Drive Extender Replacements for your Server on Home Server Show 216




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Summary: I've got a full house for you on this episode.  These guys are here to tell you about their own experiences with the different Drive Extender products that are on the market today.  I'm talking about StableBit DrivePool, DriveBender, and Storage Spaces.  We are not comparing anything to RAID on this one.  It's just about the products.  It's a great show and I hope you like it.  My thanks to my guests for joining.  Check out the YouTube of this episode for all screen shots.  http://youtube.com/homeservershow John Stutsman - @johnstutsman Matt Sawyer - @dojonorthllc John Zajdler - @Dieharder Jim Collison - @jcollison. Follow Dave, @homeservershow. Show Sponsor – Sign up for Amazon Prime (http://www.amazon.com/gp/prime?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0) if you are an Amazon shopper.  http://homeservershow.com/amazon (http://homeservershow.com/amazon) Shop in the Microsoft Store (http://microsoftstore.com) here! The YouTube of this episode is live on my channel:  http://youtube.com/homeservershow Dojo North Software - WindowSMART 2013 Google Reader Going where? http://support.google.com/reader/answer/3028851 (http://support.google.com/reader/answer/3028851) Try theoldreader.com via Jose Ortiz Also, newsblur.com ADATA AE400 via NewEgg.com  DashDrive Air AE400 Black 5000 mAh Wireless Storage Reader and Power Bank AAE400-CBKSV   John Stutsman's notes on StableBit http://stablebit.com/Scanner/Features (http://stablebit.com/Scanner/Features) Manual for WHS-V1 StableBit Scanner (http://stablebit.com/Support/Scanner/Manual) When I got WHS-2011 up and running on my MicroServer in June 2012 I tried Stablebit Scanner and DrivePool on the trial basis  -- liked it and have stuck with it ever since. WHS-2011 StableBit Scanner Overview (http://stablebit.com/Scanner/Overview) Features (http://stablebit.com/Scanner/Features) Manual for StableBit Scanner Version 1.0 (http://stablebit.com/Support/Scanner/Manual) QuickStart (http://stablebit.com/Support/Scanner/Manual/QuickStart) Manual for StableBit Scanner Version 2.X available at a later time StableBit DrivePool Overview (http://stablebit.com/DrivePool/Overview) Features (http://stablebit.com/DrivePool/Features) Manual for StableBit DrivePool (http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/Manual) QuickStart (http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/Manual/QuickStart) Installing Windows Home Server 2011 on a SSD in a HP MicroServer N40L (http://homeservershow.com/installing-windows-home-server-2011-on-a-ssd-in-a-hp-microserver-n40l.html) How I Re-Installing the OS Drive then restoring the existing DrivePool in WHS-2011 (http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2521-possible-to-clone-system-drive-in-whs-2011/#entry50819) The StableBit Manual instructions for Re-Installing the OS Drive and Restoring the Pool (http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/Manual/ReinstallOs) Peace of Mind -- know I can recover data off of individual drives  in event of total system failure Set it and forget it -- started out with everything pretty much on defaults with no issue Easy to Update Like how DrivePool and Scanner are working together more with new versions (more intergration) Trouble free since June 2011 Manual has a good section on Backup http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/Manual/ServerBackupPool (http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/Manual/ServerBackupPool) I do use Server backup for critical folders (even though they are duplicated)  I use the method in http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4427.faq-for-windows-home-and-sbs-backup.aspx (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4427.faq-for-windows-home-and-sbs-backup.aspx) to enable me to backup from Vol’s bigger than 2TB the manual section on Folder Duplication has an interesting writeup on  Read Striping for duplicated folders http://stablebit.com/Support/DrivePool/Manual/FolderDuplication