Russ Uno

Has anyone been able to make this work with Carbon Copy Cloner 6 (ccc) and MacOS 12 or 13? Just want a simple way to backup to sparseimage or sparseimage, so far it's been torture. I all works great with CCC5 and older MacOS, 10,12 and 10,13.

Personally I keep an extra key just in case one flash dies or when upgrading OS I can easily swap versions. And I would rather have more than 12 smaller (2-4TB drives) than fewer big drives because if 1 drive dies I can be up and running in < 4-8 hours, preclear time is faster, less risk of data loss with fewer files on each drive, parity time check is shorter and the drives are cheap. That's my take on more smaller drives although my max right now is 9. But I just upgraded one key to Pro and plan to do the rest. I may never need it but...

I'm not sure why it doesn't see it as X13SAE-F, maybe there is a setting that is only visible with the array stopped, can't check that right now since there are TV recordings happening, I'll look later. But the fan setting on the MB via IPMI is set to Full Speed (I changed that but the IPMI plug must be setting it there). In the IPMI plug page under Fan Control > Fan Control is set to yes, A picture is worth 1k words so: The settings below, I believe are the only ones I changed. The MB seems ok with these and the fan runs around 560 rpm except when the server is fairly active it will run around 700 rpm. I'm not sure what will happen when summer comes and the ambient temp is higher but I will have to see when it comes.

As far as unRAID you can set up a Share and have New files saved to the Cache drive then use a User Script to check the Share on the Cache drive (set the script up to run every so often or at a certain time) do what it needs to do and run Mover to move the files to the Share on the array. Maybe some one else has a better Idea.

I have a few Seagates like that.. Still in great condition after running preclear and long Smart test.. Could use as a warm spare, just in case.. I also use them as external drives for older system startup disk when I need to boot my Macs on an older OS, or even current OS with utilities when I need do Maintenance that I can't do from the internal Boot drive. Also for secondary backup of little used files.

Well I think it was 3 hrs or so for a 1TB drive for the Long Smart Test... So it could take a while. This still could be hardware related and not the Disk itself if it was caused by loose cables. Some place I read a post and it lead me to Western Digital about SATA Cables and their drives. They require a SATA connector that has bumps inside to secure it in place.. Found it, WD SATA Cables I had an issue a while back with errors on parity check that I thought was a fairly new drive (WD) but turned out to be cable connections. I only have a couple WD drives all others are Seagate..

I would do a long smart test on the drive(s) in question.. I know it's a pain and time consuming, I just did the same thing, the short test let some stuff slide by while the long test showed some errors. Better to catch it now than trying to fight it in a hardware upgrade and wonder what caused it.

1. Current Parity check 2. Run smart test on drives (just to make sure there are no pending issues) 3. Stop all dockers & vm's 4. Turn off auto start for the array 5. Down load diagnostics 6. Stop the Array 7. Make a backup of the flash drive 8. Take a screen shot of drive assignments on the the main page 9. Cable placement shouldn't matter but drive assignment does (assign correct drive/Serial # to useage, IE Parity, Cache, Disk1 etc..) 10. Make your hardware changes. 11. Start it up.. 12. Make your drive assignments. 13. Double, Triple check drive assignments. 14. You will have to start the array manually since auto start is off. Someone correct me if I'm wrong... or missed something.

Maybe TrueNas and Synology already have SMB mods built in? And maybe the mods shown here need to be tweaked for Sonoma? I do think though that unRAID should do a better job at MAC compatibility.

Try this, it's pinned some where above: Optimal SAMBA settings to get better MacOS to Unraid performance ChannelD Just copy and paste the Mac setting, you can use Text Edit in plain text mode to create the file. On my Mac it won't let me save it where it should go so I just save to desktop the drag it to the correct directory. Not sure if Sonoma will let you do that, but you can also use Terminal to do it. In unRAID it's simple, just copy and paste... edit out the comments on the right where is says <--- To Match .....

