http://www.openegg.org/forums/forums/show/13.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net
I started the german (to be precise: Austrian, but it should be readable/understandable by all german speaking countries/nations :wink: )
translation of the files available via Subversion (at http://www.flexraid.openegg.org/translate, Revision 8 )
a couple of days ago and I finished the first version! (read: open for tests/improvements/suggestions!)

A couple of open points/notes though:

-[b]Applies to *.htm files only:[/b] I transformed all language related special characters to the corresponding HTML-Codes
[code](i.e.: ä into '& auml;', ö into '& ouml;' (read without quotes and spaces, the forum engine automatically converts the codes) [/code]
I hope this is ok/wanted?!

-All files are saved in [b]UTF-8 (DOS)[/b] encoding (Alternative would be [b]UTF-8 - NO BOM[/b])

-Some phrases may not be suitable (length-wise and/or meaning) - this could be ideally tested in the UI itself

Ok, keep up your great work on this amazing project, it is truly appreciated :lol: ,
Stefan]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/952/9114.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/952/9114.page GMT
Part 1: http://blog.tentaclesoftware.com/archive/2008/12/05/quothello-worldquot-windows-home-server-add-in-part-1.aspx

Part 2: http://blog.tentaclesoftware.com/archive/2008/12/06/quothello-worldquot-windows-home-server-add-in-part-2.aspx

Part 3: http://blog.tentaclesoftware.com/archive/2008/12/07/quothello-worldquot-windows-home-server-add-in-part-3.aspx

More: http://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/write-an-add-in-for-windows-home-server/
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I look forward to the challege if I am just stupid and missing a file. :D]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/769/7848.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/769/7848.page GMT
[i]Starting with FlexRAID 2.0 preview build 9[/i]

This is for all those users that have either:
- been using the scripting feature of FlexRAID in version 1.4
- or been wishing for a powerful way to script FlexRAID's operations

You are all herein served. :)
Note: expression scripts can only be scheduled. However, you can schedule them to run "now".
[b]Expression scripts are a powerful way to create an execution workflow.[/b]

[code]
[@config <RAID config name>]
[@queued <true|false>]
@execute <executable|@task ><create|verify|validate|quick-validate|update>>
[@param <value>]
...
[@param <value>]
[@in <working directory>]
[@interactive @wait <wait time before response> @response <response>]
...
[@interactive @wait <wait time before response> @response <response>]
[@error <@run <expression script name>|@email <message>|@sms <message>>]
...
[@error <@run <expression script name>|@email <message>|@sms <message>>]
[@success <@run <expression script name>|@email <message>|@sms <message>>]
...
[@success <@run <expression script name>|@email <message>|@sms <message>>]
[/code]


[b][]:[/b] means optional element or value... when value, the first listed value is the default value
[b]<>:[/b] value must be provided
[b]|:[/b] separates the possible values
[b]@:[/b] expression keyword
[b]...:[/b] the expression can repeat multiple times (one or more)

[b]@config:[/b] the RAID configuration name to execute against ([color=orange]required[/color] if the executable is a RAID task or if the execution is to be queued based on the context of a RAID configuration)
[b]@queued:[/b] whether to queue the execution if another task is running against the named RAID configuration... if false, the script will abort
[b]@execute:[/b] the executable or FlexRAID task to run... the executable can also be a DOS or Shell script [color=red](required)[/color]
[b]@param:[/b] a parameter value to pass to the executable as argument or to the task as task property ([i]e.g., @param verifyStart=20GB[/i])

Executables (as opposed to RAID tasks) can have these additional expressions:
[quote]
[b]@in:[/b] the working directory when running an executable
[b]@interactive:[/b] for interactive scripts, you can automate responding the prompts
[b]@wait:[/b] when in interactive mode, the time to wait before responding. FlexRAID cannot really detect a prompt from your script or executable. Therefore, you must time the interaction and know when a response is needed.
[b]@response:[/b] when in interactive mode, the response text to pass to the executable
[/quote]
[b]@error:[/b] what to do on error (an exit code > 0 equals error for scripts)
[b]@success:[/b] what to do on success
[b]@run:[/b] the next expression script to run (expression scripts can be chained - watch out for recursions!)
[b]@email:[/b] send an e-mail notification
[b]@sms:[/b] send an SMS notification

** All keywords are case insensitive
** RAID configuration names are case sensitive
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I will try to make the French translation. But as it will be done during spare time, it will be done slowly.

