StableBit DrivePool for Windows Home Server 2011 Beta 1.0.2.6716 released

There has been another beta build from CoveCube! StableBit DrivePool development marches on – now its version 1.0.2.6716.

Here is how CoveCube describes this application:

• Combine all your hard drives into one big storage pool (except the system drive with the OS).
• Add and remove drives from the pool at any time without re-partitioning or manually moving folders.
• Create duplicated folders on the storage drive pool that are protected against single drive failure. If a drive fails on which a duplicated file was stored, the contents of that file will remain readable even without the drive.
• All your data is stored in standard NTFS files. You can always access your files even if the Windows Home Server completely crashes or this add-in can’t be used.

This beta version’s change log:

1.2.0.6716

Do not shift the balancing markers around on the UI, while balancing.

* Fixed excessive re-measuring on reboot.

* Added a new balancer type for equalizing disk space usage on volumes that are located on the same physical disk.

* File mover is now capable of re-balancing individual pool parts on the same storage unit.

* Implemented pool part equalization calls into balancer framework.

* Fixed Duplication Space Optimizer / Duplication Obstruction balancer formula. Was moving too much data.

* Fixed perpetual balancing when pool has files with sizes < 128 B.

* Re-enable background I/O in new pool balancer.

* Added limit markers on the DrivePool -> Disks tab. Indicates real-time file placement limits.

* Do not allow balancers to request a duplicated file move unless we have more than 2 storage units.

* When requesting to move all files, attempt to move unprotected files first in order to satisfy the move quota, since this is simpler.

* Updated the file mover to be more persistent when building the duplicated file move model. In particular, when emptying a storage unit completely.