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UnRAID user shares are created in the path "/mnt/user" (no 's' after user). For example, creating a share named "media" in the UnRAID web menu will create a share on the server at "/mnt/user/media" You can then create as many directories under a share as you like; ie. tv & movies directories at "/mnt/user/media/tv" & "/mnt/user/media/movies" Are you specifically asking if it can be "users" instead of "user"?

The cache drive is a physical disk (hard drive), not volatile memory like RAM. If you power off the computer (or lose power), whatever is on the cache drive will still be there when you turn the computer on again (just like any other hard drive). Any data put on the cache drive will stay there until the mover script moves it off the cache drive onto one of your data drives. The mover script with default settings runs every night at 3:40am. You can change the time of the mover to be less or more often. Your data drives are protected by your parity drive. If something goes bad with a data drive, you can replace it & the parity drive will restore your information. The cache drive does not have the protection of the parity drive. If the cache drive dies, it takes all your info that was stored on the cache drive with it. More info on this can be found here: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Cache_disk From the bottom of the page link posted above: Also another link mentioning filling up your drives: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Improving_unRAID_Performance#Avoid_filling_drives_.3E99.25

There is also a mover script that is default set to move data off the cache drive nightly at 3:40am. Mover times can be changed as you like to more or less often & different times. Also if you are using any data from the share when the mover is scheduled, it may not run. I had XBMC open on another computer using my media share (which was partially on data drives & partially on my cache drive) the first night & nothing moved. The second night with nothing open / using the share, the files moved from cache to data (with parity) successfully. Many more details on the cache drive & its uses can be found here http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Cache_disk

I tried creating a directory named /boot/opt/ipmicfg/ & copied the ipmicfg files there first. When I tried to run it, received this: /boot/opt/ipmicfg# ./ipmicfg-linux.x86_64.static -bash: ./ipmicfg-linux.x86_64.static: cannot execute binary file Tried all 4 files ipmicfg-linux.x86.static, ipmicfg-linux.x86_64.static, ipmicfg-linux.x86 & ipmicfg-linux.x86_64 with the same results. So that is why I went with the bootable CD.

What version of UnRAID? I just recently setup my first UnRAID server (specs below). I precleared then added just data drives, setup my shares, then copied my data over from my other systems. Then put in my parity & cache drives (these were in use in another system holding some of the data), precleared & setup as cache & parity. I had to go back into each share to change the "Use cache drive" to Yes. Since then I have copied over multiple files (including mkv movies) & the cache drive was used.

I doubt that Synology has left their system with the capability to be modded like you want, but do not know for sure. Something you might want to consider is a small form factor Mini-ITX case that can hold a lot of drives. For example, this Lian Li case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112339 can hold (7) 3.5 drives within its dimensions of 14.41" x 7.83" x 11.02".

The IMPI card in my system is the AOC-SIMLC. I downloaded the driver CD image [ftp=ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/CDR_Images/CDR-SIMIPMI_1.13_for_SIM_IPMI.iso]ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/CDR_Images/CDR-SIMIPMI_1.13_for_SIM_IPMI.iso[/ftp] & burned it to a CD from my desktop Windows 7 system. If the above link does not work, visit the SuperMicro webpage for the IPMI http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/sim.cfm. Scroll down to the Download links for the specific card, where you will find "User's Guide", "Driver" & "Driver CD Image". Then I hooked up an IDE DVD/CD drive to my Xeon UnRAID server, edited the BIOS to boot from the CD drive & booted from the burned disk. It loads FreeDOS & tells you to press any key within 5 seconds to continue booting from the "floppy". I did not press anything the first time (the word floppy in reference to a CD distracted me) & it hung. I rebooted & pressed a key within 5 seconds this time & got a command prompt. This is a good website https://www.ahead-it.eu/support/?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/33/0/supermicro-ipmi-configuration-utility--ipmicfg for the IPMICFG commands. The ones I used: reset IPMI to default settings: ipmicfg -fd list the current IP of the IPMI card: ipmicfg -m set the IP to something on my network: ipmicfg -m 192.168.0.25 set the gateway/router: ipmicfg -g 192.168.0.1 On my Windows 7 system, installed IPMIVIEW [ftp=ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/IPMIView/]ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/IPMIView/[/ftp] If the direct IMPIVIEW link does not work (as I had to click through to accept SuperMicro's terms, try the right side of this page http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/IPMI.cfm under Resources, towards the bottom of Resources. Once IPMIVIEW was installed & I had configured the server with the IPMICFG disk, I could use DISCOVERY to find my UnRAID server. I mostly use it to power up my UnRAID server, as mine does not have a power button in the back above the 2 reset buttons (just a hole). Took me some time to figure out how to get the server on when I first got it. Ended up downloading the motherboard manual, finding the header pins on the board for the power button, then using my screwdriver to touch the 2 power pins to start it. This model IPMI does not have the KVM capabilities (from what I have read) that some other models have, but with the remote power on, unmenu, shared drives & ssh, I seem to be able to do everything remotely that I need to do. I read in one of the forums that this setup did not support hardware passthrough. If you manage to get it working, please post what you did. I plan to install VirtualBox on top of my UnRAID following this guide http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Installing_VirtualBox_in_unRAID

Dimensions are listed as mm: 482.6 x 673.1 x 177.8 inches: 19 x 26.5 x 7 Can anyone that has received their server verify this, please?

What are the dimensions of the server? Mine is set to arrive Monday the 25th.

I placed this in my cart, entered the code and received "Coupon Error We're sorry, the coupon code you have entered has previously been redeemed." Today is May 19, 2012 so I'm in before expiration. Must have been a limited use with someone already using it :'(