If ever someone else is working on it, contact me so we could spread the work and correct each other.

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Alright guys, it is time to start localizing the Web UI for our international friends. This however applies to English speakers too.
Everything on the Web UI is designed with customization in mind. The current texts and labels I have for the UI should be considered as defaults.
English users that don't like the way I have named things get a chance here to change that. Furthermore, localization can be done based on a country's dialect of a given language.

Attached is the set of resources that needs to be translated.

Localization takes the following pattern:
[b]1.[/b] FileName.Extension
[b]2.[/b] FileName_<ISO Language Code>.Extension
[b]3.[/b] FileName_<ISO Language Code>_<ISO Country Code>.Extension

Two letters ISO Language Codes can be found here: http://ftp.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt
Two letters ISO Country Codes can be found here: http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/diverse/doc/ISO_3166.html

Resolution starts with 3, then 2, and falls back to 1 as numbered above.
That is, if there is no translation for your country, the translation for your language will be looked up... and if there is no translation for your language, the default bundle I created will be used.

[color=darkred][b]All translations must be UTF-8 encoded.[/b][/color]

Here are quick descriptions of the files to be translated:
[list][b]CommandMessage.properties:[/b] These are messages coming out of the FlexRAID core engine in response to command executions.[/list]
[list][b]ConstantText.properties:[/b] This file contains most of the UI labels, tooltips, messages, etc.[/list]
[list][b]MessageText.properties:[/b] This file contains UI messages that are parametrized. [/list]
[list][b]*.htm:[/b] These files contain blocks of HTML text that should be translated. [/list]

Each translator should start a separate thread in this sub-forum for his/her language so that feedbacks specific to each translation effort can be organized.
Only general questions and comments should be posted in this thread.
Most of all, big thanks to all those that will step up and participate in the translation.

[color=darkred][size=18][u][b]Versioning[/b][/u][/size][/color]
[b]nulbox[/b] brought up the important topic of versioning.
The latest versions of the attached files to be translated are in the [b]SVN[/b] repository, which is located at: [b][url]http://www.flexraid.openegg.org/translate[/url][/b]
It is accessible publicly using a web browser or an SVN client, but you will need an account to commit changes (PM me if you need an account).
[i]If you don't have an SVN client (or don't want to use one), you could download the files from your web browser and merge changes graphically using WinMerge (http://winmerge.org/)[/i].
[i]Also, just for fun, I have also setup TRAC (a project management software) at:[/i] [b][url]http://flexraid.openegg.org/translatetrac/[/url][/b]

[b]What is SVN?[/b] It is a repository for versioning artifacts like source codes.
[quote]
To access the repository from Eclipse, you might want to install: http://subclipse.tigris.org/

To access the repository from Windows, you might want to install: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/

To access the repository from Mac OS X, you might want to install: http://scplugin.tigris.org/

For more information about subversion, please visit their official website: http://subversion.tigris.org/

If you have any questions about the software, there's a great subversion forum site here: http://www.svnforum.org/
[/quote]

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Features:
Version 1.0.0.0
- Autoconnect when started on the same machine where the FlexRAID engine is installed
- Possbility to connect to remote servers
- Create a configuration file per configured server
- All the basic FlexRAID functions (create/sync/validate/verify and restore)
- Execute commands via the Command window
- View the log
- Possibility to close the application when a process is running

Version 1.0.0.1
- BugFix: In the log, Resynch's show up as Unknown

Version 1.0.1.1
- Bugfix: It wasn't possible to delete units
- Aboutform now uses the "Version" command to get the version of the FlexRAID engine
- Versioncheck on startup. The application will only work with FlexRAID 1.4
- Minimize to Tray
- Start minimized (in Tray)
- Run actions from Tray
- Autostart option. When enabled the application will start upon Windows boot
- Only one instance of the application can be started.

