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<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .8em 1em; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 0px 1em;">'''NEW:''' [https://github.com/gboudreau/= What is Greyhole/wiki/MigrateFromWHS Widows Home Server Drive Extender Migration Guide] '''NEW:''' [[Greyhole troubleshooting]] guide</div>==
== What [http://www.greyhole.net/ Greyhole] is Amahi's [[Storage pooling]] technology of choice. Storage Pooling combines the space of multiple disk drives and makes them look as if they were all part of a single pool of disk space. Greyhole was designed independently of Amahi, however, with feedback and great work, the Greyhole ==team made it suitable for integration with Amahi.
[http://www.greyhole.net/ Greyhole] is Amahi's [[Storage pooling]] technology. Storage Pooling combines the space of multiple disk drives and makes them look as if they were all part of a single pool of disk space.
Specifically, Greyhole:
* Combines the space from multiple drives into a single volume
* Distributes files across all drives in the pool
* Creates multiple copies of files in admin-specified shares
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Recommend you consult [https://github.com/gboudreau/Greyhole/wiki/WhatNotToPutInGreyholeShares what not to put in Greyhole shares] as a precaution when determining which shares to select.
This feature is installed by default, but requires a few simple steps to begin utilizing the features. You can add additional drives to your hda HDA and prepare them for use in Greyhole by following [[Adding Adding_a_second_hard_drive_to_your_HDA|adding a second hard drive to your HDA|this tutorial]]guidance or use the Amahi [https://www. To add a drive to your Greyhole storage pool. Open your HDA dashboard and navigate to the Shares tabamahi. Then click on the Storage Pool suborg/apps/disk-category. You will see a page similar to the one belowwizard Disk Wizard] (Amahi 8 or greater).
== Important Warnings =={{Warning|<div style
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</u> change or delete files in the shared directories (''/var/hda/files/*'' by default) directly on the HDA, using the terminal, or the Gnome file browser, for the shares for which you checked the ''Uses pool'' option in the Amahi dashboard. If you want to work with files on Greyhole shares on the HDA, you should [[Mount Shares Locally]].<br/>
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You should be safe reading existing files directly, or adding new files directly, as long as don't care that your new files will only be moved into the storage pool during the next check, which runs automatically at midnight (or manually using ''greyhole --fsck''). Until then, your new files will be stored in your shared directories (normally ''/var/hda/files/share_name/'').
Also, touching anything inside the '''gh''' directories that Greyhole creates at the root of your partitions is a recipe for disaster. [[Greyhole not on root | We strongly discourage you from using the root partition in a drive pool]].</div><br/>}}
'''NOTE:''' All commands are executed as root user (Fedora) or preceded with sudo (Ubuntu).
== First things first Amahi 7 or greater ==Amahi application [https://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-ui Greyhole UI] provides this capability. Refer to the [[Greyhole_UI_App_Transition_Guide|Greyhole UI Application Transition guide]] for details on installation and configuration.
== Amahi 7 ==Options available for install and configuration'''NOTE:''' If you would still like to setup your Greyhole pool manually, please see [[Amahi_Create_Manual_Greyhole_Setup|Manual Greyhole Setup]].
* [[Amahi_7_Create_Manual_Greyhole_Setup|Greyhole Manual Configuration]] (no dashboard inegration)== Amahi 6 ==
* You need to go in the Settings tab, and select [https://www[Advanced_Settings|Enable Advanced Settings]].amahi Without Advanced Settings enabled, you won't see the following page and options.org/apps/greyhole-ui Greyhole UI] plugin (automated with dashboard integration)
=== <b><u>Storage Pool ===</u></b><br /> <!--[[File:Storage_Pool_1.png|600px]]-->Picture coming soon...
Select the drives you want available for your storage pool.
=== Greyhole <b><u>Share Options ===</u></b><br />
The next step is to select the share you want to replicate across the pool.
From the Shares tab, select the Shares sub-catagory. We chose the Pictures share for this tutorial.
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Check the option for "Uses pool" and choose the number of drives to replicate this share. In this instance we have chosen to use all drives available to the greyhole pool.
'''NOTE:''' Greyhole is not a backup solution. If a file is removed, all copies are removed.
== Amahi 6 Advanced Options ==
You need to go in the Settings tab, and enable [[Advanced_Settings|Enable Advanced Settings]]can further configure Greyhole by manually editing '''/var/hda/platform/html/config/greyhole. Without Advanced Settings enabled, you wonyml'''t see the following page and options.
