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👍👍👍 - It's Netdata related, but i dont know why, how or what 😉

I read somewhere that this is caused by the Docker plugin Netdata. I have this error synonymous in the log.

Some disk make this "noise" when they switched off (removed the power from the drive). Strange was, that the disk was already at standby and not spinning anymore...

The day before yesterday happened with my 8TB WD-RED. The disc was marked with a red X. Subsequent extensive tests showed no errors. After re-integration in unraid it works flawlessly - strange... The only thing I could tell was a strange sound from the disk when the server went to sleep. But after the reinstallation that was gone - no errors - also no CRC- or spinup-errors. Maybe a "halloween-bug" 🤣 EDIT: I forgot to mention that the related disk was connected to an ASMedia 1061 2port-SATA controller (onboard). Now its connected to the intel onboard controller.

What you need are "proper" sleep settings. I mentioned it, that the HDDs are not always go into the standby-state - they are often in active/idle-state that prevents the server going to sleep. What you have to do is this: This ensures that the disks go into standby after waking up the server so the server can go to sleep properly next time. The time delay of 180 seconds prevents errormous messages in the log if the initialization of a controller is aborted - in my case the SAS 9207-8i. To check if every disk is at standby-state, open a terminal and put in: hdparm -C /dev/sd[a-z]

Already found one - thanks - using Kiwi SysLog-Server 😉👍

Yeah that sounds weird - I know, but after a boot the disk 1 never shuts down and sometimes other disks are also not shuting down. It seems they have some random state after a boot. I have to either press the spindown button or use the hdparm -y parameter ...

...maybe the "better" idea 😉👍 BUT: What is a remote syslog-server? I have only Windows-machines and i cant determine a path... so, how does this work?

Thanks for this info Hoopster - the only thing is that my sys writes every minute to the log - thats why i asked.

Is it possible to mirror the log to the cache-drive? I have a bad feeling when I have to write on the flash...

I use unraid for almost 10 years now - and i am sure. And by the way: My system always behaves like this - so it's an empirical value - but you can ask bonienl too, if you like.

That's a normal behavior. After "every" boot/reboot you need to push the spindown-button only once and all is fine - until the next boot/reboot.

Updated yesterday to kill this "streaming-bug" when writing to a disk - its working perfekt - thanks a lot. And also nice: When i send my server to sleep, it goes immediately to sleep. With 6.7 it takes up to 2min's. All is working fine so far 😉

Thanks for this info 👍

Yep - problem fixed! Thanks a lot 😉

Maybe a silly question but where do you put this in?

Ok thanks - i give it a try and see what happens...

Is it "safe" to do an update from 6.7.2? Because i have also this slowdown which is mentioned in your link...

It depends, what you exactly want: idle or standby. If you set the disk to spindown automaticly, they normaly go into active/idle state, but "not" into standby. I dont know, if you want to sleep your server but if yes, then you need the standby-state - if the disks are in idle-state, the server will never go to sleep. You can put all your disks directly to standby-state with this command: hdparm -y $(ls /dev/sd*|grep "[a-z]$") >/dev/null 2>&1

I also recommend the 9207-8i - bought mine for only € 109.- A very good price for an 8-port controller and fully compatible with unraid 😉 But be carefull: In a normal PC-Case this controller needs active cooling because its designed for a server-case with strong airflow. The minimum airflow must be 200lfm (max. operating Temp 55° / Power consumption ~9,8W). I am using this 3D-printed braket for the Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX from ShapeWays: https://www.shapeways.com/product/NET3LH5QP/fan-bracket-for-lsi-9207-8i?productConfiguration=104311341&etId=192375185&utm_source=automated-contact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=order-shipped&utm_content=5

After the middle of the 5th WD-RED has given up the ghost, I'm now fed up with this WD garbage. The 8TB RED, who just died, has held exactly 6 months and 17 days - a joke! Can someone recommend a good alternative? Thanks for your help

I would also recommend Asrock - but if such a board can still be found, is questionable ...

Stupid??? Wow... this is rude...

You didn't tell us, "what you want" - so what do you want? And if you dont like my comment, just ignore it... 😉 And besides, I think you do not have enough experience. Therefore also the forum that should show you alternatives.

Thats not rude - it's a fact - QuickSync transcoding needs "extra money" (PlexPass) - thats useless. Investing in a stronger CPU makes more sense. But his Xeon is fast enough - so he dont need QuickSync transcoding and can safe money too.