Windows 10: how to reinstall win 10 pro for workstations with a storage pool configured

Hello,


My old media center, running plex finally bit the dust, over 10 years old! I ran a noisy raid system that kept up with my 30 gigs of data. I built a new system. When looking at the OS for the new system I chose windows 10 Home, it ran the system fine, but still had the noise from the raid system.


Reading through the net I found info on Windows 10 pro for workstations. Being that it supported multiple drive pools and ReFS, I felt I could down size to a less noisy multi drive system. Connected up 6 new 8tb external drives, setting them to a single pool with a spare and off it went. The system has been running excellent 24/7 for 6 or 7 months. Workstation actually runs Plex much faster than standard win 10.


Anyway, my OS SSD crapped out and a need to reinstall the OS,, now my question. I assume being I have a digital license for win 10 home and then upgraded to workstation, with a digital license, I need to go; will be doi through that process to reinstall, which is a pain but doable. what do I need to do with my existing storage pool, install the complete OS with the drives running and once workstation is installed it will pick it up as is, or do I need to turn off all drives during installation and then let workstation pick it up, or at worse case start from scratch on my storage pool with would take days to re-copy everything back to the drives, I do have a full backup.


Thanks


PS will b e doing mirror SSD's for OS this time around.

:)

 

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