I tried it, not the latest OS but 10.12.6 and unRAID 6.11.5 and it worked without issue. I did try it first without the unRAID user PW set and it did not work, got the Shaky Box. smb://testusr:@xxx.xxx.x.xx/TestShare Then you put in the --unRAID user-- PW.. for tmuser or in my case testusr. I do have the SMB mods in unRAID and also on the MAC side. So unless it's something strange with Sonoma, it should work. But I would recommend doing the SMB mods, it makes it connecting with the Mac much better.

I jumped from 6.9.2 to 6.10.3 to 6.11.5 and then 6.12.4 with maybe a few days between, just enough time between to make sure it all worked, with no issue. Some place I read that the 13th gen with IGPU requires Linux 6.xx and it looks like going to unRAID 6.12.xxx includes that jump from Linux 5.x.x.. It worked for me... for my new media build with an i5-13500.

Consider a MB with 6 SATA ports, much more common, and picking up a Adaptec 1430SA 4 port controller on eBay. They can be had for as low as $25. I have 2, 1 in each of my builds. I've attached the user guide for it below. ADAPTEC 1430SA_installation_and_users_guide_09_06.pdf

I originally was looking for a low power, lower cost Xeon build but was, after a lot of research, a PIA finding all I wanted in my build with that, so I decided to bite the bullet and spend a couple hundred more and just go for a build that will hopefully last me another 10 years as my previous system did. So here it is: (FPB) = from previous build unRAID v6.12.4 (upgraded from 6.10.3) Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (FPB) PSU: SeaSonic SSR-450RM (FPB), may upgrade at some point MB: SuperMicro X13SAE-F CPU: i5-13500 RAM: 32GB Micron DDR5 ECC DRIVES: (FPB) WD Gold- Parity 1x 2TB, Cache 1x 1TB • DATA- Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 2x 1TB + 4x 2TB • 1TB Unassigned SATA CONTROLLER: Adaptec 1430SA (FPB) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D9L Cooler Power Consumption: All 9 Drives spun down = 36w (same as previous build) All 9 Drives spun up but idle = 63w (9w lower than previous) I Haven't checked it under typical full load yet. Update: Running ChannelsDVR in a Docker and Recording 4 HD TV Show Streams to unRAID and Streaming 1 HD Show to an Apple TV from unRAID and also Transcoding 1 HD stream to an iPAD power consumption is 99w. Without the Transcode stream consumption bounces between 63w and 72w I suspect the bouncing maybe do to saving the recording streams to the Cache HDD. IGPU & CPU Fan: To get the igpu to work for transcoding I had to change the Primary Video in BIOS to IGFX I also had to install IPMI Tools to control the CPU Fan so SuperMicro's Fan Sensors wouldn't complain about the fan speed being too low. I set the Min fan speed to 31.2% in the IPMI Tools plugin so it would run at 560 RPM and SM's IPMI Fan control at Standard (before setting it in IPMI Tools), the IPMI Tools plugin seems to change it back to Full Speed so that's where I left it. I did set the Max speed in the IPMI Tools plugin to 100% If the Fan is set to Full Speed in SM's IPMI without the IPMI Tools plugin the power consumption at idle with drives spun down jumps to 56w. The setting I have doesn't seem to affect power consumption. Previous Build for ref. MEDIA: V 6.10.3 plus • Fractal Design Define R5 • SeaSonic SSR-450RM • SanDisk Ultra FIT 16GB • SuperMicro X9SCM-F-O • i3 3240 • 4GB Kingston Value RAM • DRIVES- WD Gold- Parity 1x 2TB, Cache 1x 1TB • DATA- Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 2x 1TB + 4x 2TB • 1TB Unassigned • Adaptec 1430SA SATA Controller • Stock Cooler I hope this info is helpful to someone in the future since it seems hard to find in one place.

I'm running unRAID 6.10.3 and Mac OS 10.12.6, 2011 iMac and have no problem with viewing jpgs on my Mac or on My iPad Mini, IOS 16. I did recently make the SMB mods on both the Mac and unRaid so I'm not sure if that helps or not. I know it helps with file transfers and just viewing the share contents in finder as a list big time.. You may want to check that out here. Until recently I was running unRAID 6.9.2 and I don't remember having issues with that either. I don't have my Newer Mac running OS 13 (Ventura) up at the moment so I can't check that.

