Simultaneous use of "Balance Pool" Command on MergerFS with File transfer opertaion on Network.

Hello,

I was moving 1.5Tb data from Windows10 attached usb HDD to 5Tb mergerfs pool of 5 1TB disks on my SnapRaid OMV server and then I ran out of disk space on one of the drives. I have started MergerFS balance operation and it is taking a long time. My Question is can I resume the interrupted file transfer operation simultaneously from Windows10 system while MergerFS balance is in progress on the OMV server or should I wait for the Balance command to finish what it is doing first?

Thanks,

Navi

EDIT: Balancing Operation took 3 Hours and just finished. Now, I have resumed Network transfer. But, it would be nice to know the answer to above question.

UPDATE: Looks like MergerFS "Load balance" operation can go on regardless of other network activity.

Zitat von crashtest

I believe the balance tool continues to work, regardless of disk I/O, until the target "percentage used" rule is satisfied. (By default, it balances within 2%, across all drives.) At that point it stops.

Thereafter, if disk I/O continues, the storage policy is in effect. Depending on the policy, drives may begin to get out of balance again.

beautifully balanced data HDDs (5 HDDs from sdd1 to sdh1, within 2% of each other, after uploading family pictures and videos: (Note1:sdb1 is the data drive for PhotoPrism and not part of MergerFS) (Note2: sda1 and sdc1 are Snapraid parity drives at 1% each.)