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I have got it to work with "less secure apps" ENABLED However, when that option is enabled, I get signed out of my google accounts every 5-10 minutes automatically. What is the best way to get this notification working without editing "Less Secure Apps" on google?

I am a basic user of Linux, i know some base stuff I have learned over the years, but always still learning. Next test is to see if I can use NTFS drives outside the array to dump to and from (eliminating the network completely)

OK Temp Directory = /tmp Plex Transcoder DIR = /tmp I shall see how she runs. Not sure how to confirm if it is using RAM, fingers crossed. Thank you again

Sorry :-( I know last time I made a major change it went wrong and was my own fault for not clarifying. I will take the chance and hope it works out. I do appreciate the help

I have 'Unassigned Devices' installed and I can see the section in my GUI I should be able to plug in a USB dock to the unraid server with an RFS drive (the ones I am removing) and copy each of the 3 drives to the one XFS drive? using: nohup cp -r /mnt/disk# /mnt/disk# correct?

Already on it bother, I was more curious about the transcoder path within the plex app was all :-)

Wowzers Fair enough. That's why I was looking info XFS as you and some other made some points that it would assist with many performance concerns :-) New ram tomorrow, new HDD to follow, then LSI SAS card, then a few weeks of testing, then migration time, sigh !! so much to do, but it's good this is pushing me to get it done!

Right, for disk to disk within the server array that makes sense. I was generally speaking about file transfers in that regard, trying to figure that out was all :-)

OK thanks man Another thing I have been noticing with the current setup is terrible performance when writing to the unraid array from windows. I am using taracopy for file xfer But when I go to push/write a file, the windows mapped network drive take a bit to start it seems (progress bar in the file path) and then will SOMETIMES time out. I then, start another copy of the same file (that times out) and the file(s) will xfer across with really good speeds. (keep in mind I have tested this same method with spinning up ALL DISKS in the array and still encounter it) But I am suffering in performance somewhere; I can't queue up say 20GB spanned across 3 mapped disks and walk away, it seems to get stuck and I have to resend the file. I am not sure if this has to do with the file system I am using, the hardware I am using, the software (for file copy) I am using. I wish it could be better, and faster. Is there a better method for pushing large amounts of data from a windows system to a mapped array disk (not folder share) that works the best? My mind is a blur this week with work, and working on this and normal life stuff, trying to absorb all this info I have an LSI SAS card in the mail but won't be here for weeks, so I hope that helps over the SuperMicro I have in there now. Then the plan is to HOPEFULLY push over to XFS, which i have been told is much better performance wise

Ah OK I appreciate the heads up. Hopefully I am on the right path here, or at least have my settings correct (as above). Perhaps someone will fill in the gaps to the posted screenshots. Maybe in the PLEX settings, I set that to /tmp as well? Guess we shall see

You have been very patient with me and all my questions. I suppose it is getting your (my) head wrapped around it cause there is that back end thought that you don't want to lose data or mess up the array. I will do you recommendation and print things off, and make a game plan for when I am ready. I have (1X) 4TB pre-clearing now 38 hours in and another 4TB ordered in the mail, which will be pre-cleared. I don't know when I am going to exactly get to the FS change over as I have been working on a rebuild this past week with some questionable disks (sigh) I suppose after I am all changed over file systems (whenever that is) I will THEN add a second 6TB parity. I am assuming when running dual parity they both HAVE TO BE the same size (a match) ? Thank you for all the responses! I really appreciate the assistance, truely!

OK, right on! You can say I am kind of not overly familiar with some aspect of this, I wanted to ask to clarify. I really appreciate the response, and hope to see how it works going forward. Going to change it up now. Love the community. Thank you again (big time)! to reconfirm I posted my current changes below

should my plex container look like this? Temp directory = /transcode to /tmp

Ah I see what you're saying. I think your process is the 'reverse' of mine. 01) Add new pre-cleared disk (4TB formatted XFS) = 13 disks in array 02) remove (2x500 1x1.5tb) 03) run 'new config' 04) with 2x500 1x1TB out of the array... dock them via USB (attached to the server) and copy data back to the 4TB (XFS) 05) parity sync (for good measure) 06) done? I think... I can't mount disk 13 in the case properly until I physically remove the other disks (that will be a temp 'loose' hookup) On another note, I can have a mix of XFS and RFS file systems in the array, correct? Now to read up on how to format the pre-cleared disk XFS over RFS (which has been my default for years)

