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Just to wrap up this issue, I'll outline the steps I took.

 

-Removed power splitters where possible. Though they were evenly balanced across 3 cables, only two were necessary (one used for the SSDs).

-Replaced the HBA card.  I believe this was the issue.  Both drives with current issues and the drives I've previously encountered issues with (its good to keep notes) were connected to the same port on the HBA card.  After the last issue, I replaced the cable, so I was confident the card was the problem.

-Replaced the relevant breakout cable from the HBA card.  I had a spare, no reason not to.

 

-Rebuilt parity 2 and disk 3 on top of themselves, simultaneously, in maintenance mode.  No errors/alerts.

-Disk 3 is no longer disabled, but it is unmountable.  Looks like my next step is XFS repair and then recover lost files/sort through the lost+found.  I may swap in a spare drive and rebuild disk 3, again, just in case it was a connection or drive issue in the rebuild.

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5 hours ago, trurl said:

Fastest way to get back to dual parity would be to go ahead and rebuild parity2 and disk3 at the same time. And once it has gotten to the end of disk3 rebuild you will again be protected by single parity, and it can continue with the rest of parity2 rebuild.

Awesome.  I wasn't sure if it would rebuild two at the same time or if that created problems/risks that wouldn't be there doing them one at a time.  Thank you, again.

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I'm ready to rebuild and would like confirmation that my next steps are appropriate.

 

My plan is to drop parity 2, rebuild on top of the existing disk for the disabled disk 3, and then add parity 2 back after that is successful.  Is that the best course of action?

 

Parity 2 is 18tb and disabled disk 3 is 8tb, so it seems like the fastest way to get back to a protected state.

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3 minutes ago, trurl said:

Try to fix whatever caused problems before attempting rebuild.

Thank you so much for the help.  Fingers crossed it's just bad power management/cabling.

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1 hour ago, trurl said:

Since you have dual parity and only one disabled disk, and all disks are mountable including the emulated disk, should be OK if you can complete rebuild.

Sorry for the second question - Are you saying I resume the rebuild now or shut down and try to rearrange power to determine if that's the issue, so I don't risk another drive erroring out in the remaining rebuild time?

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21 minutes ago, JonathanM said:

Any SATA power connectors with molded plastic around the wires instead of IDC or crimped can be a hidden hazard. The 4 pin end is not vulnerable to that issue, the wire separation is huge in comparison.

 

I've definitely been using some of the bad ones.  Looks like I need new splitters, when necessary, and to make sure I evenly distribute power across the three cables I have in use. (I was incorrect saying two above)

 

Edit to add: Thank you for the info/picture.

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2 minutes ago, trurl said:

Those are actually preferred over SATA-SATA splitters since Molex can handle more current. 

Well.  Crap.  I read some comments where people identified them as a fire risk and thought I was smart to avoid them.  Plus, the SATA splitters lacked the wire that allowed me to not tape pins for the easy stores I shucked.

 

1 minute ago, trurl said:

Since you have dual parity and only one disabled disk, and all disks are mountable including the emulated disk, should be OK if you can complete rebuild.

Even with Parity 2 mid-rebuild and two drives with errors?  Is that due to drive 7 only being read errors, causing it to not be disabled?

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5 minutes ago, trurl said:

How are these disks powered? Any splitters? Too many on one cable?

There are splitters, with drives spaced across two cables, so this is definitely a possibility.  I think was trying to avoid molex to SATA adapters and was stupid in the process.

 

That's not a quick fix to get a new cable for my PSU, but it's easy enough to do.  Are there any steps I should take, before shutting down my server as is?  Just in case there is another issue or to prevent any data loss.

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This morning I found my second parity drive was disabled, due to write errors.  I believed it was a bad cable, swapped to an unused on the same breakout cable, unassigned it, started the array, stopped, reassigned, and left it to sync/rebuild.  This evening I got back to 2 other drives with errors. I paused the rebuild and left the server on, with the array started.  Dockers were not started on this reboot.

 

In the past, I've had two with read errors, but it was neither of these drives.  One was resolved by replacing the drive, as I planned to upgrade it anyway, but the old drive has been used elsewhere without issue.  The second was resolved by replacing the breakout cable.  The cable may have not needed to be replaced, but I did.  Neither were plugged directly into the motherboard. 

 

Those past errors and multiple drives with errors at the same time makes me suspicious of the HBA card, but maybe I'm just this unlucky.

 

Any insight on my current issue and next steps would be appreciated.

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5 hours ago, ich777 said:

Incorrect world? Where does it say that?

 

What's the world name?

Are there any special characters in the password, worldname or the servername?

 

You are connecting with YOURINTERNALSERVERIP:2467  or am I wrong?

 

There was no error.  It just said disconnected.  I should have said "issue" instead of "error" in my earlier message, because there is no error message.

 

It is still not working for him to join, with all default settings.  It has to be a port forwarding issue within my router or possibly my ISP, so I'll have to explore those possibilities.

 

Edit: Called ISP and they gave me my own IP.  Clean reinstall of the docker and now the server shows up in the steam server browser, but it says there is no game.  I think it is time to throw in the towel and move on.

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2 minutes ago, ich777 said:

What is the exact error?

 

Sorry.  Error is the incorrect word.  I encountered the same issue.  I get to the screen that says, "Connecting" and then it dumps me back to the main screen with a popup that just says "Disconnected".

Regardless, it does appear to be some kind of network/router issue.  If it persists, I'll seek out a different forum for that.  

 

I really appreciate your help.

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1 hour ago, ich777 said:

Have you changed anything in the template?

Are sure that you set the password to a minimum of 5 characters?

 

In the Steam Server Browser with what IP and Port you try to connect?

 

Can you try to start over with the container and leave everything at default?

Delete the container, then delete the valheim folder that is located in your appdata directory and then pull a fresh copy from the CA App with the default settings (you can change the servername and the password after you verified everything is working properly).

 

EDIT: Your log looks also fine and you should be able to connect.

 

With the completely clean reinstall I can now see the server in my server browser.  After joining, it ultimately gave me the same error.

 

Having tested everything else, I assumed it had to be my router.  I removed the ports being forward and disabled port forwarding entirely.  I was immediately able to connect, via my local IP.  I re-enabled port forwarding and it still let me successfully connect.  I'll have my friend test if he can join, when he can, but I'm hopeful.

 

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8 hours ago, ich777 said:

Please read the second recommended post on the top of this thread.

 

Can you put the output from the Docker log in a textfile and drop it then here in the textbox?

 

Is the docker working now amd can you connect with your local IP through the Steam Server Browser?

 

Second recommended post has been read and followed.

 

Log is attached.

Valheim log.txt

 

Docker is running, but I am unable to connect. Using the Steam Server Browser it says "Server is not responding."  Same connecting and then disconnected issue, if I try to connect directly via local IP in game.

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I'm having some trouble with Valheim.  I'm entirely new to using my server to host games, so it is more than likely I'm missing something basic.

When trying to join my server, it gives a connecting screen and then disconnects.  There is no chance to input the password.  Previously, I was able to successfully join via my local IP and only my friend was having this issue.  I did a firmware update on my router, since it was out of date.  I was thinking there was an issue with opening 2456-2458 and my router (Asus RT-AC68U).  After the firmware update, I restarted my server and now I'm unable to join via local IP, having the same issue.

 

Password is more than 5 characters, appdata is set to prefer cache, restarted the whole server, I have completely deleted (including appdata folder) and reinstalled the docker, tried with the router firewall on and off, and tried a clean docker install with all default settings - only adding a password.

 

Thoughts?