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This is what I do. I had an old computer with a handle that was my first unRaid server in this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094 I can get 9 disks into this, and my 24 bay server at present only has 8 disks that need backed up off site. So each week I hook this up and let it run the following script for a few hours. (It is surprisingly how efficient the following script is. About 10 min per 3tb disk if there is no changes) echo "Starting Sync to Tower3" # Set up mounts to Tower3 mkdir /mnt/t3disk1 mkdir /mnt/t3disk2 mkdir /mnt/t3disk3 mkdir /mnt/t3disk4 mkdir /mnt/t3disk5 mkdir /mnt/t3disk6 mkdir /mnt/t3disk7 mkdir /mnt/t3disk8 mkdir /mnt/t3disk9 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk1/ /mnt/t3disk1 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk2/ /mnt/t3disk2 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk3/ /mnt/t3disk3 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk4/ /mnt/t3disk4 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk5/ /mnt/t3disk5 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk6/ /mnt/t3disk6 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk7/ /mnt/t3disk7 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk8/ /mnt/t3disk8 mount -t nfs tower3:/mnt/disk9/ /mnt/t3disk9 echo mounts to t3 set up # Backup from production server to 2nd level backup via cron and log results # version .12 # Set up email header echo To: [email protected] >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log echo From: [email protected] >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log echo Subject: Tower3 rsync summary >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log echo >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log # Backup Disk 1 - 9 echo ====== moving to Disk1 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk1/ /mnt/t3disk1/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk1.log echo ====== moving to Disk2 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk2/ /mnt/t3disk2/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk2.log echo ====== moving to Disk3 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk3/ /mnt/t3disk3/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk3.log echo ====== moving to Disk4 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk4/ /mnt/t3disk4/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk4.log echo ====== moving to Disk5 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk5/ /mnt/t3disk5/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk5.log echo ====== moving to Disk6 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk6/ /mnt/t3disk6/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk6.log echo ====== moving to Disk7 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk7/ /mnt/t3disk7/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk7.log echo ====== moving to Disk8 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk8/ /mnt/t3disk8/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk8.log echo ====== moving to Disk9 =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/disk9/ /mnt/t3disk9/ >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3disk9.log echo ====== moving to end =========== >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log date >> /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log # Wait for 5 minutes sleep 300 # Release mounts to Tower3 umount /mnt/t3disk1 umount /mnt/t3disk2 umount /mnt/t3disk3 umount /mnt/t3disk4 umount /mnt/t3disk5 umount /mnt/t3disk6 umount /mnt/t3disk7 umount /mnt/t3disk8 umount /mnt/t3disk9 sleep 60 rmdir /mnt/t3disk1 rmdir /mnt/t3disk2 rmdir /mnt/t3disk3 rmdir /mnt/t3disk4 rmdir /mnt/t3disk5 rmdir /mnt/t3disk6 rmdir /mnt/t3disk7 rmdir /mnt/t3disk8 rmdir /mnt/t3disk9 echo mounts to t3 taken down # Send email of summary of results ssmtp [email protected] < /boot/logs/cronlogs/t3summary.log cd /boot/logs/cronlogs mv t3summary.log "`date +%Y%m%d_%H%M`_t3summary.logarchive" When this is done, the servers are mirrored up and the computer with a handle gets carried back offsite. With 9 disks, the backup server weighs about 30 lb. Note: you need to match disk capacities up exactly if you have different sized disks in your system. Disk1 must be the same size on both computers, and Disk2 etc....

I'm not sure a book exists that does exactly what you want. I'm also a geek from the early 80's but ended up engineer instead. Moonlighting at night, I put together some of the early networks with arcnet / Novell 286. UnRaid reminds me of NetWare 286. Solid stable, but NetWare 386 came next and totally revolutionized networking. UnRaid 6 looks to be a similar product. Back in those days before the internet, CompuServe and a 1200 baud modem was how you learned. There was no book. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Backblaze (check their blog) basically believes that the only difference is the sticker on the outside and the additional price you pay. With 25,000 drives in service they are in the place to know. Based on their research I'd just buy the desktop drives. http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/ Sent from my mobile

Do you see any drive to standardize the connections? Sent from my mobile

Here is a fast way to make any PS modular. Its called wire snips and electrical tape. I bought a modular PS on sale once. Wish now I didn't have it. Standards is only one problem. The modular connection is another point of failure. Better to wait for the standards.

