[YAMJ on unRAID]

Last bit of info, I use Joe's cache_dirs script.

 

Thanks to all for all the answers and tips.  So, what's this cache_dirs script?

[YAMJ on unRAID]

2) the fastest way is to copy with parity disk disabled and then enable it (do not delete your original data until parity build is complete).

3) I have the YAMJ jukebox in the same share as the movies. From experience SMB shares that need to spin up get the POPCORN stuck and needs a power reset. So now I use SMB(windows access) and NFS(POPCORN access) for the Movies share.

 

I haven't turned on the parity disk yet and I won't be deleting data until I do, thanks.

 

So you use SMB to copy from your PC to your unRAID and you use NFS to access the unRAID from the PCH?  Does PCH natively support NFS access or do I need to install something?

[YAMJ on unRAID]

So I just built my first unRAID box and I want to load it up with my movies.  I've been using a PCH A200 for about a year now, but haven't actively been adding movies to the jukebox because I ran out of space on my PC (hence the unRAID box).  On my PC, I just put everything under a directory called "Movies" and under Movies is a directory per movie (all ripped as BDMV structures).

 

So my questions are this:

 

1) I initially thought I should create a share called "Movies" with a split level of 1.  This should spread out the movies directories overall all my disks.  But I have 1 TV show, Band of Brothers.  I don't buy to much TV, so I was thinking I could just rip each episode as a directory under Movies.  Assuming I name the directories correctly, will YAMJ correctly present BoB as a TV show with 10 episodes?

 

2) What's the best way to move my already ripped movies to the server?  I have the PC and Tower on an Gb switch, but I thought I remember reading somewhere that Windows copies have some overhead.  Would using a FileZilla or another program goes faster?

 

3) How does everyone deal with disk spin up issues?  I saw the post in this thread on page 6 about softlinking the Movies share into the Jukebox share to only spin up one disk to show the movie wall.  Are people using USB sticks for the jukebox data?  What about when the actual movie file to play is on a disk that needs to be spun up, does YAMJ wait or time out?

 

Thanks for all the help.