, 2011 7:01 AM
    Friday, July 22, 2011 6:34 AM
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    Thanks Olaf for the quick reply and for verifying what I had suspected. I should be able to find a separate server for the installation and a spare Drobo to set up and then transfer everything over to. At least I know it's not as easy as I first thought it to be.

    Nelson

    Friday, July 22, 2011 6:45 AM