Yes a switch just needs to work. On 20 cheap giga switches (Dlink, Trendnet, Zycel) I've had 0 issues. So far so good. Oh I have a third Zycel gs1100, a 16 port version too. Sent from my mobile

Hope you're wrong. My 2 are 6 months old and doing well. Sent from my mobile

OK, big confession, there was a min free space that I put in there for some reason, forget why. Removed it, and problem solved. Thanks....

Yes, that share is on 2 drives and the total share has 272 gb free, One disk is 127gb, and the other is 145 gb free.

I am getting this: Feb 3 15:35:12 Server1 shfs/user: shfs_create: assign_disk: Pix2013/2013-11 Nov/[2013-11-30] Schneider, Doreen/to send/.IMG_0315-FA-CC.jpg.LVohAA (28) No space left on device in my logs. There is 300GB of space on that share and I re ran the new permissions script with out success. This is only when updating existing files on my server. New files can be added without any issue.

I am building similar setup and I don't think you need pass through for that. as far as I can tell you need to create a dedicated bridge for any interface you want to access from pfsence and use that as NICs for your VM I am still in research mode on this one though so let you know when I have a working setup. I have 2 stock Tam's servers just like yours too. Will follow your testing with interest. It would be good if they are more capable with v6. Sent from my mobile

My most important VM will be a pfSense firewall. Will this require a passthrough on v6? Any other expected challenges with v6 and this kind of a VM? I also can see a Crashplan VM to get rid of the plug-in there, but guessing that this will work well. (Using X9SCM F O with Xeon1220, so I have 2 network ports. pfSense is currently running with a Hotlava/Intel Vesuvius 6C11810A3 Six Port Gigabit Ethernet PCI card in a second computer that I can move if need be to the X9SCM.)

Lionelhutz, cool it. You are not helping yourself. Let Tom1 or Tom2 clarify the strategy.

Won't even bother with that if it can't work. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

UnMenu handles skipped disks better than dynamix see below... Although Dynamix handles it the same way Tom does. Lots of blank lines if you skip disks. unMenu's cleaner approach works for me.

I have 1tb in the cloud, and am just in the process of setting up a local machine for 50tb Crashplan repository. Maybe I shouldn't bother? Sent from my mobile

Have I found a bug? I have 3 servers and on the first 2 I don't have the disks loaded up in sequence, Disk1-Disk9 are full and Disk20-Disk23 are full, leaving the middle disks empty. This results in a blank Dynamix stats screen. My third system is only a test system with only 2 disks and no parity, and it works fine.

Thanks, playing with it now.

Is this expected behavior in installation? Just updated to latest 2.07 webgui just before installing this one. root@Tower3:/boot/plugins# installplg /boot/config/plugins/dynamix.plugin.control-2.0.2-noarch-bergware.plg installing plugin: dynamix.plugin.control-2.0.2-noarch-bergware Warning: simplexml_load_file(): I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/boot/config/plugins/dynamix.plugin.control-2.0.2-noarch-bergware.plg" in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13 xml parse error root@Tower3:/boot/plugins# root@Tower3:/boot/plugins# ls dynamix.plugin.control-2.0.2-noarch-bergware.plg* dynamix.webGui-2.0.1-noarch-bergware.plg* dynamix.webGui-2.0.7-i486-1.txz* dynamix.webGui-2.0.7-noarch-bergware.plg* root@Tower3:/boot/plugins#

Seagate is to have their 5tb out real soon too. Who will be first??

Joe L (the author) has never taken this on even with his unmenu. UnRaid needs an integrated pre-clear to appeal to the drobo crowd. I wonder what has kept this from happening? Sent from my mobile

Looks interesting for a virtualization project. Wonder what the power consumption of one of those will be?

I voted no because in my application (photo studio) we don't stream media in the sense you guys do. That said, I am not against it being offered as a separate product (unRaid XBMC edition) I would be more interested in data integrity enhancements. With more choice comes good things. The market will vote their dollars and products will succeed or perish based on their own merits. As long as there is a solid base that works well and the success or failure of the separate products is not distracting to the core, go for it. I don't mind a little life and a little spirit here in the forum, but we all need to be careful that we don't misinterpret others intentions, or feel that our manhood is being challenged. Such is life in a place like this. onward.....

Running 3tb here fine with that server on unRaid. Didn't try Windows. Sent from my mobile

Well both are set up as yours. I created another unRaid VM, downloaded a new fresh copy of the VHD, pulled all controllers out of their slots and booted her naked. Same results.... With a controller passed through, the PXE screen is there for an extended time, but it eventually boots and instantly does a kernel panic. Hmm... This was the system that I was sure would just work without issue since it runs Esxi 5.1 without issue. (xeon 1220 supermicro x9 scm)