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As an update to this William at Asrock has sorted the problem straight off!
If anyone else has similar it looks like the shipped BIOS version is too low to support the newer refreshed Coffee Lake-S CPU's. You can check your version off the small sticker on the actual motherboard.
Was fairly straight forward to sort. Logged in through IPMI, went to maintenance and update BIOS. Chose the custom 2.21A BIOS update that was previously posted to this thread. Server then booted with no problems. For good measure I also updated the BMC after this to 1.80 from Asrock website. Early days but all hardware, memory storage and fans all seem to be correct and in order.
Now the fun of trying to build first Unraid server begins!
If this helps anyone in future all thanks need to go to William for the super quick help and simple to follow support.
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43 minutes ago, Hoopster said:
Go back to page 12 of this thread and read that. A couple of others have been stuck at the same spot when trying to boot. Some possible solutions are mentioned there.
Thank you. Had seen that but unfortunately have had no luck. Annoyingly I have the exact same memory modules as mentioned by the other users on page 12 but have tried resetting CMOS and putting each stick in the A2 slot just to get to BIOS even once to reflash but no such luck.
Hesitant to email William at Asrock who's mentioned in this thread, seems wrong to bother chap directly just because his email has been posted on a forum. I have posted email to general support at Asrock but just received areply to contact seller first. That's gonna be problem as board was hard to find over here in England and ended up getting off small scale seller throuh eBay.
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32 minutes ago, Hoopster said:
had some issues similar to yours when the BMC was accidentally erased. The board would still boot, but it would sit forever at the initial boot up stages. Finally, I went into the BIOS and told it to skip checking the BMC/IPMI and it booted fine. Of course, I also reflashed the BMC.
Have you ever been able to successfully boot? Can you get into the BIOS?
Thanks for the tips, I appreciate this isn't really place to be asking all this so thanks for the help. Unfortunately I can't get into bios. I've tried F2 / delete on bootup with no luck.
It shows an IP address when ethernet cable in ipmi port but won't connect to it. (Assuming I'm trying correctly as I've never used ipmi before). I assume it's just case of browsing that IP through pc browser at http://xxx.xxx.x.xx ? Just tells me it's unreachable.
You say it sat forever, perhaps I need to leave it for a very long time at this stage? Longest I've left it is approx ten mins before giving up. Just had battery out for last half hour to make sure CMOS reset. Booted with only one ram and CPU. Still same problem. But one other thing did happen. Just before during intel reference code execution (motherboard was showing code 13 at time) it powered off and rebooted itself and then stopped again at same old problem.
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42 minutes ago, Hoopster said:
There is no jumper.
My prior ASRock board at least had a clear CMOS pad which you could short with a screwdriver to clear CMOS. Not on this board.
About the only way you can do it is to remove the CMOS battery and power from the board for about 10 minutes before rebooting. It's a total PITA but that should do it.
Actually says in board specification at start of manual there is a 1 pin jumper? Anyways I've been pulling the battery but only for about 1 or 2 minutes each time with no luck but now perhaps it's cos I haven't actually cleared it each time? Argh.
If 1 min is enough to clear it I'm at a total loss now if it's motherboard or memory up the spout. I'm assuming if it's cpu problem would be easier to spot?
I've unplugged everything including keyboard, case fans etc. Only thing in is cpu, CPU fan and one of the sticks of memory. I've tried each stick singularly in each slot at various attempts. Always just hangs at south bridge initialization.
I need a beer.
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Sorry this is not strictly unraid problem here but I've finally (after much delay) finished getting the build together I mentioned earlier in the post but have a problem with the E3C246D4U motherboard and wondered if someone could point in right direction.
Hitting a problem on boot with the DXE South bridge initialization? It sits forever at this stage with code 72 on the screen (which I believe is just the initialization stage starting) and error code 11 on the board itself which is in the memory range.
I've unplugged everything, even fans on motherboard, just to leave cpu and memory. I've got two dimms and tried both even each one singular in each slot. (If I boot with none it throws up error earlier in boot process saying no memory found).
However, what is my main problem is how the hell on earth do you clear the CMOS on this board? Don't laugh but can't find a jumper anywhere! it's not labelled on board diagram in manual and can't see anything labeled CMOS, cncl or anything similar on board itself?? (It's hard to fully see clearly with cpu cooler and everything else in way). I can try all sorts but unless I can clear this it's probably not helping.
Im obviously being thick as hell but it's absolutely stumped me. Any help appreciated with other owners of this board! Please.
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11 hours ago, Frank1940 said:
I am no expert in this area but here are two threads that are active now:
https://forums.unraid.net/topic/94090-unraid-and-rsync/
https://forums.unraid.net/topic/94101-backup-options-unraid1-to-unraid2/
rsync is a standard Linux command. If you are not familiar with its use, do a bit of Googling with unraid.net rsync as the search terms.
There is also Krusader (Docker app) and mc which is built into Unraid. Both are full feature file managers.
