AllToga Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I was wondering if we should start a WHS basics category, or maybe a wiki style reference guide. I was thinking that it could contain content that we learn about WHS, that's not always published or well known. For example: 1. When copying data to the pool (of more than 2 drives), WHS DE will put the data on the drive with the LEAST amount of free space, until it reaches it's full limit. 2. DE considers a drive to be full between 10 and 15 gb free. 3. When removing a drive, the WHS will not be accessible for the duration of the removal process. A 1tb drive can take between 12-36 hours to remove (I haven't verified #3, but was using it as an example) Also the category could be split into WHS V1 and WHS Vail, so they can be compared. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 In the near future we will be showcasing a beginners section to WHS. I have a writer lined up that is skilled in this area and we have a few posts from other folks on this but if anyone wants to jump in let me know. It will be on the blog and not the forum though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzerjay Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I couldn't agree more. Not sure if Dave wants to add a wiki and all that comes with maintaining such a piece. I can confirm #3. Removing a 1TB drive from my 485 took around 5-6 hours and that was on a 94-95% full drive. There was nearly a revolt from the family during this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllToga Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 I couldn't agree more. Not sure if Dave wants to add a wiki and all that comes with maintaining such a piece. I can confirm #3. Removing a 1TB drive from my 485 took around 5-6 hours and that was on a 94-95% full drive. There was nearly a revolt from the family during this time. So removing a drive blocks all traffic to the WHS? That's what I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcdoc Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 As always, the BYOB guys would be glad to help. This kind of feedback is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllToga Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 It's the little things that need a home to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllToga Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 In the near future we will be showcasing a beginners section to WHS. I have a writer lined up that is skilled in this area and we have a few posts from other folks on this but if anyone wants to jump in let me know. It will be on the blog and not the forum though. I just hope the blog post can evolve and improve over time. I also understand that the forum isn't the best "forum" for this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticgeek Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Yep! This is a great idea. I think a lot of people might be a hesitant to have a "Server" in their home. But if we can make a WHS 101 column like we discussed in Ustream, hopefully it would alleviate peoples fear of having a server. Dave and I have been discussing it and hopefully we can start it up in the near future here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hewisond Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I was wondering if we should start a WHS basics category, or maybe a wiki style reference guide. I was thinking that it could contain content that we learn about WHS, that's not always published or well known. For example: 1. When copying data to the pool (of more than 2 drives), WHS DE will put the data on the drive with the LEAST amount of free space, until it reaches it's full limit. 2. DE considers a drive to be full between 10 and 15 gb free. 3. When removing a drive, the WHS will not be accessible for the duration of the removal process. A 1tb drive can take between 12-36 hours to remove (I haven't verified #3, but was using it as an example) Also the category could be split into WHS V1 and WHS Vail, so they can be compared. Just a thought. Yep - for a 1TB drive, my system takes about 13 hours. Even longer if you watch the progress bar. I don't recommend that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllToga Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 I also just confirmed that when WHS duplicates data, it looks for the drive with the most free space. This means that as a drive becomes full, it may no longer be the most full, so the duplication will switch to a different drive. This also will fill up the empty drives equally (space remaining). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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