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I've seen it where the web interface has become unresponsive when doing parity check (both correct and none correct checking), I would say let it go to complete the parity check and then check the web interface after this is done. It has come back / responsive after this.

I'll take 1 with all the toppings, and cheap too thank you!. Great news to hear you going to have some new hardware to offer along with UnRaid. Looking forward to seeing the new site soon.

Hi, Wanting to get webDav installed on UnRaid, being not well versed in linux.. i'm wondering if someone would be willing to give me a hand. I looked at using this http://code.google.com/p/pywebdav/ I believe its possible without too much hassle, but I don't know how to go about installing it in UnRaid. Any Ideas or guidance or possibly a .plg ?

By going with VMWare ESXI, you make the machine/pc you installing it on into a server and therefore you can't gain access directly to any guest os'es installed on it. As a server you will have to connect to it via another computer on the same network (using a product called VMWare Vsphere client) to administer it (installing guest oses) / or RDP to the guest already installed is guest is a WIndows OS or VNC for Non-Windows. So in your case you would be looking at really 3 computers (1 for "esxi" the server , 1 for your office, 1 for your wife). In the advance versions of VMWare (More costly models/products) they have where you can purchase dumb terminals like a DevonIT that will connect directly, but honestly a cheap PC does more a DUMB terminal and just because the word is "Dumb terminal" doesn't mean "A Cheap Terminal". Disadvantages of a dumb terminal vrs a PC 1 - videos doesn't stream/ play well / so hi-def youtube is a no-no. 2 - sound is not transmitted well over IP (if it all) 3 - Action games just suck (very slow frame rates) 4 - Not Cheap. ESXI for me isn't a replacement of my computer in the office but as an aid to it. It serves as storage / stream component that is on 24hrs vrs my PC. I have some additional guest os'es on ESXI like (web-server/ print-server / scanner / fax / Music / Video / Cloud Drive) these I don't shutdown. so the long and short, you not eliminating a PC, but would be gaining a server instead. Hope this helps.

Thanks, I didn't see the news. For those wanting a quick summary of whats new in esxi 5.0 here's a link http://www.virtualizetips.com/2011/07/whats-new-in-vmware-vsphere-esxi-5/ hoping much of those features are included in the free, but I highly doubt "all" those niceties will be there.

yeah - that "adding drives" bit is what has me worried. 2 months from now, i'll have to re-learn it all ... if i keep RDM.. can i just switch from RDM to vmdirectpath? Also - does the br10i support 3tb? (or do you have to flash it with the LSI firmware)? the drives being given to unraid does not worry me in the least. I have an NFS datastore there so ESXi can still use that storage. Yeah you can switch from RDM to vmDirectPath fairly easily. Don't shoot me here.. doing this from memory.. but if I remember correctly... you have to remove the drives from the VM client (Edit Machine settings->Hardware tab -> and remove all the RDM's drive in the configuration unlink all you RDM's ( I did an rm of that link, but perhaps you might want to check to see if that the proper way of doing it). after that just add your PCI card. - in vSphere client goto your ESXI Server COnfiguration -> advance settings->in right panel hit "edit" -> add the PCI card (A reboot of ESXI Host is required to set the VMDirectPath up), - then goto your UnRaid vm (edit Machine settings->Hardware tab->add a PCI device ->select your sata/raid controller that should now appear there).. apply the change and you're done. Just a note...worthy of mention here. once you configured the PCI in your VM Client, Unraid (5.08D) will see it and use the drives associated with it and will match them accordingly to the config you already have, no need to redo that. Regarding the 3tb and the Br10i depending on what version of firmware you got when you purchased you may need to update the firmware. (if from ebay just do the firmware upgrade cause they sell them with old firmware). I used this link (1068E) to get me going with the upgrade. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=12767.0 Hope it helps with your decision.

Pretty easy, easier them RDM in fact "If you have the right supported cards and Mobo's". RDM is at the drive level, VMDirectPath is at the card level, so once you assign that card to your VM, all drives attached to that card goes along for the ride plus all this can be done thru vSphere Client and no telnet required. Another cool thing about this is that I don't have to keep mapping those drives in my client vm, as the drives come along with the mapped VMDirectPath setup I can easily upgrade the drive storage simply by stopping the raid, pulling the 1tb drive, add the 3 tb (ESXI doesn't support 3tb), tell unraid to refresh and the drive is there (done in Unraid and vShpere is not needed there). I personally think it's easier to manage, and b'cos of the support of the BR10i in UnRaid (Thanks TOM!!) this is really a nice and easier way to go if you considering upgrading/switching drives in the client VM at some point with no hassle. Just remember that once you map that card via VMDirectPath all drives are allocated to that vm, so have a couple drives connected to your Mobo-sata and use them as datastore for the VM client os's you want/need. Pro's -Easier to configure and setup via GUI (vSphere Client) -All drives are mapped , no need to manually map each drive -Unraid supports the card features (so you get to see Temp/sleep) Con's -All drives associated with that card is mapped to a single VM

Zeron, Thanks for keeping it fresh. will add it to my stash as I play with the UnRaid upgrade this weekend.

This is for reference. Over at the VMWare site I found KB, pretty much describes how to configure VMDirectPath and how many devices is supported depending on the version of esx(i) you have installed. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010789

Does it come, "I scream" with cake; or do i get served cake and Ice-cream. hoping its the latter part.

Thanks for that update, I think that the key is the cache drive (last resort as I also ran memory checks, switched out drives and still having issues parity issues < 10 consistently)... I'm going to disable it and see if i get the same issues.

Hey, reading this thread as I'm having similar issues with parity on my server, can you tell me if you have a cache drive in your configuration ? I ran a parity test before and no issues, added a cache drive and then mover script after a few files were copied to the drive and came back with parity issues... soo... I'm just curious if your configuration includes a cache drive and what size is it ?

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Did you try "unvirtualize" your machine and test it? Yes, I have tried it un-virtualize , and still the same. Now that I know these are not suppose to be, I will take a deeper look at my memory as this is the first place I suspect will cause these.

I'm using the br10i ( dual cards) in passthru mode.. just curious if its typical to get parity error now and then and if so how much shd be tolerable ?