Hi
I've just been migrating data to my new Storage Space on Windows 8. I had to do this in stages because I had a limited number of disks available to me. I had 2x 2TB disks in a nas box, and wanted to move them to a new server, and also added 2 more 2TB disks. Due to the nas being quite full, I started with a 4-disk pool consisting of 2x 2TB and 2x 500GB disks, and made a parity space.
My process was as follows:
The space is thinly provisioned at 4.85 TB which is what the GUI defaults to when I create a new parity space using all 4 disks. (I don't actually create the additional storage space). This is also what I calculated it to be (1.81*4*2/3).
Now the end result is very uneven disk usage and a low capacity warning, despite having what I think is about 57% total utilisation!
Here is a link to a screenshot of the space's setup:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60412649/20131010212940939.png
1) Can someone please help me figure out why it thinks there is low capacity?
2) How can I rebalance/redistribute the data evenly over the 4 disks?
Many thanks in advance!
I've just been migrating data to my new Storage Space on Windows 8. I had to do this in stages because I had a limited number of disks available to me. I had 2x 2TB disks in a nas box, and wanted to move them to a new server, and also added 2 more 2TB disks. Due to the nas being quite full, I started with a 4-disk pool consisting of 2x 2TB and 2x 500GB disks, and made a parity space.
My process was as follows:
- Create parity space with the 2x 2TB and 2x 500GB disks
- Copy all data from one of the disks in the nas to the space.
- Remove 1x 500GB disk
- Allow the space to repair
- Add 1x 2TB disk from the nas into the pool
- Copy the contents of the other nas disk to the space
- Remove the 500GB and add the 2TB
- Allow space to repair
The space is thinly provisioned at 4.85 TB which is what the GUI defaults to when I create a new parity space using all 4 disks. (I don't actually create the additional storage space). This is also what I calculated it to be (1.81*4*2/3).
Now the end result is very uneven disk usage and a low capacity warning, despite having what I think is about 57% total utilisation!
Here is a link to a screenshot of the space's setup:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60412649/20131010212940939.png
1) Can someone please help me figure out why it thinks there is low capacity?
2) How can I rebalance/redistribute the data evenly over the 4 disks?
Many thanks in advance!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8