=== Storage Pool ===[[File:Storage_Pool_1'''NOTE:''' Options duplicated in ''/etc/greyhole.conf will be overridden by grehole.yml.png|600px]]
Select To see what options are available, and what they do, refer to the drives you want available for your storage pool[https://github.com/gboudreau/Greyhole/blob/master/greyhole.example.conf sample greyhole.conf] provided with Greyhole.
=== Greyhole Options ===greyhole.yml is in in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML YAML] format. Most of it should be easy enough to modify. The only exception would be the sticky_files (and optional sticky_into) options.<br/>
The next step is to select the share you want to replicate across the pool.
From the Shares tab, select the Shares sub-catagory. We chose the Pictures share for this tutorial.
[[File:Greyhole_Options_1.png|600px]]
Check the option for "Uses pool" and choose the number of drives to replicate this share. In this instance we have chosen to use all drives available to the greyhole pool.
Note: Greyhole is not a backup solution. If a file is removed, all copies are removed.
== Greyhole Advanced Options ==
You can further configure Greyhole by manually editing '''/var/hda/platform/html/config/greyhole.yml'''.
To see what options are available, and what they do, refer to the [https://gist.github.com/1379102 sample greyhole.conf] provided with Greyhole.
greyhole.yml is in in YAML format. Most of it should be easy enough to modify. The only exception would be the sticky_files (and optional sticky_into) options.<br/>
Here's an example of how those should appear:
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For your changes to be effectiveOnce finished, it's important that you'll need check to force Amahi to regenerate see the greyhole.conf fileis properly formatted. You can To do so by editing a share, clicking itdo the following: cd /var/hda/platform/html/config echo 's path, and just clicking the Save button without actually changing the pathrequire "yaml"; YAML::load(File.open("greyhole.yml"))' | irb
== Copying data to shares If you do not see any errors, then your ready for the first time ==next step. Otherwise, ensure you correct the errors before proceeding.
When you start using GreyholeFor the changes to be effective, you might want will need to copy or move all your existing files into your new shares that use the storage pool.force Amahi to:
Note: This is not necessary if your files are already in Amahi shares. If they are there, and you enable the ''Uses pool'' option in the Amahi dashboard, the files will start getting moved around into the drives in your storage pool during the night (starting at midnight), when the nightly storage pool check starts.<u>Ubuntu</u><br/>The instructions below are for users who have more data to copy into :Regenerate the Greyhole shares than their currently free space in the /var/hda/files/ foldergreyhole. One way to do that is to mount the shares that use the Greyhole storage pool, either on the HDA itself, or on conf file by editing a client computer on your local networkshare, and copy your data from their existing location into the mounted shares.This can be time consuming, but clicking it is the safest way to use Greyhole. Another way to move your files from their current location into the storage pool is to share their current location using an Amahi share that ''Uses pool'', then let Greyhole's nightly check move the files from there into the pool. Here's a more detailed walkthrough for this method: # Setup the Greyhole Storage Pool in the Amahi dashboard, Shares > Storage Pool page.# Go in the Shares > Shares page. In there, make sure you have an existing share for each share you have data for. Create new ones if you need, remove the ones you don't need.# Edit the ''path'' of each of those shares, and enter the current location of your existing data. For example, the Movies share could have a path = ''/media/External Drive/Movies''# Enable the ''Uses pool'' option for each of your shares, and select the number of extra copies you'd like, if any.# Now, you either need to wait for Greyhole's nightly check to start, or you can start it manually from a terminal, as root, using this command: greyhole --fsck# Monitor /var/log/greyhole.log to see when the ''fsck'' operation is done.# Once ''fsck'' is done, your data has now been moved into the Greyhole storage pool (in the drives you selected in Shares > Storage Pool). All that should be left in the previous location of your data (''/media/External Drive/Movies'' from the previous example) should be symbolic links pointing to the new file copies. If the previous location is just empty directories (no symlinks), do not panic. This is normal if your previous location is an NTFS or FAT partition (drive).# Move all those directories / symlinks from there into clicking the correct folders in /var/hda/files/share_name# Back in the Amahi dashboard, edit Save button without actually changing the path of the shares once again, and put back ''/var/hda/files/share_name'' (i.e. the folders where you moved the symbolic links).