Hm interesting. Would that plugin read NTFS ? That would save a lot of time plugging the drive into a USB dock for sure. I think that is the best method for me (what i am thinking anyways) 01) copy data from array (2x) 500 + (1x) 1.5TB to external source 02) Remove disks 03) Run new config 04) parity sync/rebuild 05) add new disk (format XFS) 06) USB dock copy back to the XFS disk 07) Parity sync Then repeat as I have more space free in the case to add physical disks

OK I can try that method if the current disks in the array have enough room to move data to them The other option is to take the current data off, to an external source and then remove the disks, then add the new XFS disk, and copy content back to the XFS disk over the network I wonder how much XFS is going to make a difference. I hope a lot performance wise thanks -)

I did read it, and I keep looking it over :-) The troublesome part right now is everything I am trying to do. First off I am trying to shrink my physical disks in my array I am trying to replace disks (eventually) that are less than 3TB with 4TB At this point with the 12 physical disks in my case, the case is full (no more room to mount physical disks) So being that is the situation, where you state to start with largest DATA DISK in the set which is 4TB, and work down to migrate to XFS, I was looking at it starting with the smaller DATA DISK and moving that way. As you can see in my screenshot I have some 500GB and 1.5 TB drives. I could add (1x) 4TB disk and push all data from those 3 disks (or at LEAST 2 disks) to the (1X) 4TB drive. However after that is done, I want to remove them (2x 500 and 1x 1.5TB) completely from the array. What I am cautious about is UnRaid thinking I still have 12 disks when I really want to have (9X) in total at that point. I don't know what parity would do in that case, if it would say "hey missing disks/parity not valid" I think that's the point where you have to start a new config? I think I am being SUPER cautious, but I know once I learn it, I will understand it better. If I can AT LEAST get down to (9X) disks, I can then add another parity (for dual parity) and continue my migration to XFS. I really appreciate the help 01) Add empty drive (formatted XFS)02) move data from RFS drive to new XFS drive03) remove RFS drive Reformat RFS drive to XFS ^^^ these steps make sense and seem simple enough, but I have the added step of removing physical disks out of the array ^^^ I added "remove drive" (in steps above earlier) as I need to free up space in my case, a nice number to get to when finalized is (10X) disks. That make sense or am I over thinking things again (I do that sometimes) Thank you :-)

I am aware of the data rebuild as I am working on another concern with that The 6TB in my set is parity. How can I copy or clone parity to XFS ? Once I have a clone of parity, I then need another empty drive formatted XFS? So if I am understanding this correctly to convert my whole array to XFS 01) Add empty drive (formatted XFS) 02) move data from RFS drive to new XFS drive 03) remove RFS drive 04) replace removed RFS drive with new XFS drive (swap spots) 05) parity sync won't my parity think the RFS drive I removed is still an RFS drive when I try to sync? Being it is a XFS drive i am putting in that spot, doesn't parity go by last known FS table or something to that like ? On another note rather than migrating all drives to XFS (converting the array). Would it be a good idea, as I add drives or replace drives in the future going forward that I can have a mix of RFS and XFS drives in one array I.E. The next drive added or replaced to be formatted XFS, and added in replace of a drive, or wait... we can't-do that cause parity won't rebuild the data properly as it sees all current disks as RFS

Hello, I would LOVE to change FS as I am using ReiserFS Still What would be my best plan of attack for this array? I feel overwhelmed thinking about it Thanks

Hmm I wonder if I can simply replace my current CM 4in3 drive bays for hot swap inserts --- got me thinking ... I like that last post... looks nice

Let me know if you come across anything -- 15 would be a nice number / hot-swap drive bays I am tossing a different CPU and RAM in this week, due to my issue last week. My system seems so armature compared to some of the systems ran here

I guess I don't really NEED that -- I have 12 now, I could use another 4 (as I have 4 sitting around) not being used as my case is at full capacity

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask if anyone had some decent case recommendations for unraid -- I am looking for something like a 20 drive case. Something that has great cooling and perhaps hot-swap bays for easy upgrading. Thanks

Is there a way to add in a plugin to the GUI that shows temps of everything My main concern is my video card , and SAS card temp, they were hot to the touch, and recently I have added a fan to them to keep them cool, but it would be great to know that actual temps Thanks

Hello, I was trying to find a tool that better monitors plex users on my unraid server. I saw this PlexPy, however, I have no idea how to get it running. Is there perhaps a step by step installation proceedure to follow to get it going. I have never used the docker etc, so I am curious to how it all works. I wish Plex along gave more options to disable users on the fly, and or track bandwidth within the server app. If anyone feels like they can assist me with this , it would be kind of you. Thanks again