Home Server 2008 Disk Balancing

[Guest DevlshOne]

Isn't the whole point of disk balancing so that files are spread equally

over all of the disk array? I have (2) 750GB and (2) 320GB HDDs in my server

and only one of the 320GB drives is filling up. This makes for horrible

access times and makes me vulnerable to data loss if that single drive

crashes!!

Does anyone know if there is a fix?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Home Server 2008 Disk Balancing

 

Hello DevlshOne,

 

If you setup a mirrored RAID correctly, you will see one disk with 320GB.

To see data on both mirrors i think you have to boot with a BartPE or similar

to access the single disks.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Isn't the whole point of disk balancing so that files are spread

> equally

> over all of the disk array? I have (2) 750GB and (2) 320GB HDDs in my

> server

> and only one of the 320GB drives is filling up. This makes for

> horrible

> access times and makes me vulnerable to data loss if that single drive

> crashes!!

> Does anyone know if there is a fix?

[Guest DevlshOne]

Re: Home Server 2008 Disk Balancing

 

I have all of the disks as individual units, not RAID'd. Shouldn't the "DISK

BALANCING" built in to WHS be doing something?

 

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

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> Hello DevlshOne,

>

> If you setup a mirrored RAID correctly, you will see one disk with 320GB.

> To see data on both mirrors i think you have to boot with a BartPE or

> similar to access the single disks.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>> Isn't the whole point of disk balancing so that files are spread

>> equally

>> over all of the disk array? I have (2) 750GB and (2) 320GB HDDs in my

>> server

>> and only one of the 320GB drives is filling up. This makes for

>> horrible

>> access times and makes me vulnerable to data loss if that single drive

>> crashes!!

>> Does anyone know if there is a fix?

>

>

[Guest Kerry Brown]

Re: Home Server 2008 Disk Balancing

 

"DevlshOne" <devlshone@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Isn't the whole point of disk balancing so that files are spread equally

> over all of the disk array? I have (2) 750GB and (2) 320GB HDDs in my

> server and only one of the 320GB drives is filling up. This makes for

> horrible access times and makes me vulnerable to data loss if that single

> drive crashes!!

> Does anyone know if there is a fix?

 

 

If you're talking about Windows Home Server it's based on Server 2003 not

2008. The best place to ask questions about it is here:

 

http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/default.aspx?SiteID=50

 

I don't know how the disk balancing works in WHS. It's very different from

any other redundancy systems I've used. I'm sure someone in the forum will

be able to answer your questions.

 

--

Kerry Brown

MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Home Server 2008 Disk Balancing

 

Hello DevlshOne,

 

With the 2008 i thought you meant not Home server 2003. But have a look on

this one, maybe it helps:

http://blogs.msdn.com/chrisgray/archive/2008/07/04/a-brief-description-of-the-balancing-algorithms-used-in-power-pack-1-s-drive-extender.aspx

 

For other problems use the link from Kerry Brown.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have all of the disks as individual units, not RAID'd. Shouldn't the

> "DISK BALANCING" built in to WHS be doing something?

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb66a55028cac2370977e431@msnews.microsoft.com...

>

>> Hello DevlshOne,

>>

>> If you setup a mirrored RAID correctly, you will see one disk with

>> 320GB. To see data on both mirrors i think you have to boot with a

>> BartPE or similar to access the single disks.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> Isn't the whole point of disk balancing so that files are spread

>>> equally

>>> over all of the disk array? I have (2) 750GB and (2) 320GB HDDs in

>>> my

>>> server

>>> and only one of the 320GB drives is filling up. This makes for

>>> horrible

>>> access times and makes me vulnerable to data loss if that single

>>> drive

>>> crashes!!

>>> Does anyone know if there is a fix?