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My unread 6.x server just stopped working suddenly - can't reach it via browser typing it's IP address, even though it is on the network according to dowry router list of IPs - resolves DNS. The only time I can get the unpaid web gui on a browser is fresh after a reboot of my Mac laptop I can go to safari (only - not chrome) and when I punch in the ip address of the unraid server it comes up the first time with the unpaid registration page stating my 30 day trial is over. Now, I wasn't on a trial - been running an unpaid server license for years - think I may have a lifetime registration key even. The only other thing I'd add is whether I then either click on "Get Trial Key" or on "Purchase Key", the pop up window that comes up titled either of those is blank in the browser and never populates with anything. Lastly, I had the url from the last time I requested my registration key and pasted it into the "Install Key" are on the bottom of that page and it is same effect, pop up window stays blank. Any ideas?

I've been running unRaid for a decade (currently 6.2.4) and just saw for first time my Disk 2 has a fault error (red x) on it. I've attached the syslog.txt file from the diagnostics I ran. I had swapped in a new 3TB parity disk (all other disks are 1.5TB). Should I go get myself an equivalent 3TB disk to replace the Disk 2? Can anyone point me in the right direction for steps on how to do this properly? syslog.txt

No, I didn't actually do that... Assuming it's not done, how do I go about doing that? Also, would it mean I'd lose everything the way I had set it up for those applications running in Docker?

Here's the diagnostics. executioner-diagnostics-20161227-1212.zip

Running 6.2.4 and run Plex Media Server, Couch Potato, Sickbeard, etc. in Docker and usually can see these on the webGUI dashboard screen above the Statistics area but they are suddenly no longer there and these apps are no long starting on boot up. I've tried restarting, etc. and nothing.

That worked! Awesome. Next question, and it's more about Couchpotato and Sick Beard: After downloading a file or scanning my existing, do these programs continuously monitor my downloaded files and if one pops up on usenet that is of better quality will replace the existing one? Or do I have to go out and look for the nzb's for the ones I think are better quality (i.e. manually)?

The weird thing is it was working before with the same folder names (with spaces). Anyways, am I looking for a plugin to install of the same name (i.e. Couchpotato or Sick Beard)? Or can I just fix it with an underscore: like changing it to HD_Movies?

My USB key got physically damaged, so I migrated the unraid 6 to a new USB which is working fine. However, I'm trying to go back and re-create my Docker containers. First I enabled docker and pointed it at the previously created/existing docker.img file on my cache drive. Then I installed sabnzbd again and configured the volume mappings to be the same as before - it installed fine and pulled all configuration files back. Now I'm trying to do the same with re-installing Couchpotato and Sick Beard, but both of these apps after downloading and configuring volume mappings to the same folders produce the following error after installation and result in no installation (i.e. apps don't appear in docker tab on webgui). Should I be deleting my docker.img file and just starting from scratch again? root@localhost:# /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/scripts/docker run -d --name="CouchPotato" --net="bridge" -e TZ="America/New_York" -p 8082:8082/tcp -v "/mnt/cache/appdata/couchpotato/":"/config":rw -v "/mnt/cache/appdata/sabnzbd/Downloads/complete/movies/":"/downloads":rw -v "/mnt/user/HD Movies/":"/existingmovies":rw -v "/mnt/user/HD Movies/1newmovies/":"/movies":rw Unable to find image 'Movies/:/existingmovies:rw' locally Invalid namespace name (Movies). Only [a-z0-9-_] are allowed. The command finished successfully!

I've successfully installed each of these via Docker and they are running, but having the following issues: 1. After adding the shows I want in Sickbeard, I can see all the Wanted ones, but why isn't Sickbeard sending them to sabnzbd so they can be downloaded? Now I read about a autoprocessTV.cfg that is supposed to be in the Sickbeard folder, but I don't have this file there so can't edit it. Also the unraid guies for setting this up didn't say I needed to modify and add this script. 2. I have a whole bunch of existing movies and TV series (mkvs). Can i just add these to sabnzbd's Completed/movies and Completed/tv folders from their existing locations elsewhere on my unraid server and then Couch Potato and Sickbeard will rename and move them to the new folders I created on my array for movies and tv series? Or, should I be adding them in Sickbeard (add shows) and Couchpotato (Manage Library Manager) instead?

Not sure about the protocol. I just drag/drop between folders using the the Finder in OSX. Running El Capitan.

When trying to upload to my unRaid NAS large files (usually mkv's 10-20GB each) from my Macbook Pro wirelessly, I get time-outs often and lost connections part way through the upload. Obiously connecting on ethernet is much faster and smoother, but not always possible. Was wondering if there is a more reliable way (maybe via FTP somehow) to upload these large files wirelessly to the NAS?

Could you elaborate on what use I could get out of running virtual machines on the NAS?

Thanks for that, yes, I plan to just do RAM and CPU right now: 4GB RAM = $75 Cdn off ebay Q9550 = $70 Cdn of Kiiji locally So for under $150 I've upgraded to 6GB Ram and Quad Core2Duo CPU for unraid v6. Then I'll likely grab a WD Red 3TB drive for swapping parity drive as suggested earlier, and I should then be rocking and rolling for at least a 3-4 years I would think for what I need. If I do get into more apps and the hardware proves not enough, I'll upgrade then. But to be honest, as I age, I have less time and desire to tinker and would rather pay for an appliance such as a Qnap or Synology that can do it with less fuss.

