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Hello All, I'm a new Unraid Pro user. I just created my first server about a week ago, and am still shaking out the mistakes I made (I allowed myself about a month to screw with it before I got "for realz", so I still have about 3 weeks of mistakes to make). My current (very minor) issue: I screwed up the initial share creation, and created a share called "TV shows", one called "movies", etc etc. I'm not too enamoured of the thought of mapping dozens of network drives, so I redid it tonight with a top level directory called Shared, and the rest going from there. So, is there a fast way to move the data from my existing share "TV shows" into my new share "Shared\TV shows"? Cutting and pasting in windows works, obviously, but will take 30 hours at approx 30mb/s, and I rather suspect there is a command line way to do this that will be near instant. Thanks!

Hello all, I'm not too good with the linux, so this means nothing to me. I'm hoping it means something to you. I'll attach the full syslog, but to probably save some reading, here is the relevant part (it repeats these this error twice, pretty sure it's identical): Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: WARNING: at fs/proc/generic.c:590 proc_register+0x11c/0x14b() (Minor Issues) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: Hardware name: C2SEA Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: proc_dir_entry 'scsi_tgt/mvst_scst' already registered (Drive related) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: Modules linked in: mvsas(+) libsas scst scsi_transport_sas (Drive related) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: Pid: 816, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.32.9-unRAID #8 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: Call Trace: (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c102449e>] warn_slowpath_common+0x60/0x77 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c10244e9>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x24/0x27 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c109cf0e>] proc_register+0x11c/0x14b (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c109d0cc>] proc_mkdir_mode+0x2f/0x43 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c109d0ef>] proc_mkdir+0xf/0x11 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f83d8a36>] scst_build_proc_target_dir_entries+0x55/0xdc [scst] (Routine) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f83bfca9>] __scst_register_target_template+0x16c/0x3af [scst] (Routine) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f843dd5d>] mvst_init+0x3b/0x5b [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f8442895>] mvs_pci_init+0xaa5/0xaf7 [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c10062d9>] ? dma_generic_alloc_coherent+0x0/0xdb (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1142050>] local_pci_probe+0xe/0x10 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c11426ad>] pci_device_probe+0x48/0x66 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1194956>] driver_probe_device+0x79/0xed (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1194a0d>] __driver_attach+0x43/0x5f (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c11940a7>] bus_for_each_dev+0x39/0x5a (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f844a000>] ? mvs_init+0x0/0x45 [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c119482f>] driver_attach+0x14/0x16 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c11949ca>] ? __driver_attach+0x0/0x5f (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c119451c>] bus_add_driver+0x9f/0x1c5 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f844a000>] ? mvs_init+0x0/0x45 [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1194ccf>] driver_register+0x7b/0xd7 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f844a000>] ? mvs_init+0x0/0x45 [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1142882>] __pci_register_driver+0x39/0x8c (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f844a000>] ? mvs_init+0x0/0x45 [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<f844a030>] mvs_init+0x30/0x45 [mvsas] (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1001139>] do_one_initcall+0x4c/0x131 (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1042e6e>] sys_init_module+0xa7/0x1dd (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: [<c1002935>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb (Errors) Apr 26 12:40:28 Shiva kernel: ---[ end trace 653838563ef42df3 ]--- My build is Unraid Server Pro 4.7, using a C2SEA, 2x AOC-SASLP-MV8 cards and 1x 2 port Silicon Image SIL3132 (though since it appears twice, I'm guess it's a problem with the former rather then the latter). Everything appears to be running normally, though. This is a new build. Thanks for looking. syslog-2011-04-26.txt

I had a pair just arrive this morning on this thread's advice. They are indeed nearly silent. I do have a piece of advice to add: when you screw these in, leave them pretty loose, halfway at best. The give them a spin with a screwdriver to make sure they spin freely, then plug them into headers, then tighten all the way when you're sure they are spinning freely. I had to mess with mine for a minute to get them to fit right, as I put them in tightened all the way initially, and one would not spin. Good fans.

Thank you much!

Hello everyone! I have 3 disks that I precleared over the last few days, which will the first entries into my new array (neither have yet done anything other then be precleared). Unfortunately, I think I screwed it up some. 2 disks are random ones I had extra, and I ran the command as normal. No problems. 1 disk is a new WD20EARS (they all will be when I'm doing this for realz) and I did the -a flag to toggle advanced format. This went through with no problems. However, my friend told me that I did it wrong, and that it should have been -A (in caps) and not -a in lowecase. 1.) Is this true, and what did I mess up - something about the partition? 2.) What's the best way to fix this? Do I need to preclear again?

Timely advice, I'm going to order a pair. On a side note, what do you guys recommend for quiet 120mm fans, internally (assuming 120mm fanwall)? The ones in Raj's thread are out of stock (and, as indicated in that post, also maybe not powerful enough for 20+ drives anyway).

Thanks, done and done. All the components I considered optional (which were not, as it turned out) have been ordered, so I'll be back next week with questions, pictures, and injuries.

Are these cables equivalent to these? The recommended nylon tube ones appears to only have 1 cable available...

Ok, so before I buy anything else, I just want to double check. I need to buy: 4x House Brand Molex ($25) 4x Mini SAS to Mini SAS cables ($40) 1x AOC-SASLP-MV8 ($109) 1x Silicon Image SIL3132 ($15) Is that accurate? I intend to go with the 120mm fan plate, but wanted to make sure it didn't come with one before buying one, as I read in a few places it now comes with one by default. Also, what do you guys consider "acceptable" drive temps? As a side note, not be an asskisser, but the speed and friendliness of the responses I've gotten have been very comforting to me. I have dropped this much on building a server before using Areca RAID, but those were familiar waters as I've done that a few times before. This is something else though.

I do know that it would only initially be 14. I planned on adding the second (and then the third) card as needed. But I COULD order them now and have them on hand for the initial build, if there was a reason to do so... Is there? Honest question, not sarcastic; as I said I have literally zero experience with this specific type. So far as the PSU, I know it's a little big, but I plan to, in the future, cannibilize my existing Areca based servers 8x 1tb drives, none of which are green - they are all Seagate 7200rpms. Eventually I will phase those out for 2tb greens but I'd like to squeeze a little more life out of them while I have them anyway. So far as the cables go, I tend to eschew generic type cables as they are typically only fractionally cheaper in price to name brands. That's not the case here; the oem will run $70, and the ones you linked $32. Any real reason to pay the OEM tax, or are the house brand reliable, generally for this application? Finally, I have a pair of 2TB's already just laying around I intend to add to the one I ordered (also not green drives). Thank you again for the advice.

Hello all, Well, my coworker talked me into it. I just finished ordering the last of the components I need. I went with: Norco 4224 Case Supermicro C2SEA-0 Mobo Celeron E3400 CPU Corsair 850HX PSU 2gb (2x1) Kingston Valueram 1x AOC-SASLP-MV8 card Starting with one HDD - WD20EARS I'm relatively familiar with RAID - I ran out of space on an 8 port Areca server, so this will be my upgrade from that. Are there any well known pitfalls I should know about before I build for this hardware? I lurked on the forum some, but nothing really jumped out at me. The other things I know I need to ask: 1.) Someone referenced jumpering a WD20EARS to convert it to a WD20EDS. Why would I wish to do this, and how? 2.) I didn't yet order any cabling; not 100% sure what the Norco will come with. Is this a mistake? Thanks for any advice. I'm pretty excited\nervous about the whole thing.