Is there a command I can use in a user script to check if Mover is running or not running so the script can do something else....?

I know this is a few year old but I was also looking for this option so I could control the Mover from a user script which also shuts a docker down first on everyday but Sunday otherwise the files it creates won't move any anyway. Parity checks are also run this way with a user script. Easier for me to have all the scheduling in on place (user script) rather than scattered around.

Well after much back and forth I decided to go a different route and bit the bullet, hope it won't come back to bite me. I went with a Supermicro X13SAE-F board and an i5 13500 CPU (which seems to be the sweet spot) with 2x16 GB ECC RAM Micron/Crucial MTC10C1084S1EC48BR. It's costing more than I wanted to spend but if it last 10 years, like my current Media server, its worth it. This will be a more Current System that has all the features I want/need and then some for the future unknowns. After a ton of research I'm hoping this system will idle at around, maybe a bit more than my current one, which is 36 watts with drives spun down and 72 watts with drives spun up. My Backups server uses a Xeon 1241 and runs about 10 watts higher with the Nvidia P1000 at idle. Hopefully my Adaptec 1430SA SATA Controller will work with this system. Thinking of going with the Noctua NH-D9L cpu cooler..., Or maybe the stock cooler will work, I'm not really pushing this to the limits yet, just running the stock cooler in my current system and even pushing it the cpu stays cool according to IPMI sensor readings. Parts are ordered, except for the cooler, CPU came in today.

I can confirm that these settings do work with Mac OS Sierra/10.12 and unRAID 6.10.3, 6.11.5 and 6.12.4, and are working on 2 servers and 2 Macs, 2012 Mac Mini and 2011 iMac. EyeTV startup is now back to 7 minutes reading over 2300 files on 6 array disks instead of 35 minutes from a Mac Mini and Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) is once again a joy to use when backing up My Mac to unRAID taking minutes instead of hours previously.. Thanks for posting this.

Trying to upgrade to at least unRAID 6.10.3 from 6.9.2 and had to revert back to 6.9.2 due to extremely slow SMB. It was taking about 35 minutes instead of 7 minutes to read, from unRAID, around 2300 file names into EyeTV on a MacMini running OS 10.12...so if this works it would be great. You mention here creating a file on the Mac called nsmb.conf but in the video it is called smb.conf. Not sure which it should be. Also some of the setting here refer to unRAID v 6.12.4, are these the same settings for v6.10.3, 6.11.x or are they different? I have a number of Macs running various versions of OSX because of expensive software running on them only one has a OS higher than 10.12, does that make a difference on the settings? Things worked great when AFP was included in unRAID but went down hill when that was dropped even though it is still viable with Mac OS.

Comments, Tech Check & Suggestions Welcome. My media Server is getting close to 10 years old and I've been having issues with the server not booting occasionally and have to pull the battery and short the contacts to reset the Bios. Not sure what is causing it but it seems to happen mostly when Humidity and Temps have a significant change. Could be a bad solder joint or connection. Also I Can't get the IGPU to work with current MB. CURRENT SERVER: Unraid 6.9.2 plus • Fractal Design Define R5 • SuperMicro X9SCM-F-O • i3 3240, SeaSonic SSR-450RM • 8x 7200 rpm + 1 HOT Spare Drives • Adaptec 1430SA SATA Controller. NEW SERVER REQUIREMENTS: Using current CASE, PSU and SATA Controller IPMI: IOS and MAC access. Supermicro Works. POWER CONSUMPTION: Not too much more than the current Server. HARD DRIVES (Same as Current): 6x 2TB 7200 rpm array, 1 Cache, 1 Parity, 1 HOT Spare VMs: None that I can for see. But would like 1 to be available if needed in future. DOCKERS that would be normally in use: 1.Channels DVR 2.Plex or Jellyfin DATA - Video Streams (Same as current server): Up to 6 HD video streams Recording to Cache Drive. 1 or 2 HD video streams at a time while Recording as above. TRANSCODING: Up to 2 streams at a time for iPads to lower Resolution over WIFI. NEW SERVER PARTS LIST: I know some of these parts may be a little dated. MOTHER BOARD: SM X11SCA-F (C246 Chip Set) / supports QuickSync (new $365) Newegg CPU: Xeon E-2146G - ( refurb) Techmikeny OR Xeon E-2144g (Used Ebay) OR Intel Core i3-9100 (new $148) These all have IGPU and support ECC RAM. RAM: 2x Crucial Server Memory 16GB DDR4 DIMM 288-pin - 2666 MHz / PC4-21300 - CL19-1.2 V - unbuffered - ECC CT16G4WFD8266 ($166) Amazon OR Non ECC, Crucial RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR4 2666 MHz CL19 Desktop Memory CT2K16G4DFRA266 ($95) Amazon CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D9L ($54.95) Amazon