I believe that an external server can be mounted onto Unraid using the Unassigned Devices plugin.
PS: You could consider setting up a SMB mapping on a PC and do the copy through it. There is a bit of extra overhead involved but you would have to test to see how much of a hit you would get.
Because the file overhead (on both ends), large files transfer at a much faster rate than small files. I would also do the transfer without a Parity disk assigned on the Unraid server. Having parity assigned will cut the transfer rate in half. (You will have a backup on the other server in case something goes wrong.) Don't use a cache drive for any share until you are finished with the initial transfer!
Thanks for the clarification re the parity & cache drive, that fits in with other things I'd heard researching this.
I'm a Linux user so ok with rsync. I'll have a look at Krusader and do some reading up. I'd mounted my Qnap as an SMB before and transfer rates were mind numbingly slow.
Guess at this point will just have to get stuck in and work out best way.
Thanks for the guidance.
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On 6/26/2020 at 4:27 PM, Frank1940 said:
However, you should set the 'Minimum Free Space' parameter ( Shares >>> share-name >>> Share Settings ) to the size of the largest file that you might write to that share. Unraid will choke if you try to write a file which is larger than the space available on the disk selected by the 'Allocation method:' setting. (If you are using very large data disks, this is not normally a problem for a very long time but since you are moving 20TB of data, you might run into it depending on the amount of free space you plan on having when you are finished with phase 1.)
Thanks for the tip, I'll make a note to do this.
Do I just mount the Qnap as a share within UnRaid and let it (probably slowly) copy it all across or is there a program in UnRaid that manages this and would be better to use?
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21 minutes ago, Frank1940 said:
What type and how are your media files configured? What I mean is do you have container folders which holds all the directories and files in the DVD and BluRay standard file layout scheme? Or are using .ISO files which contain the contents of the standard layout? Or have you transcoded your media files into a single file format? Or is it a combination of formats?
EDIT: Unraid does not split a single file across more than one disk. But it can split individual .VOB files of a DVD onto a second disk when the disk gets full. There is a way to prevent that, but you don't want to implement it unless you truly need it.
Thanks for reply.
Should be ok on this point by the sounds of it. I've ripped and transcoded my Blu-ray's into mkv format single files and the other files are either FLACs and raw photos.
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I can see quite a lot of threads on this and loathe to start a new one but they all seem to give conflicting advice based on particular hardware setups.
Going to hopefully build first UnRaid server over next few days. I then want to copy files from my Qnap TVS-471 onto it. UnRaid server will be main server with Qnap relegated to onsite backup.
UnRaid setup will be to start [1 500gb SSD cache drive, 3 X iron wolf 14tb HDDs, one as parity].
With media library this is going to be about 20tb in total to move. I can't work out a proper workflow of how to aporoach this?
1. Do I disable cache drive and setup a parity drive after migrating all the data?
2. What's best way, that provides fastest transfer speeds, to connect the Qnap to the server? I haven't got a switch on my network but can I ethernet cable it directly and simply mount it in UnRaid or is there an UnRaid specific utility that will handle this in a neater more reliable way?
3. Should I zip up / archive it all first to help with transfer?
4. As it's mostly media files does UnRaid do anything odd where it may split files across discs that may cause playback problems unless copied in specific fashion?
Thanks.
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13 minutes ago, Hoopster said:
They provide this BIOS for large server hosting sites that need QSV transcoding to work on their hosted servers but, obviously, also need IPMI for managing all those servers. The special BIOS was not created just for us unRAID users but we obviously get to benefit from it. I doubt ASRock will drop support for this anytime soon. They have maintained it through at least one major BIOS/BMC update.
It used to be that way. On my backup server (an older Haswell generation MB and CPU), the iGPU/QSV support was in the regular BIOS. For some reason (William says to decrease the possibility of BIOS stability for those who do not need this feature), iGPU is not supported in public BIOS and they do appear to be headed in that direction.
That's good to hear and makes sense. Think I will just go for it as I can't find any other mATX motherboard with the features and 8 SATA ports to fit my smallish build plan. I have a spare Quadro P2000 I will put in if all else fails but was going to get shot of it as it seemed overkill and rely solely on the CPU.
Thanks for the help. Looking forward to building first UnRaid server. Finances willing!
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2 hours ago, Hoopster said:
The current BIOS supporting iGPU in addition to BMC video is 2.21A, but, yes, you need a modified BIOS to support iGPU/Quicksync. With the public/regular BIOS it is BMC video only and the iGPU cannot be utilized for QSV hardware transcoding.
Incorrect sensor readings. My MB temp is currently reading 85C via IPMI. There is no way it is really that hot and Linux/unRAID are reporting the MB temp as 32C.
Thanks for the clarification, good to know the exact situation.
Only worry I have about this is how much support is the modified BIOS going to receive moving forward? No other problems seem to be raising their head but I'm worried that some future fix we all need will only be made on official BIOS release and not the custom one and we lose quicksync?
To be fair contact at Asrock seems on the money and above and beyond helpful.
