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I'm really stressing here, have used the command reiserfsck --rebuildtree /dev/md2 How long will this take on a 3tb disk, the suspense is killing me

Should I format disk 2 and run parity, have all my family photos on this drive

Hi Guys, I tried to run... Long store short the session got interrupted! and now the disk comes up unformatted, how can I recover this drive? please help

Exactly this... Unraid is irreplaceable for me, honestly should of built it a long time ago.

Thanks alot Tom

Hi Tom, So how much for 2 badges plus first class envelope shipping? I was a bit confused.

I think it would be great to make it part of the shop, I would love 2 badges as well

I saw that topic 2 hours ago and it made me fume, thought about whether I would post this here. The guy is a douche and sometimes life is not about "the best", its about comfort. Im happy with unraid and to be honest, I would not trust my data with a software made by a self loving douche like that guy. He seems like a guy that would turn around and blame his users for his softwares shortcomings. Competition is good but I value humble characteristics and this guy is blowing his own cover.

Yeah, I understand what you mean. To be honest, I generally leave it on Auto and it adjusts everything accordingly. Its not something that I worry about in a small box like this. As you said internet control is only available through windows and we are all using unRAID. I would call this fan controller excessive, its mainly there to auto adjust per temp requirements and for aesthetics. Those 2 key features are well done.

The Bitfenix fan controller is efficient and looks great as you can see. I leave it on Auto and it basically sets the rpm of all the fans at an optimum level depending on the temperature, you can also assign a particular rpm for each fan if required. Its well worth what I paid for it but in saying that, its more aesthetics since you could achieve this task using a normal switcher style fan controller. Those generally only give you 3 steps of adjustment, 700,900,1200 - Which is fine in my opinion as well.

Thanks! Sure, I have run 2 x plex sessions at once, iPad and iPhone at the same time using 2 different 1080p mkv's. Transcoding works fine, no stutter and no issues at all. I can vouch for the fact, the i3 is an overkill cpu for these tasks. In my tests, I have seen cpu usage fluctuate from 3%-30% depending on the complexity of the particular scene in a full action movie. I would recommend this build to someone looking for a small nas server, 6 drives including parity and cache. Maximum usable storage is 12TB using 3TB drives, if you manage to source some 4TB drives, you can store up to 16TB. For such a small system, thats plenty for most users. Hope the info here helps everyone, I sure didnt have the full specific info on i3 and plex when I dived into unRAID.

Thanks man, I forgot about that. All updated now in my first post. (Please note, the prices listed are Australian Dollars)

TKC SERVER NAS 24/7 BUILD Hi guys, just wanted to share my story of success building my first unRAID server. After running a normal desktop workstation with many hard drives attached. I figured out quickly, that no redundancy at all could strike disaster at any time. I came across many raid solutions while searching the web, and after many weeks of planning, I decided to choose the unRAID "Plus License" option. Next came the hardware selection and learning phase which was made easy thanks to all the friendly members of this community. My goals were simple, I needed a solution that could provide: Protection against disk failure Media streaming ability to a dedicated Openelec Box, this includes full BluRay discs, MKV's 1080p & 720p Media streaming ability via DLNA or transcoding on the fly via PLEX or AIRVIDEO Torrent Client addon required Specs OS: unRAID v5.0 RC11 "Plus License" CPU: i3-3225 3.3GHz (Ivy Bridge) Motherboard: Asus P8H77-I RAM: Corsair 8GB 1600MHz LAN: Realtek 8111F Gigabit Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Fan Controller: Bitfenix Recon Touchscreen Fans: Noctua L9i CPU Cooler, Noctua NF-S12B x 2, Noctua NF-P14 Power Supply: Earthwatts 380 System Total: $612.00 Drive Configuration Parity Drive: 3TB Western Digital Red Data Drives: 2 x 3TB Western Digital Red Data Drives: 2 x 2TB Seagate Green Cache Drive: 120GB Corsair Force Series 3 Total Drive Capacity: 10TB Drive Total: $788.00 [glow=red,2,300]Grand Total:[/glow] $1400.00 "AUD" Primary Use: Media Server & Backup Likes: I love unRAID Dislikes: Plugin integration could be simpler via a dedicated manager Add Ons Used: SimpleFeatures • unMenu • Plex Media Server • Air Video Server • Transmission Future Plans: None Photos Angle Interior Front More photos below... http://35two.com/thekidcastro/uploads/IMG_0003.png http://35two.com/thekidcastro/uploads/IMG_0005.png http://35two.com/thekidcastro/uploads/IMG_0006.png http://35two.com/thekidcastro/uploads/IMG_0007.png unRAID Screenshots Main Settings Info In conclusion, I would like to say that unRAID has exceeded my expectations in more ways than one. You see, I was going to settle for an off the shelf solution, such as a QNAP, SYNOLOGY NAS. I am so happy I did not go down this route especially after weighing up the pro's and con's. What sold me on the idea of going down the software/unraid path was the assurance that if any hardware issues struck, my data would not be affected or tied down to that specific hardware. Also, drives could be individually read on any linux distro if required. If the power supply on my off the shelf NAS blows, or another fault arrises, I would be lost. The other reason is "bang for buck", the off the shelf branded QNAP, SYNOLOGY NAS cannot transcode 1080p on the fly to plex running on my iPad etc because they use really slow single core processors and only memory can be upgraded. The i3-3225 3.3GHz CPU in my unRAID build can transcode 1080p without even breaking a sweat. Future proofing is key, I will keep my data forever but my hardware requirements may change when extra space is required. So now I am pleased with how everything is running. I guess the only improvements I would like to see, are transfer speed improvement and a dedicated plugin manager. Overall, I recommend unRAID to anyone looking for the ultimate NAS/SERVER for there important data. Thanks Tom for unRAID and members of the community who create the plugins for us! Justin