Version 1.0.1.2
- Bugfix: When a unit was added it was inserted at the beginning, instead of being added at the end

Version 1.0.2.1
- Bugfix: The application now handles the "aborting..." state properly
- It's now possible to schedule actions. The application uses the Windows Scheduler to execute the actions
- Send statusupdate via E-Mail after executing scheduled action (see options)

Version 1.0.2.2
- Bugfix: Increased "WaitForData" timeout from 500 msec to 1 sec.
- Added a "Remove unit" button to the config tab.
- Added support for TLS SMTP connections
- The command that is executed by the app. to add a "Scheduled Task" is displayed in a textedit

Version 1.0.2.5
- Bugfix: The "Date Format" of the PC will be used to encode the DateTime values used in the command to create a "Scheduled Task"
- The "Scheduled Task" command textedit is now only visible when the creation of the tasks fails
- Bugfix: Changed some code to prevent unneccesary timeout errors
- Added a "Browse" button to the config screen to make it easier to add units. This button is only visible when run on the same
machine as where FlexRAID is installed

Version 1.0.3.3
- Added the possibility to perform a "Quick-Validate"
- Added the option to specify the metadata directory
- When the metadata directory is specified the app. will try to load an existing configuration
- It's now impossible to make changes to the units as long as no metadata directory is specified
- Solved some minor problems with the log

Version 1.0.3.5
- The interval of the statustimer has been increased to 5 seconds
- The "Command" tab is disabled (invisible) by default
- Added an "Advanced Options" tab.
On this advanced options tab you can change the following settings:
- Enable/Disable the integrated logviewer
- Enable/Disable the LogToFile option
- Enable/Disable the "Command" tab
- View/Hide the "Scheduler Task Command"
- It's now possible to specify the "Run As" and "Create As" parameters when creating a new task
- Bugfix: Fixed a problem that could cause scheduled tasks to fail
- Bugfix: When a scheduled task is being executed, while the FlexRAID server is offline, a status email will be send that notifies the user that the Engine is down.

Version 1.0.3.14
- Bugfix: The app will now add leading zero's to the month and day values for the dates used in the create scheduled task command
- Theming added. Theming can be disabled in the settings
- Action buttons moved from config tab to log tab
- "Pause", "Resume" and "Abort" functionality added (also available in the contextmenu when mimized).

Version 1.0.3.15
- Bugfix: Created tasks did not always show up in the scheduler view
- Bugfix: Units that contained a list of folders/files seperated by a ';' were not handled correctly by the applicaion.
- Added the possibility to run a scheduled application.

Version 1.0.4.1
- The "Config" functionality has been rewritten
- It's now possible to use locations that contain "//"
- It's now possible to make changes to existing configurations (ie. add/edit/remove DRU's etc).

Version 1.0.4.3
- Bugfix: Empty DRUs were not dipslayed in the config tree
- When a new config is created the metadatalocation is now used as default location for the parity unit
- The application no longer imports the entire log upon start, but just the missing logitems

Version 1.0.4.4
- Renamed "Log" to "Actions"
- Cleaned up some code
- Improved logging
- Bugfix: The various buttons were not always enabled/disbled correctly


Credits:
I used the logo's from cg2010[url]http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/list/540.page[/url]

Request:
I really suck at creating images for buttons etc.
I would really appreciate it if someone could create some really good looking bitmaps (28x28 and 16x16) for the various buttons.

Screenshot 1:
[img]http://www.xs4all.nl/~rapware/FlexRAID/screenshot1.png[/img]

Screenshot 2:
[img]http://www.xs4all.nl/~rapware/FlexRAID/screenshot2.png[/img]

Download:
[url]http://www.xs4all.nl/~rapware/FlexRAID/FlexRAID.zip[/url]

Please let me know what you think of it, any bugs you find and what you think I should add/change to improve the application.

ps.
A few requests and questions for Brahim:
- would it possible to add a "version" command to the engine so that I can get the version of the installed engine?
- are you considering/planning to add the sceduling functionality to the FlexRAID engine or do you want me
to write a "FlexRAID Management Service" that would be responsible for this functionality.]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/559/5835.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/559/5835.page GMT
Alright, the current WebUI has to go... now tears over the hours I spent writing it... :cry:

The next client will be web based but fully embedded into the host service (no more separate install).
It will be extremely light and will run as a native C DLL within the host service.
For those running multiple FlexRAID hosts, this also means that each host will have to be managed independently.
Managing multiple hosts will come when we get into clustering (combining multiple FlexRAID pools into one bigger pool).

The CMD client is also going way.
So, no more clients per say (and no more config files)... just point your browser to the host and configure away. :)

]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/534/5582.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/534/5582.page GMT either by using Wine, or mono develop, or some other method of taking .Net 2 code and [i]easy [/i] porting to the target *Nix environment.
As I do not have a unix of any sort (Last time I touched that it was suse back in 99! - enough to put me off !)