# If you used an NTFS or FAT partition for the previous location, you'll need another fsck to create the symlinks where they should be. Either wait for midnight, or launch it manually, from a command line, as root: ''greyhole --fsck'' You're done. All your existing data is now stored in the various drives included in your storage pool, and are accessible via the Samba shares you have defined in the Amahi dashboard. == Adding a new drive to your HDA and storage pool ==See [[Adding_a_second_hard_drive_to_your_HDA|Adding a new drive to your HDA]] and to your Greyhole storage pool. == Drive Mounted as /media ==Including any drive mounted as /media/Something in your storage pool is usually a bad idea.<br/> Those mounts are created by the ''gnome-automounter'', which requires you to be logged in into X (Gnome) to become available.<br/> This will create issues with Greyhole, which expects drives to always be available, and will take action when some of them are missing. Follow this guide to [[Adding a second hard drive to your HDA|permanently mount your drives]] before you include them in your storage pool. == Forcing a fsck ==Greyhole comes with a crontab file that schedules daily and weekly fsck runs. The daily cron (usually runs at 4am) will only run if the configuration changed in the last 24 hours. The weekly fsck (usually runs at 4am on Sundays) will always run, whether the configuration changed or not.<br />To force a fsck at any other time, simply execute
:<u>Fedora</u><br />
:As root user: greyhole --fsck :<u>Ubuntu</u> sudo greyhole --fsck == Monitoring Greyhole ==Sometimes you might want to monitor what Greyhole is doing, for example when writing data to your greyhole shares for Restart the first time. Here are a few commands you can type in a terminal to follow along. '''Scrolling view Dashboard with any one of total Greyhole operations queue:''' while these alternatives as [[ 1 == 1 Open_terminal|root user]]; do greyhole --view-queue | grep Total; sleep 60; done '''Alternate way to watch Greyhole operations queue:''' watch -d greyhole --view-queue '''Scrolling log of what files Greyhole is working on right now:''' tail -f * touch /var/loghda/platform/html/greyholetmp/restart.logtxt:* systemctl restart httpd.service'''Amahi application to view the Greyhole log in your web browser:''' [http://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-logmon Greyhole LogMon]* reboot
:Then regenerate the greyhole set up by changing any setting in Shares or in Drive pooling.
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== Disable Greyhole Tips and Best Practices ==For those who do not use Greyhole, you can disable it. This is based on the fact you never have used it by enabling 'Uses pool' on any share. Recommend using extreme caution as this could have unpredictable results. <u>Amahi 6 (Ubuntu 12.04.x)</u><br />Perform the following steps as user '''root''' (Ubuntu): update-rc.d -f greyhole remove rm /etc/monit.d/greyhole.conf service monit restart service greyhole stop '''DO NOT''' attempt to remove the Greyhole package as it is a dependency of the HDA software. Doing so will break your HDA.
<u>Amahi 7 (Fedoara 19)</u> systemctl stop amahi-greyholeRefer to [[Greyhole_Tips|Greyhole Tips]] for additional guidance.service systemctl disable amahi-greyhole.service yum -e amahi-greyhole
== Testing and Reliability ==
Check out the [[Greyhole grinder]] to help make Greyhole rock solid.
= Reconnect the Greyhole storage pool = If you upgrade and/or reinstall Amahi and need to get your drives with data on them to the new system, follow this [[Reconnect_existing_Greyhole_storage pool|Reconnect existing Greyhole storage pool]] guide. References = Greyhole Troubleshooting = See * Good [[Greyhole troubleshooting]]http://revxatlarge.blogspot. = Landing Zone Considerations = The landing zone or LZ is the area where com/2011/04/restoring-deleted-files arrive first before being distributed to their final destination-in-greyhole-and. See details in the [[Greyhole landing zonehtml article]] page. = Manually updating on Greyhole for Amahi =See [[Greyhole updating]] for Amahi 6 (Ubuntu) '''ONLY'''with terms explained.
= Emptying Greyhole Trash = greyhole --empty-trashAbout the trash: The trash is used like a Recycle Bin.That means you'll need to manually empty it once in a while.To do so, use the --empty-trash parameter (see above).Another option is to create a 'Greyhole Trash' Samba share.More details about that * [https://github.com/gboudreau/Greyhole/wiki/AboutTrash here]. = Moving drives/data out of Greyhole =You may need to remove a drive from Greyhole and transfer the share files to another drive. See [[Greyhole moving data out of the poolWiki]]. = Changing Greyhole drive mount points =Refer to [[Changing Greyhole Mount Points]]. = Reference =* Good [http://revxatlarge.blogspot.com/2011/04/restoring-deleted-files-in-greyhole- Provides additional guidance and.html article] on Greyhole with terms explainedinformation.
* [https://github.com/gboudreau/Greyhole/wiki Greyhole Wiki/MigrateFromWHS Windows Home Server (WHS) Drive Extender Migration Guide]: Provides guidance for various tasksMove from WHS to Amahi and Greyhole.
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