Storage pool disks not showing up after upgrading computer hardware

Question

I had an old plex server that I wanted to upgrade. I had 3 HDD's running as a windows storage pool that I wanted to move over to the new components. When I did however, the storage pool wouldn't appear, and the computer didn't even detect any disks connected other than the one the OS was on. I decided to move back to the old hardware since it was working there, but the same thing happens on the old hardware now. I've checked the BIOS, disk management, diskpart, and even ran Get-PhysicalDisk in powershell, but none of the hard drives appear. I know they're getting power because They're on the same power cable as the OS SSD, and they're using the same sata cables as before. I'm at a loss as to what the problem could possibly be.

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Answer 1

Hello,

The issue you're experiencing might be related to the Microsoft Storage Spaces SMP Service being disabled. To resolve this, follow these steps:

1. Run PowerShell as an administrator.
2. Execute the command tasklist /svc to check if the SMP service is running.
3. If the SMP service is not listed, open services.msc.
4. Set the Microsoft Storage Spaces SMP Service to Manual and start the service.

Best Regards

Zunhui