crowdx42

Ok, so I updated the script to the same as what you are using, changing the pathnames. You were also correct, my original script was copying the whole folder inside the existing folder. Fingers crossed this works better

It shows Kbps, Kilo Bit Per Second

Hi all, so I have two servers and I am running Rsync to back up one server to the other. The servers are connected via 10gig network. My script is pretty simple and I use user script plugin to run it. The issue I have is two fold, first, the sync seems to be copying everything across, even though the destination folders already have most of the data in it. Secondly, the speed of sync seems very slow, 30kb or so, for the most part. This is a sample of the scripts I am using: rsync -avh "/mnt/remotes/UNRAID_My Files" "/mnt/user/My Files"

An update to my issue above. I was using Binhex version of Emby, I moved to the straight Emby version and Hardware Acceleration now works. So it seems it is broken in the Binhex version.

So I have setup Emby and I see the Intel encoder when I do the command listed in the tutorial. I also setup the source in the docker setup but in Emby it does not see any transcoder when I select advanced to view them. I have a premier sub active with Emby. Any idea why I am not seeing and transcoders? When I play a video I also see the cpu spike which also indicates it is using the cpu and not the Intel transcoder. I have an Intel i12600k.

Thank you, I tried it but did not have any effect. I guess because the system is already writing between 2 NVMe SSDs on Unraid and the Windows PC.

How do use memory cache for testing?

For the iPerf result I got above, I was using a Mellanox MCX311A with TP-Link SPF+ transceivers on both ends and connecting using a 25ft fiber cable. I also tried 10GTek transceivers with the same results. On FB, people said I might need to use Parrallel Threads of iperf to max the bandwidth, I am not sure how true that would be due to, if I directly connect the Unraid server to the Windows PC I get over 800MB/s. I have tried both the current TP-Link switch which is SFP+ ports only and I also tried a Mikrotik switch which has RJ45 and SFP+ on it and the results were the same.

Actually I believe it is a settings issue. I have swapped out the hardware for testing and I still get the same results. I think the issue could be related to SMB multi thread. iPerf is giving me 6.7gbps which is way faster than what I am seeing in uploads to Unraid. Unraid is running with defauly network settings other than some Jumbo frame testing I did which made no real difference.

So I know this thread is a little old but I am wondering if I can get some clarification. I have an NVMe SSD in both my Windows machine and also as a cache drive in UNRAID. With a 10g Cat6a connection I am getting around 400mbytes upload to Unraid. The weird part is with a SFP+ adapter using fiber in a different machine I am lucky to get 200mbytes. Both Windows machines are identical in specs, except for the RJ45 NIC is intel 540 and the SFP+ is Mellanox. When I do a direct connect between the Windows machine and Unraid I hit about 800mbytes. I have tried both a TP-Link 8 port 10g managed switch and also a Mikrotek 12 port managed switch, with the same results. Jumbo frames made little difference. Thoughts?

As a further update, I installed an Intel 540 T2 NIC in my livingroom PC yesterday and it is performing much better than the Mellanox in the Office PC. I have a Microtik switch arriving the middle of next week, and so I will be able to see how it performs with the Mellanox NICs. I am hoping to get 600 - 700 mbytes. The intel 540 is doing about 400mbytes, so over double what I am getting with the Mellanox. I also switched out the transceivers on the switch to TP-Link brand, hoping that there could be some sort of compatibility there, but it had no effect.

So I took the switch out of the equation and I hooked up to Unraid from the Windows PC directly and hit 800mbyts per sec, so there is either a setting in the switch or the switch is just not up to it. I may just order a Microtek switch and see how it works and return the TP-Link switch.

Yeah, Windows seems to be the issue, unless I have something wrong with Unraid which installing Linux would help eliminate OS issue, if there is one.

I hits maybe 220mbytes in Windows explorer dropping down to 180 or so over the transfer of an 8gb file. I am considering installing Linux to see what speeds I get with it.

Iperf3 is giving me 6gbps, the switch I have is TP-Link TL-SX3008F which when controlled by Omada (Ubiquiti software controller clone) it does not support Jumbo frames, only in standalone mode. Having said that, if I could get 6gbps in a transfer from Windows to Unraid, I would be more than happy with that. I did disable Windows Firewall and Virus scanner for testing and I get about 220mbytes in Windows, but that is still a long way off 600mbytes that iperf3 is reporting as what is possible between the two cards in standalone transfers.

