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This is probably only what you need. The issue is, the spin down has to be temporarily disabled while this test is running. Until there's an API for that, it's kind of hard. I had started on some sort of dd of single random blocks, but stopped as the real way to fix this is turn off the spin down timer temporarily. The short test is easy and finishes in minutes, but it's not really comprehensive enough. Perhaps the spin down logic can inspect the smart data and if a test is being executed, skip the spin down until the test is no longer active.

Same for me as well. I have a Sandisk Ultra Fit and a Sandisk Cruzer fit both allocated to unRAID. What people may be unaware of is ESX also reports 'Reset high speed USB' messages in /var/log/vmkernel.log until the messages stop in unRAID. Correct, by the way I have those exact 2 USB's (One cruzer fit, one ultra fit) in my server as well . I wonder if putting the flash on a usb hub would have the same effect.

Same for me as well. I have a Sandisk Ultra Fit and a Sandisk Cruzer fit both allocated to unRAID. What people may be unaware of is ESX also reports 'Reset high speed USB' messages in /var/log/vmkernel.log until the messages stop in unRAID.

That was a great video!!! Great job Limetech, you made it happen!

This should be done when the administrator is fully present. I think it's best to schedule a maintenance time with the other users rather then have this automated to the suggested degree.

The code already exists in the current md driver, borrowing that may be easier then pausing and restarting. To pause and restart requires some kind of update to the superblock. It will probably be easier to lift working code and retrofit it to the final desired functionality. Tom's a smart guy. I've seen the auto-throttle in action with software raid1 and the md driver. It worked nicely and no one had to do anything. Now having a minimum and maximum throttle like the md driver might be nice as well. At that point you could set the maximum to be a very low value during waking ours and reset it for idle times. That worked well also.

How well does ESX pass through work with these controllers?

I'm using the newer Sandisk Ultra Fits. (I'll go back and edit my posts for clarity) I have the Cruzer fits as well, but I'm not using them for unRAID I use them for ESX.

With UnRAID ?? If so, then clearly the size isn't the issue. I think it depends on the motherboard/bios and USB port. I use the 64GB Sandisk Ultra fit with a supermicro X10SL7-F and a HP Gen8 Micro server without issue. Soon I'll be converting the the Gen7 Microservers to the Sandisk Ultra Fit (In the interest of size to eliminate the bulk of the card readers) I've used the Sandisk Ultra Fit on Dell USFF 790s without issue as well.

I use a few of the 64GB Sandisk Ultra fits in a USB 2.0 slots without issue.

Thanks for responding, I was just looking to see if the fans were loud. I'm intrigued by the iLO and for ESX usage it's just what I need.

The Fractal Design R4 is quiet. I have it in my living room and cannot hear it. There is sound dampening material in it. However the drive density is not there. Maybe one of the larger ones would suffice. Eventually I plan to migrate off the Fractal R4 to a iStar based case similar to the limetech AV/4 case. Just not as nice as that one. I started to migrating to the larger drives rather then increasing the amount of drives. I also separated drives into some of the HP Micro Servers based on importance and space around my apartment.

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My mistake, I must have missed that. Perhaps try to isolate the issue and put them on the motherboard. (just to see).

Did you try re-arranging the drive layout and putting the suspect drives on different a controller. Perhaps use an add in controller known to be reliable.

In SETTINGS > DISPLAY SETTINGS, there is an option near the bottom PAGE UPDATE FREQUENCY. Options are Disabled, Real-Time, Regular, Slow I set mine to disabled. Perhaps those who are having performance issues should check this setting and disable it temporarily. Perhaps we need a hook into the smart monitoring system to either automatically expand the monitor window or disable it temporarily during parity checks. i.e. poll attributes. For those who are having performance issues, perhaps setting this to some higher value, i.e. 86400 (for a day). From what I remembered in another conversation, a poll for attributes causes the SATA channel to be flushed.

They used to be. They no longer are reputable. They are a den for credit fraud and identity thieves. Well its too late for me but thanks for the warning. I use a special card for online purchases so if something bad does happen, it's not linked to my bank. I'll still have to fight to get the money back that gets stolen like anybody else would but at least the damage will be minimal. Wise move!

Thanks for posting this. I had to pass on the surprise sale since I just scored and received a pair of 7200 RPM 6TB drives. However, next sale I'm all over these. Keep on posting them.

Done. I didn't see that there was a 6.1.3 release until today. You're a class act oh mighty zeron! Thanks!

Perhaps reach out to [email protected] and see if he can compile it for the running kernel. Frankly, that's a pretty nice controller and probably too nice and/or advanced for unRAID usage. There's no telling if you'll be able to monitor it via smart. (check with your linuix mint distro and see if smartctl can access the drives individually) If the driver is not built in to unRAID, you're always going to be running into kernel vs module issues during an unRAID update. The simpler the better with unRAID. You can probably sell it for a good amount on eBay and get an LSI, flash it to it mode and be done.

The one thing I don't like about Caselabs is the price. Great stuff however. yeah but..... The MAGNUM TX10 is the worlds largest PC case! http://www.caselabs-store.com/magnum-tx10/ If I were still into big a$$'ed servers, I would be all over this.

Tell us more about that half-rack on rollers! Sweet Setup!!!

I'm now considering one of these as part of a 3 node ESX setup. This would be the main node whereas the micro servers would be the failover nodes. I know it's not apples to apples, but the CPU's usage will be similar in most cases. i.e. hobby learning/training lab. Can anyone comment on the fan noise? Any other comments to post about?

Got an order status and tracking number today via email. Nothing in the tiger direct system yet. That was an odd work flow for the order. I had thought they were going to let the order authorization expire since it was a heck of a deal. Thanks for all who responded.

I did not, I'll check back tomorrow and see what's happening.