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Are the SSDs set up as cache devices?
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No I have nvme cache drives. &nbsp;A 2 column performance tier (the ones I want to replace) and a capacity tier
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No I have nvme cache drives.  A 2 column performance tier (the ones I want to replace) and a capacity tier

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It's best to leave S2D manage column counts when creating the Virtual Disk.<br />
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Are you able to add in the new storage without disturbing the current storage layout?<br />
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It's best to leave S2D manage column counts when creating the Virtual Disk.

Are you able to add in the new storage without disturbing the current storage layout?

EDIT: https://storagespacesdirect.slack.com [https://storagespacesdirect.slack.com] <-- I suggest joining.

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I have an old SOFS that i am going to use to temporarily host the data over the weekend and i will delete and rebuild the storage pool with the new SSDs.<br />
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I normally let S2D manage the column count. If i had 3x servers with 30 HDDs each should i expect to see S2D deploy 10 or 30 columns? i Would normally think it should be 30, but does it require 3x 10 columns on each server to replicate the data from the other 2 CSVs if i have 1 CSV per server?
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I have an old SOFS that i am going to use to temporarily host the data over the weekend and i will delete and rebuild the storage pool with the new SSDs.

I normally let S2D manage the column count. If i had 3x servers with 30 HDDs each should i expect to see S2D deploy 10 or 30 columns? i Would normally think it should be 30, but does it require 3x 10 columns on each server to replicate the data from the other 2 CSVs if i have 1 CSV per server?

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Hi, i have a 3 server S2D setup that i want to add new SSDs to.<br />
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Currently i have a storage pool with 10 HDDs and 2 400GB SSDs on each server. I have 1 volume using 50% capacity of both.<br />
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I want to add 3 new SSDs into each server that are 1.6TB each and create a new volume that uses 33% of HDD and new SSD storage. &nbsp; Once i have then migrated the data off the existing volume i will delete it and create 2 more using roughly 33% each.<br />
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Is it possible to do this? Any help is appreciated!
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Hi, i have a 3 server S2D setup that i want to add new SSDs to.

Currently i have a storage pool with 10 HDDs and 2 400GB SSDs on each server. I have 1 volume using 50% capacity of both.

I want to add 3 new SSDs into each server that are 1.6TB each and create a new volume that uses 33% of HDD and new SSD storage.   Once i have then migrated the data off the existing volume i will delete it and create 2 more using roughly 33% each.

Is it possible to do this? Any help is appreciated!

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