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Running unRAID drives in Windows
NAS:
I have a need to bring data made on a windows box and insert them into my unRAID array.
I am wondering if the following are possible:
1. Format a disk in windows (using the various GPL RFS drivers about), insert data into it and then have unRAID recognise it
or
2. Format a drive in unRAID and insert it into a windows box
The drive would be connectd to windows using USB or eSATA
Making the windows box linux is not an option. Running Vmware or the like is possible but as a last resort as its not the best of boxes.
Any ideas?
WeeboTech:
Insert data into unRAID temporarily via manual mount or be brought into the parity protected array?
In any case I would probably format the disk in linux and then mount it in Windows.
Joe L.:
--- Quote from: NAS on March 20, 2009, 12:11:24 PM ---I have a need to bring data made on a windows box and insert them into my unRAID array.
I am wondering if the following are possible:
1. Format a disk in windows (using the various GPL RFS drivers about), insert data into it and then have unRAID recognise it
or
2. Format a drive in unRAID and insert it into a windows box
The drive would be connectd to windows using USB or eSATA
Making the windows box linux is not an option. Running Vmware or the like is possible but as a last resort as its not the best of boxes.
Any ideas?
--- End quote ---
unRAID will recognize an NTFS drive. You will need to type a few commands to mount it to get to the files, but it is actually pretty easy if you use unMENU as it can handle the process with a few key-clicks.
In fact, one user put unmenu on a USB spare flash drive along with the nornal unRAID stuff and then used it to boot his old PC. He then mounted and shared all the NTFS drives on his LAN. (he did it to proove his old motherboard was compatible, but it did something like you are asking.)
http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=UnMENU_screen_shots#Evaluate_Hardware
Other points,
As far as I know, there is no read/write driver for windows for reiserfs. There is a read-only driver. In an emergency, you can read all your files, but you cannot write to it directly from a windows box. (interestingly enough I can't remember anybody needing to do this... but it is possible)
VMware will not help... unless you are booting up a linux version... and you could as easily boot off of the USB port on the older PC.
I've often plugged an NTFS formatted drive in an external USB enclosure onto my unRAID server. It works just fine.
The wiki" has some commands if you want to type them in,
http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mounting_an_external_USB_drive_having_an_existing_NTFS_file_system_in_READ/WRITE_mode_to_transport_files_from/to_unRaid_server
or, as I said, use unMENU.
http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=UnRAID_Add_Ons#UnMENU
Here you can see an NTFS drive plugged in via USB in my array.
http://i35.tinypic.com/1o87xw.jpg
bubbaQ:
You need to add option #3 ... format it NTFS in Windows, then move the drive to unRAID and copy. That's what I'd do.
Of course, if you already have this data in Windows, why not take that drive, install it in unRAID, and copy, then move it back to the Windows box?
bjp999:
How much data are you talking about. Why not just copy it over the net?
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