As an update here, I did a fresh Windows 11 install and I think I have a 10gbe connection BUT it is slow, only about 200mbytes writing from an NVME SSD on Windows to an NVME SSD Cache drive on Unraid. I would think I should be getting much better speeds than that (both drives are capable of 5000mbs r/w . I found the issue with the internet speed was vpn related as the ip was using the vpn connection instead of bypassing it, which is normally what I do with my main desktop. Is there anything else I can check to figure out why the connection is so slow?

Hi all, so I just got two Mellanox MCX311A-XCAT CX311A 10gbe cards, I installed one in my Unraid server and the other in a Windows 11 machine. Unraid seems to be working fine. Both machines are connected via fiber to a TP-Link 10gbe switch, but the Windows 11 machine is not seeing the Unraid machine when it is using the 10gbe card (I disabled it's normal NIC). Windows 11 seems to have installed the drivers for the card correctly and it shows as a 10gbe NIC in the network section but when I run a speedtest it gives me really low numbers (200mbps vs normally 900mbps). Anyone got any idea why Windows 11 is not working correctly? Is there a better driver for Windows 11 that I should be using? Thanks for any help. Patrick

No problem. I actually do have a free 8x slot in most of my PCs, so I think it should work.

Dang, I missed your response and ordered a couple of these , I have contacted the eBay seller to see if I can cancel the order. Can you recommend a card that will work with PCIe 3.0?

From reading elsewhere, will these 10g NICs work for Unraid? I believe I see them as usable? Also, will they only support 10g OR will they drop to 2.5g if connected to a 2.5g switch? I have read that some cards/transceivers run either at 10g or else drop back to 1g? https://www.ebay.com/itm/125582366612?hash=item1d3d4ad794:g:TToAAOSwPZRjWjof&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAABIEQlj2mC%2FIuOSkYHh1oK30SZwSGP9Re5%2FvDfSnNkdiK0rV3Q164hoGD4gT1%2BShOBzh%2BfO%2FK3uucB36zbf0ZE%2F4bi9NFgaM12n8RgyCrUm0wstvbtGyl7TY%2B%2B77%2FAIoXv%2FdEBvfipOUfV1TtBebZU3roew5%2BAjtiUtAlUPUcW4uSn66h4yeh5YEAZCGAvMhnw99EpKa%2B0n9vDkwPlxsjOPs%2Bf4LY4ayzrlDv1j9Rcg%2B6ZdLjX3eTsWBl%2Fm2w2URiIgjHVFTB9J1kQS8ifZmJOA2M2k507r8nsYCDMcC60dZvh75XVICHMfyVbHKtLUmx9UgGJGvc8%2B1CSmiPWmT7rheI0Joq88e6mVKNV2U3wZUSLW62LOtHzM8sj8RQfL4BM7A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBMxJeM3bdh

So the more I think about this the more I think for the moment I will have cat6a used for the new drops, if in the future they need to be upgraded I can do that myself, once the new drops are in plae, it is not a huge job to pull new cable with the old drops already in place. I also think I may just go with 2.5g NICs and switch, I have watched my main PC simply copy files between two spinning drives and the speeds do not justify a 10g network right out the gate. Thank you all for your input

Btw, there is only a single machine in another room that I would like to hook up, the main 3 machines are all in the same office, so fiber would be an option for those machines. I am in the process of getting new cat6a drops in the room I have that PC, but the main contender for doing the work has stated they don't work with fiber. I am wondering if I bought a run of fiber cable would they just pull it at the same time as the other drop of cat6 and no need for termination etc. From this thread I think I will explore that option.

On the TP-Link switch, I did see one person say the switch was fiber only but I then saw several others say that it worked fine with RJ45 transceivers. I also did a quick Reddit search on the switch and there are also folk using the switch with 10gbe RJ45 tranceivers. From reading on Reddit it seems that it depends more on the transceiver rather than the switch to get things working. Here is the link to the Reddit discussion I read:

So with idle connected Cat to the 10g switch, it overheated? Is it the Cloud Router Switch in the picture? What brand is it? How old? I am wondering if it is just a design flaw in that model. The switch I was considering was the TP-Link TL-SX3008F which has 8 SFP ports but is a full 1U rack size, so it may also have a fan inside to keep it cool, which is not an issue as it would sit below my Unraid server which already has fans that would be loud enough regardless.

Thanks for the insight, I can go fiber for the two servers as they are in the same rack. For the rest of the network which I am also in the process of upgrading, my livingroom PC is in a different room and so Cat6/6a is my only choice. In general the livingroom PC would just be used to drop files onto the server and so there would be no long sustained loads on that connection. I was unaware that Cat6 (or is it just the Cat6 transceivers?) get hot and use a lot more power? Patrick