Thanks man, I'll need to switch on this feature since I already installed all plugins with SimpleFeatures.

Hmmm never heard of cache-dir addon, where can i get it? I am using a cache drive but not the addon?

Hi guys, I have this annoying issue when browsing my unraid samba share on my mountain lion mac pro and even my macbook pro. It takes around 5-10 seconds maybe even 15 seconds before the files show up. I never experienced this issue browsing a windows samba share before. What could be the cause for the lag I'm experiencing? Your help is appreciated guys, are other people experiencing the same. Justin

Man thats pretty awesome, and Im guessing going to be expensive

Hi hungarianhc, I can only speak on my behalf but I would never buy a synology or qnap branded NAS. Your paying for the brand and that is it, the hardware is weak and outdated. unRAID does most things exceptionally and works with hardware that suits your budget. For me, I wanted a NAS that can transcode 1080p plex media server etc and to this date bang for buck, you cannot, I repeat you cannot get a synology & QNAP nas that can do that for under $1500 and that will hit cpu peaks. I spent $550 Australian on my entire build without drives and it barely breaks a sweat to transcode in plex. Thats the best comparison I can make... Now the downside is, you must be hands on. Every step has been taken to make this as simple as possible and it is but depends on you and if your prepared to learn and enjoy. The level of security in unraid is great for most people. If you just want the basics then maybe going to a synology or qnap is the way to go... the choice is yours. Im new here, and as reference, Im no linux expert... kind of clueless but with the help from people on this forum. I am able to achieve anything. That my friend is priceless

All you guys are most helpful and I really do appreciate you guys taking the time to explain things to me. Makes being part of the unRAID community worthwhile. Thank You

Parity is always written when a drive in the array is written. This is a good thing because it means you don't have to do anything to stay protected at all times. Most of us just run the parity check once a month as a test. The parity should always be correct if everything is working perfectly. It does slow down writes though, because in order to write the correct parity it has to read the data that is being overwritten and read the corresponding parity, recalculate the parity based on the difference between the old and new data, and then write the data and write the parity. This reduced write speed is one of the main reasons for a cache disk. It is not part of the parity protected array and so is written at normal disk speed. The cached data is then written to the parity protected array at some later time (the middle of the night) when it is more convenient. Thanks Trurl, I understand now. I think I will wait till I can install my cache drive, much safer and would rather go the recommended route. Cheers guys

The vast majority of people who run unraid use parity, so normally writing to a data disk involves the parity disk. If you don't want to use parity, why are you running unraid? I am running parity but what I mean is the check is not happening automatically, dont I need to engage check and write corrections manually? or is this happening constantly in the background?

There will be 2 drives spinning vs 1. Really? but If I assign those data folders to disk 2 for example. Why would any other disk spin? Im not running parity during this time. I really need to hurry up and setup a cache SSD drive.

Thats awesome, but can I ask why its not ideal to have the plugin_data on share drive? instead of cache. This will only be temporary for me I guess.

Hi Guys, I have installed all the plugins I would like to use, this includes: Plex Media Server Transmission Airvideo Server Now all these plugins request an install or data directory. I've done some research and have been advised that it is best to make these directories on cache drives. I have not setup a cache drive on my build yet but I would like to start using these plugins prior to setting this up in the next 2 weeks. My question is, can I not set these directories up on one of array disks? And how would your setup look, what is the directory path e.g. /mnt/etc etc ?? Please help this noob out Thank You Justin

Good to hear