Do we know if they are planning to roll quicksync into official firmware?
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Hello
I'm considering the E3C246D4U motherboard to pair with a Xeon E-228G but have two queries after reading through this thread:
1. Does quicksync only work with the custom 2.10A firmware mentioned or is it working in the officially available 2.30 firmware? If the official firmware is used do you have to choose whether to use only quicksync or only ipmi?
2. The high temps being mentioned with custom firmware - are these just incorrect sensor readings or is the firmware actually affecting the fans and causing high temps?
Thanks.
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3 hours ago, Squid said:
Because of this statement (which you're not alone with)
you should not have ANY system on your network directly facing the internet. Whether that's Windows Server / Linux server, if you don't know and understand and have the safeguards in place (and understand exactly how they work) you will odds on make a mistake somewhere along the line and leave yourself wide open to attack.
Forward the ports that Plex needs (32400) and you're good. If you do need to remotely access the server, then a VPN (wireguard / openVPN) is your best bet. Reverse Proxies are also ok for accessing apps on the servers.
Thanks for the information, it's cleared up a couple of points I was wondering about nicely.
With regards the security issue maybe I didn't word it as best I can. I have some knowledge of general aspects of it all, just meant I'm far from expert and in some ways a little knowledge is more dangerous!
My current NAS does only have the Plex SSL connection port forwarded, it's not wide open access. That just seems a bit of a basic approach when talking about a full server.
Guess what I was wondering is best security approach to cover a server that will have remote Plex access and a Nextcloud instance that 2 or 3 people will need to access to.
Hardware box such as pfsense between it and the router or software solution such as VPN or similar? Guess my queries now aren't really UnRaid related, more general server security so will try and read up further rather than ask on here.
One more question if you can though?
How secure are dockers to one another? Presumably if Plex access for example is compromised it means access to the full array could be achieved not just the Plex related files?
Thanks again.
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Hope it's alright to post a wide range of general queries in one post?
Currently have a Qnap NAS. Primary uses are a 25tb Plex library and backup for photo and video editing. It's not bad but has limitations and growing daily with a limit of only 4 HDDs.
Keen to get stuck into building my own NAS and on top of the above also use it as a Nextcloud server for document sharing and editing along with personal file backups.
Possibly depending on options in the long term I may look at some sort of CCTV recording backup too and move my emails over to Nextcloud.
System setup I'm considering:Xeon E-2278G CPU
ASRock E3C246D4U motherboard
512gb SSD [cache]
12TB HDD [Parity]
10TB HDD X 3 [Array] with space to add 3 more
Fractal Node 804 caseI've never used dockers before and although I think I understand how they work I'm still wary of some limitations I may not have thought of.
1. Is it best practice to place the Appdata folder on the cache drive? In this case presumably 512gb is sufficient? I've already got thumbnail metadata turned off in Plex but how bloated is a server with selection of dockers likely to get? When I first move my library over to the new server is this going to flood the cache and is there anything that needs doing at this point?
2. Is there any benefit in having two cache drives?
3. With space to expand with 3 more drives presumably it's best to have one already installed and waiting to use in case of failure in meantime?
4. What happens if parity drive fails, do you need to back this up?
GPU
I have a spare Quadro P2000 I was going to put in for offloading any transcoding that should be needed for Plex.
(I realise with that CPU & quicksync this is overkill even with 4k stuff I have as I've remuxed it properly to direct play. But as I have it I may as well use it and have it there for any future need)1. Is there anything extra that needs installing on UnRaid to utilise a GPU?
2. How do dockers / VMs work with the GPU? If one is using it is it locked out to other dockers to use?
Security
My Qnap is rather stupidly internet facing with a minimum of security currently in place. I'd like to fix this on the new build but have a distinct lack of knowledge in the area!
Started off looking at things such as reverse proxies and ended up reading up on pfsense boxes between the router and server.
1. Is this over the top?
2. Is there a definitive guide or best place to start that covers best practice for security of UnRaid servers for beginners?
I'll use the Qnap as off site backup for essential stuff but would still like to minimise any disruptionThanks in advance for any pointers.
** VIDEO GUIDE ** How to Setup and Configure a Reverse Proxy on unRAID with LetsEncrypt & NGINX
in Docker Containers
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Thanks for another great video, they're really helpful and explained well.
However, I have one big problem with this one that I can't resolve. Everything went fine and I setup with own domain / sub domains but I can no longer login to Nextcloud? It's sits for about 20 seconds and then reports 'Wrong username or password'? I know the password is correct (I've checked through saved login details on laptop browser to double check username and p/w. I can also see the password in the config file that you alter in this video).
I have tripled checked everything is spelled correctly when altering the config and conf files as I did find another user having this problem but they had spelt something wrong. At a total loss now.
Is it something to do with config file in Nextcloud having the variable 'dbuser' => 'nextcloud' ? I was assuming this is more to do with actual install and share name rather than a user? I only had one setup under admin for my Nextcloud instance but that and the password just won't let me in.