I'm looking at building a new server with Supermicro X11SCL-F + Xeon E-2176G. Good Ram seems to hard to find these days the last build was 2016. Went to Crucial got a part No. but listed as EOL. Crucial refers purchase to dealers which try to replace with 3200 instead of the 2666 specified by SM Newegg seems to have lesser brands now, not sure of the quality. Also tried looking for Kingston ram but seem to strike out on compatible ram. Am I looking the wrong places..? Crucial/Micron 32GB DDR4-2666 ECC UDIMM 2Rx8 CL19 MTA18ASF4G72AZ-2G6B1R

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First Red x in A very long time. I didn't notice it until after I started a back up to a disk image of an external drive on my Mac. The back up seemed to be working normally but I just happened to look at the server web page and noticed the red x and the disk had 2 errors. I stopped the back up. Its been so long since I've had an issue like this that I forgot Unraid does not store the Syslog until after I shut the server down and restarted it. The errors were gone but the Red X remains. I stopped the array and unassigned the the disk and mounted it with Unassigned devices, everything seems to be there. I did open the case and checked the cables, power cable "May" have been a bit too loose. The Red x remains after Restart. I also ran a Read-Check and got no errors. I don't see anything that sticks out on the Drive Report but I'm not and expert. I do have 2 new Seagate Barracuda drives on the way, seems like, knock on wood, those are the only drives that I can run for many years. The Red X drive is a WD with very little actual use. Got this e-mail from server at 12:20 PM ON 2/4/22: Event: Unraid Status Subject: Notice [BACKUPSSERVER] - array health report [PASS] Description: Array has 5 disks (including parity & cache) Importance: normal Parity - WDC_WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB2_WD-WMC6N0H4P1YZ (sdc) - active 30 C [OK] Disk 1 - ST2000DM001-1CH164_Z1E87Y0Q (sdb) - active 32 C [OK] Disk 2 - ST2000DM001-1CH164_W1E5511K (sdd) - active 31 C [OK] Disk 3 - WDC_WD2003FZEX-00SRLA0_WD-WMC6N0D55UL3 (sde) - active 34 C [OK] Cache - ST3320418AS_9VM4V4VW (sdf) - active 29 C [OK] Last check incomplete on Mon 04 Oct 2021 09:01:55 PM EDT (122 days ago), finding 0 errors. Error code: -4 Then this at 4:24 pm on 2/4/22: Event: Unraid Disk 3 error Subject: Alert [BACKUPSSERVER] - Disk 3 in error state (disk dsbl) Description: WDC_WD2003FZEX-00SRLA0_WD-WMC6N0D55UL3 (sde) Importance: alert Then this: Event: Unraid array errors Subject: Warning [BACKUPSSERVER] - array has errors Description: Array has 1 disk with read errors Importance: warning After the Read check I got this: Event: Unraid Read check Subject: Notice [BACKUPSSERVER] - Read check finished (0 errors) Description: Duration: 3 hours, 38 minutes, 19 seconds. Average speed: 152.7 MB/s Importance: normal Disk 3 - WDC_WD2003FZEX-00SRLA0_WD-WMC6N0D55UL3 (sde) (errors 2) Where to go from here. backupsserver-diagnostics-20220205-1607.zip backupsserver-smart-20220205-1452.zip