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    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    On 5/13/2023 at 8:35 PM, suppa-men said:

     

    Hi all

     

    i encountered the same issue on my Dell T340 with a Dell HBA330 connected to a backplane which supports SAS and SATA.
    My 4x SAS drives spun down while my 4x Sata disks remain up.

    I was able to spin down a SATA disk manually by executing sg_start -rp3 /dev/sdi .
    So i modified the drive_types file and tagged a SATA disks as SAS. After that i was also able to spin down the SATA disks over the UI.

    Is there an easy way to tag all devices, which are connected to that backplane as SAS?

     

     

    @suppa-men

    Sorry for the late response. Did not see a notification for the message. 

     

    anyway, I fixed my issue by getting a different HBA card. My original card failed so had to get a new one.

    The new one does not have the issue of the old where a drive would spin down only to spin up minutes later. 

     

    My only guess is that the old card has a bug in it...... but that is a guess. 

     

    Model I got of ebay:

    Dell PERC H310 SAS Card PCIe LSI 9211-8i 2x Internal Ports

    Purchase New Licence

    in Pre-Sales Support

    Posted

    Hello Unraid Team,

     

    Hope everyone is well. 

     

    I currently already have one server set up and running. I now want to add a 2nd as a back up to my first.

     

    I have started a 30 day trial under the same username as my original server (same account logged into the forums) but when I choose to purchase a new licence the system is adding in another of my email address' and not the email address I have for Unraid.

     

    How can I make sure I am using the correct account when purchasing the new licence please or does it not matter? 

     

    Many thanks

     

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    Plex on Unraid, Multiple Paths possible?

    in General Support

    Posted

    Thanks @wgstarks and @trurl for your responses. 

     

    From what I am reading I can have the mover shift my files from a 'music' cache pool to the array and then bring them back to the cache. 

    This would allow me to keep my music protected by the array but have it on a cache pool for no spin up of mechanical drives when using plexamp. 

     

    Would that mean that the mover (going from its name) will move the files each time from the array to my 'music' cache pool... so the files are no longer on the array... so if I lost a drive for whatever reason on the array my music on the cache pool would not actually be on the array ..... BUT if i lost the 'music' cache pool drive it would not be on the array to rescue back as it had been moved off the array by the mover app... 

     

    Or am i reading too much into it? 

    Plex on Unraid, Multiple Paths possible?

    in General Support

    Posted · Edited by Dustiebin

    Hi All,

     

    Not wanting to hijack someone else's thread, but this is something I have been thinking about recently but just for my music collection. 

     

    I use Plexamp a lot. Currently ripping all my CD's and any others I can find in charity shops ect to build my own Notify.... Thing is I dont want all my disks spinning up when I ask Plexamp to use Time Travel Radio (as an example) and it picks some songs I put on my server say last year....

    If they were all on a SSd / NVME drives I would not need to worry..............BUT, how do I make sure they are protected (I understand the array is not backup :) working on that via another unraid box) by Unraid as part of array? 

     

    My limited knowledge of Cache is that the info (if you choose) will after X days be moved to the array. How would that work if I wanted music on SSD permanently? 

     

    Thanks in advance... 

    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    19 hours ago, doron said:

    Doesn't look like you necessarily have an issue - more like there's i/o activity against your drives.

    Could be either access to data from a client, or a plugin / docker etc.

     

    Note the SMART message is not a trigger - it's a response to Unraid seeing (or believing) the drive being spun up.

     

    More importantly, note there's a time gap between your spin-down and the SMART messages - a few minutes. That may well reflect normal drive activity.

    Thanks for the response. 

    I have turned off all dockers, removed most apps (the fan one, temp one, sleep etc) and still get the issue. 

    I will check the file activity app and see what may be triggering all drives but one to spin back up. 

     

    Will update with my results. 

    Thanks again

    [Plugin] CA Fix Common Problems

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    On 8/3/2022 at 4:50 PM, Dustiebin said:

    I will check this later. Many thanks!

    Update 

    Eventually got a chance to look at this. 

    Tried the edit method first and this stopped me seeing the server entirely.

    So removed the flash, removed the network config, reinstated flash and booted up.

    Server back 9nline with new IP and when I check no message telling me more than one IP 

    Many thanks for your help. 

    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    I have been having this issue but with my SATA drives.

     

    I have 4 SATA and one SAS all off the same HBA card.

     

    This 'app' actually keeps my SAS spun down it is only my SATA's that are getting spun back up with the same SMART trigger.

     

    Could it be a HBA issue with Unraid?

     

    I am no expert in any of this by the way. I entirely rely on the forums and great vids on youtube to set up my Unraid.  

    Aug 29 08:16:23 TheEntertainer emhttpd: spinning down /dev/sde
Aug 29 08:19:19 TheEntertainer emhttpd: read SMART /dev/sde
Aug 29 08:30:25 TheEntertainer emhttpd: spinning down /dev/sde
Aug 29 08:34:16 TheEntertainer emhttpd: read SMART /dev/sde
Aug 29 08:57:36 TheEntertainer emhttpd: spinning down /dev/sde
Aug 29 09:06:51 TheEntertainer emhttpd: read SMART /dev/sde
Aug 29 09:21:43 TheEntertainer emhttpd: spinning down /dev/sde
Aug 29 09:28:51 TheEntertainer emhttpd: read SMART /dev/sde

     

    [Plugin] CA Fix Common Problems

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, ljm42 said:

     

    There are still two nics specified in the config/network.cfg file on the flash drive. The system is using the first one (192.168.10.97) but I don't think there is a way to remove the second (192.168.0.102) one via the webgui.

     

    The safest would be to delete the config/network.cfg file from the flash drive and reboot. The system will generate a new one automatically and give it a DHCP address. If you then want to go to Settings -> Network Settings and manually assign the desired IP you can.

