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    I currently have 3 hd in the server. 120gb, 80gb, and 1tb. WHS is installed on the 120gb. I want to take out the 80gb and replace it with a 500gb or 1tb drive. What is the correct way to do this. Do I remove the 80gb drive then install the new drive? When I remove the drive will the data be written to the other drives? Of do I just remove the 80gb drive and backup all the computers again when the new drive is installed.

    Thanks in advance,
    Marion
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:08 AM

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    It will write all the data from the old drive in the removal process to the existing drive and keep all of your backups intact. Just make sure that you wait until it has completely balanced the storage before removing the drive.

    Good luck,

    Steve
    • Marked as answer by gb_photo_guy Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:56 PM
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:14 PM
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    If you have space in the case, you should reverse the order: install the new drive, add it to the storage pool, remove the old drive, power down and physically remove the old drive. It's unlikely but possible (if server storage is very close to full) that you'll see errors when you try to remove the old drive first...
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:47 PM
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    Go to the WHS console, select Server Storage, find the drive you want to remove, highlight it and either right click and select remove or select remove from the menu bar at the top. Once the drive has been removed (this may take a while) and is no longer in the list of storage hard drives, power down and physically remove the drive.

    Install the new drive and go back into WHS console, select Server Storage and add the new drive to the system.

    I hope that helps.

    Steve
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:54 AM
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    Hi Steve,

    That does help. I assumed that was the procedure but I wasn't sure that when I remove the drive if it will write that infomation to the other drive or drives. Or will I lose some backups and have to backup all the computers from the start.
    Marion
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:37 AM
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    It will write all the data from the old drive in the removal process to the existing drive and keep all of your backups intact. Just make sure that you wait until it has completely balanced the storage before removing the drive.

    Good luck,

    Steve
    • Marked as answer by gb_photo_guy Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:56 PM
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:14 PM
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    If you have space in the case, you should reverse the order: install the new drive, add it to the storage pool, remove the old drive, power down and physically remove the old drive. It's unlikely but possible (if server storage is very close to full) that you'll see errors when you try to remove the old drive first...
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:47 PM
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    Thanks Ken and Steve. I have plenty of room on the other drives but tight on space so I will have to remove the drive and replace with the bigger drive.

    Thanks again,
    Marion
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:55 PM