So votes / encouragements / comments / alternatives please.

Update:
Addition of just a 7Z file from the 1.1.4 Lite client strain. If someone can copy and run on a machine to see if it displays stuff, and upload a picture.. That would be great..

Edit: 2010-05-11
If you install this via wine, then you will need to modify the shortcut to put [u]mono [/u]in the launch shortcut

]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/286/2981.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/286/2981.page GMT It [b]no longer[/b] needs to be installed on the Windows FlexRaid Service Host Machine.....

The Last release for a while (2010-07-01) - Moving onto the other Project(s) in Codeplex....

[b][u]1.1.9[/u] @ [url]http://frwingui.codeplex.com/releases/view/49846[/url][/b]


[u][b]V 1.1.8[/b][/u] has been released with Email notification support and other stuff :-)

Can be found @ [url]http://frwingui.codeplex.com/releases/view/48911[/url]


As Always - Comments welcome]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/276/2825.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/276/2825.page GMT
So..
Does the order in which the DRU's (And other elements) have to be in the same order each time - so that the processes give the same results ?

e.g.
1) CMD client create DRU's of A, B, C
2) Web GUI calls rsynch with B,A,C
3) Win Client calls validate with C,A,B

What will the restore attempt to do in after step 2 ?
Will validate succeed in step 3 ?

Will Live store these configs locally to it, and also will it have the flexibility to have more than 1 configuration per service ?
(i.e. internal HDD's config and an external HDD Raid 0 / backup config style thing)]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/269/2773.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/269/2773.page GMT 1) Windows OS (Xp +SP3 +Latest MS Updates and greater)
2) .Net 2 + SP2
3) If you have trouble with the installer then use the following and send (PM) the log back (It will be created in [i]%TEMP%[/i] and be called "Windows Client Installer####.msi"[/i] whre the #'s are some numbers

Can some of you please do an install and see what issues you may have.

Things to be tested in this release:-

[b][u]V 1.0.6[/u][/b]
1.0.6
- Redo the creation of the template files View
- Allow Connect view to be triggered from the Create
- Remove confusing menu items.
- Remove static text from the Service state pane
    + Add in Formatable area (Colour banding)
    + Start to reflect the selected node
- Status Data class refactored
- Prevent "Connection refused" exception from filling the Client Log (Single line only)
- Default version command to state "Prior to 1.3 RTM" if it is not supported.


[b][u]Fixed:[/u][/b]
# 4 Detect and attempt silent upgrade
# 8 Done button positioning is a pain (Not consistent in different pages or different OS's !)
# 9 Add Changelog to be launch able from the GUI

[b][u]Known Issues[/u][/b]
# 10 When Clicking save on the text page and then clicking Connect, A Save box still appears.
# 11 Clicking Cancel on the above box then Closes the connected window.
# 12 New Message Command values need to be added
# 13 2010-02-21 Using the IP address of the targets when they are allocated dynamically is not good!

Not using the service :wink: )


As always:- Feedback welcome.]]> http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/246/2479.page http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/preList/246/2479.page GMT
There is a backlog of cool functionalities coming to Flex[i]RAID[/i], and it would be beneficial to all if I could focus on them.
I also have two remaining editions of Flex[i]RAID[/i] to bring to life.

The possibility of me calling on third parities to develop the client applications was present from the first day I started coding Flex[i]RAID[/i].
Consequently, I have made interfacing with the Flex[i]RAID[/i] host service a child's play.

If you can send text and read text over TCP/IP, you can write a client for Flex[i]RAID[/i].
Your client can be written in any programming language.

I am opening up the source code for the DOS and Shell clients I created.
Those clients were a quick and dirty work since they were not my real focus.
However, their source code should provide a quick view on how easy it is to create a Flex[i]RAID[/i] client.

If you are a Java developer, you can use the source code as starting point and improve on it.


[b]The source code is available through subversion at:[/b] http://download.openegg.org/flexraidcmdclient1


To access the repository from Eclipse, you might want to install:

http://subclipse.tigris.org/

To access the repository from Windows, you might want to install:

http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/

To access the repository from Mac OS X, you might want to install:

http://scplugin.tigris.org/

For more information about subversion, please visit their official website:

http://subversion.tigris.org/

If you have any questions about the software, there's a great subversion
forum site here:

http://www.svnforum.org/


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