I've been putting off upgrading my WHS V1 server that I've been running since the day it came out for quite some time now. I currently run it on on a random box purpose built for WHS. I fear it's rapidly approaching the point at which I MUST upgrade or find an alternative.
I've browsed countless articles on how to upgrade and migrate, etc., but none of them are very clear of the options in a case like mine.
I have 17TB of data in 2 external enclosures. As I understand them, most migration options I've found to non-DriveExtender OS's (WHS 2011, etc) require I build a 2nd array of drives, create a RAID, and then move my data over. With this much data, that's not really an option for me. (I never have had a problem so many have had with DE, and I move and use a TON of data. Sad to see it go.) JBOD seems to be an options, but I do like the redundancy a real raid provides, or folder duplication in WHS.
I also use MyMovies a ton, so I'd prefer to stick with WHS 2011 just so I can continue to enjoy it's features, but I'm also open to alternatives.
I also add about a TB of data every 6-9 mos. So expand ability is critical.
I don't really care about any of the backup stuff in WHS, and frankly have never used it. I don't need to back up my various PCs and just store all my critical data on redundant folders on the server.
Can anyone make any suggestions that I might have missed? Thanks in advance!
I've browsed countless articles on how to upgrade and migrate, etc., but none of them are very clear of the options in a case like mine.
I have 17TB of data in 2 external enclosures. As I understand them, most migration options I've found to non-DriveExtender OS's (WHS 2011, etc) require I build a 2nd array of drives, create a RAID, and then move my data over. With this much data, that's not really an option for me. (I never have had a problem so many have had with DE, and I move and use a TON of data. Sad to see it go.) JBOD seems to be an options, but I do like the redundancy a real raid provides, or folder duplication in WHS.
I also use MyMovies a ton, so I'd prefer to stick with WHS 2011 just so I can continue to enjoy it's features, but I'm also open to alternatives.
I also add about a TB of data every 6-9 mos. So expand ability is critical.
I don't really care about any of the backup stuff in WHS, and frankly have never used it. I don't need to back up my various PCs and just store all my critical data on redundant folders on the server.
Can anyone make any suggestions that I might have missed? Thanks in advance!