I likely won't upgrade in the next 6 month though if it doesn't what I want it to do. The current unRaid on v4.4 with low hardware has been running for 9+ years and I haven't had the urge until now to upgrade it (only because I want to run v6 with the added functionality quoted. I think I'm going to grab the CPU as well, and hoping that will do me for years to come.

Good to know. ANother question: Am I going to have to manipulate the BIOS during the RAM and/or CPU upgrade thus requiring me to hookup the NAS to a monitor via view it through the unRaid web console? It's just I have it in a closet right now and would have to get it all out and hook it up to my monitor if so. Either way, have some time to do it as RAM won't arrive until mid-week and CPU likely even later if I decide to go that route. Another question: Thinking I'd go with a Q9650 CPU 3Ghz which I can get on eBay for about $130 shipped to me in Canada. Seems like the fastest CPU for my mobo. Would that and the 6GB RAM be enough to do what I want to do with it?

Scratch that last concern: I just ordered the exact ram in the 2x2GB dual channel off ebay. Wondering if maybe I should splurge for the Core2Quad CPU right now as well and do the whole hardware upgrade at once.

Thanks for this, good advice. The 4GB of RAM I can get access to that is closest to my existing 2x1GB dual-channel RAM (G.SKill F2-6400-CL4D) that I already have is the following: G.Skill F2-6400CL5S-2GBNT 2GB RAM Two modules of this would cost me about $80 getting me to 6GB total. My concern is that it isn't dual-channel RAM (i.e. each 2GB module is stand-alone). Would this still be ok to use and work well alongside the dual-channel RAM I already have in there?

Another question: Any foreseen issues with the old data drives I have being a bottleneck on system performance? They've been running for 9 years now - no errors ever. They are Seagate 1.5TB: ST31500341AS is the model number on all including the parity drive.

Yes, been through that. I think I'll proceed as follows: 1. Take some time and backup all critical data on target system (currently a Windows PC used by family) 2. Get existing unRaid upgraded to version 6 from 4.4 as per instructions. Even though hardware will be low for v6, it's only temporary. 3. Take new hardware offline and remove optical drive and AMD Radeon 6000 series dedicated graphics card - I don't think unRaid 6 would make any use of this card, right? 4. Migrate physical disks from existing unRaid to new hardware. 4. Plug in same USB used with unRaid in existing system into new hardware and use it to boot up 5. Confirm stability If at this point things aren't working and I can't fix it easily, I should be able to simply swap back the physical disks, copy my backup of v4.4 to the same USB and should be back to where I am now.

My i3-2120 hits 3875 pass marks: not bad. 8GB of RAM, and same case as the one I use for my existing unRaid so it should just be a matter of moving the disks over, plugging the USB in and I should be good on v4.4. Then I'll do the upgrade to v6 once I confirm everything is stable. Does this sound like a good approach and that it should work? Or is the swap of mobo, CPU and memory likely to cause issues with my v4.4 unRaid build? Is it better that I upgrade to v6 on the existing hardware first and then do the disk swaps?

Another option for me is that I have an i3-3.4GHz desktop computer with 8GB RAM and 500GB SSD drive in it that I could install my current unRAID NAS's parity and data drives into thus re-purposing it to be the new Unraid NAS. This would render me with out a desktop PC in the house (only a Macbook Pro and a Windows laptop, - and a bunch of iOS devices). The biggest roadblock here is time. How difficult and time consuming would it be to take this windows PC with one SSD in it and re-purpose it to be the new Unraid server? Thinking I'd need to upgrade to v6 on existing unraid first, then back-up the data from this PC, remove the SSD, physically move all drives in the Unraid array into it, and hope it works? Is it as easy as that? Would this provide sufficient horsepower for the unraid v6 within my uses? Would unraid play friendly

So for $800 taxes in I could get a QNAP TS-431 4 bay NAS with 6TB drive space. Now I understand these are unRaid forums, so likely a little bias, but isn't that a better path for me than spending $255 to partially upgrade my ancient system? I'm likely to pay more than $800 for upgrading mobo, CPU, disks and RAM to continue running Unraid.

To put in 8GB DDR2 RAM from a local computer shop I use (I wouldn't trust buying it on eBay), it would cost me $150 after tax (I'm in Canada, btw - so we need to pay the premium on stuff). Then there's the fact I'm running low on disk space in the array. Currently running 4 - 1.5TB Seagate drives (old ones), losing one to parity I have 4.5TB space that is 95% full. Two new 1TB drives (to keep it under my parity drive) getting me 2TB extra space would cost me $160 after tax So total to get my existing NAS upgraded and running on the older CPU, 8GB RAM and 2TB extra space would be $255 after tax. I'd like to be able to configure the NAS as a personal cloud as well as run Plex, Sickbeard. Simultaneous connections to it would be two 1080p streams, but also thinking about streaming 4K in the future. Is it worth spending the $255 now, or better to upgrade to something like a Synology DS415+ which with 6TB of space (for now) would cost me $1,355. I don't mind spending that much more now, if it future proofs me and also gives me better functionality.

So I could use it as expanded storage but it should wouldn't be protected via parity? Is that what this means?

Is top speed PC2-8500 for my board? If so, is it better to pick up 16GB configuration with PC2-8500 and just not use the RAM that is in there already?