I've been using a HP dc7600 motherboard in a generic case running WHS 2011 as my "server" for a while now. I have been very happy with this set up, but the equipment is getting a bit old. I've already upgraded most of the other PC's in the house, so it's probably time to work on upgrading this server hardware. I've put it off because everything has been working good. But it's gonna be better to be a bit proactive and get something newer set up on my own schedule instead of being with out a server (and all my files, etc) for a couple of weeks while I get parts, build a new machine, configure the OS, etc.
I'm at a point now where I think that I've got most of the parts that I'd need, so I've started the upgrade!!! I have a Lenovo m700 PC and a Cooler Master case sitting around. So I figured, why not combine them for this upgrade!!! The Lenovo board will be newer / better / faster and the Cooler Master case will allow me to fit more HD's inside. Over the weekend, I got the Lenovo board wired up in the Cooler Master case and WHS 2011 installed. I also got most of the WHS Windows Updates taken care of and Lenovo drivers updated. So I'm at the point now of moving the 3 2TB drives over to the new server.
Initially I thought that I would be able to just move the 2TB drives over to the new server (giving them the same drive letters that they had in the old server) and then set up the folders as shared folders. But, when I did the OS install, the only drive in the server was the SSD for the OS and WHS 2011 created the standard "documents, pictures, videos, music" shared folders on the OS drive. So when I connect the 3 2TB drives there are already going to be those same "documents, pictures, videos, music" shared folders on the server.
The first time setting up WHS 2011 I only had my media on a 1TB drive on my desktop PC. So I just moved the folders that WHS created from the C drive over to the 2TB drives when I added them. But now I'll be adding drives with existing data on them. I'm sure that I'm overthinking this and there is a simple process for this. But before I start removing folders and adding TB drives, I figured that I'd reach out for a bit of assistance with adding these drives into the new server.
Thanks in advance.
I'm at a point now where I think that I've got most of the parts that I'd need, so I've started the upgrade!!! I have a Lenovo m700 PC and a Cooler Master case sitting around. So I figured, why not combine them for this upgrade!!! The Lenovo board will be newer / better / faster and the Cooler Master case will allow me to fit more HD's inside. Over the weekend, I got the Lenovo board wired up in the Cooler Master case and WHS 2011 installed. I also got most of the WHS Windows Updates taken care of and Lenovo drivers updated. So I'm at the point now of moving the 3 2TB drives over to the new server.
Initially I thought that I would be able to just move the 2TB drives over to the new server (giving them the same drive letters that they had in the old server) and then set up the folders as shared folders. But, when I did the OS install, the only drive in the server was the SSD for the OS and WHS 2011 created the standard "documents, pictures, videos, music" shared folders on the OS drive. So when I connect the 3 2TB drives there are already going to be those same "documents, pictures, videos, music" shared folders on the server.
The first time setting up WHS 2011 I only had my media on a 1TB drive on my desktop PC. So I just moved the folders that WHS created from the C drive over to the 2TB drives when I added them. But now I'll be adding drives with existing data on them. I'm sure that I'm overthinking this and there is a simple process for this. But before I start removing folders and adding TB drives, I figured that I'd reach out for a bit of assistance with adding these drives into the new server.
Thanks in advance.