     

    Or... we don't usually recommend this, but you could try manually editing the config/network.cfg file and removing these lines from the end, then reboot: 

    IFNAME[1]="eth1"
DESCRIPTION[1]="HP Micro Eth 1"
PROTOCOL[1]="ipv4"
USE_DHCP[1]="no"
IPADDR[1]="192.168.0.102"
NETMASK[1]="255.255.255.0"
SYSNICS="2"

     

     

    If you run into any trouble rebooting, plug a keyboard/monitor directly into the server. You will be able to see the new IP address right before the login prompt. You can also login to the shell and run 'diagnostics' to place a new diagnostics.zip file on the flash drive.

    I will check this later. Many thanks!

    [Plugin] CA Fix Common Problems

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    Hi,

    Subject: Multiple NICs on the same IPv4 network

    I have recently moved my server to new hardware and gone from 2 NICS to 1 NIC. 

     

    I now keep getting an error telling me I have Multiple NICs on the same IPv4 network.

    The help post told me to post a new entry in this topic.....

     

    Full message:

    Multiple NICs on the same IPv4 network ----  eth0 and eth1 both have IP addresses on the 192.168.0.0 network. This is rarely a valid configuration.

     

    Diagnostic download is attached. 

     

    Many thanks in advance for your help

    theentertainer-diagnostics-20220802-2251.zip

    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    20 hours ago, SimonF said:

    Is your hp240 in  hba mode?

    I downloaded the HP240 boot program to one get it up to date on firmware and then to put it in HBA mode. 

    This was before I put it in the unraid box.

    I am not sure now how to tell if it is in HBA mode to double check. 

    Is it possible in Unraid or do I need to pull it and put it in another box? 

     

    thanks for your help by the way. 

    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    On 6/6/2022 at 6:27 PM, another_hoarder said:

    Hi @Dustiebin

     

    Unfortunately, I did not.  Doron's utility points out that the parent process is emhttpd but I can't see anything upwards of that.  I tried stopping all dodckers as well to no avail, and have tried turning off plugins, also with no luck.  I think I've combed through most solutions proposed to this process (dynamix plugins, nerdpack tweaks, killing dockers, booting fresh), and nada.

     

    I'm very hopeful that 6.10.x will fix it since there's some changes to how smartctl works in that version, but so far I'm resisting the urge to upgrade given how many people seem to have had issues.  Just don't have the time to play with it ftm.

    Thanks for gettting back to me @another_hoarder

    I have upgraded to 6.10.2 and still the same issues.......

    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    On 6/4/2022 at 11:00 PM, SimonF said:

    This plugin only adds support for SAS to the existing SATA support included in stock.

     

    hdparm -C /dev/sdx is used to check status and hdparm -y for spin down on SATA drives.

     

    What output do you get for those.

     

    also what output do you get for smartctl -n standby /dev/sdx?

     

    Maybe worth starting a general thread and post Diagnostics.

    Hi @SimonF Thanks for taking the time to read my post and your ideas.

     

    I did the hdparm -C and all SATA drives stated up. 

    I did the hdparm -y and all drives show as spun down --- funny thing is Unraid still sees them as ACTIVE. Logs of the drives do not show the spin down I did via hdparm.... 

     

    when I then do the smartctl option it tells me they are ACTIVE or IDLE.....

     

    Sounds like I have something messed up moving it from my old micro HP server to my new rig and my HP240 card.... 

    [Plugin] Spin Down SAS Drives

    in Plugin Support

    Posted

    On 5/25/2022 at 5:57 AM, another_hoarder said:

    Sweet, thanks @doron - looking forward to some debugging fun :)

    Hi @another_hoarder

    did you work out what was causing your spinups? 

     

    I am having a similar issue.

    I spin them down and within minutes they are back up and running again. 

    I have closed down every docker running and removed 'apps' that I read could spin up the drives but still getting it happen. 

     

    It has only happened since my new build and I moved my drives to it. Big difference is that they are now plugged into an HBA card (HP 240). They are SATA drives with one SAS drive. The SAS drive is the only one that stays spun down. 

     

    thanks

    Upgrading Disk Controler SATA to SAS

    in General Support

    Posted

    Hi @gumby327

     

    Hope you are well. Sorry to bring up an older post but I am about to do something very similar to you and had a query, if you dont mind. 

     

    Moving 4 SATA (1 parity 3 storage) from an old HP Gen 8 microserver to new build of my own but new build will have a HBA card. (like yours)

     

    Did you just take the old drives and plug them into the new HBA card and that was that?  Unraid just booted up and carried on? 

    Did you have a cache drive as well that you brought across? 

     

    thanks in advance

    [FR/EU] Good prices on WD Elements at Amazon

    in Good Deals!

    Posted

    I see that there are very good prices at amazon.fr for the 18TB version and also the smaller sizes if other people are interested : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08KY32HFR?th=1
    338€ at the moment when it generally is between 430 and 545€ https://fr.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B08KY32HFR?active=price_amazon&context=home_alerts
     
    It might also be the case on other EU Amazon stores ?
     
    I shucked 2 previously (WDC_WD180EDFZ) and they are running fine as long as you don't feed them 3.3V. wink.gif 
    Same price range on UK Amazon.

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    New Payment Options

    in Unraid Polls

    Posted

    We are considering expanding the options we offer for payment.
    Do you use/would you use any of these additional payment options to pay for an Unraid license or upgrade?
    I don't see any options?

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    [SOLD] [UK] Dell H310 HBA

    in Buy, Sell, Trade

    Posted

    Hi,

    Guessing this may be too late and this is now sold via eBay......

    Looking at building my first Unraid server (current on is a HP Gen 8 Micro) from scratch and think this will be something I will want as part of it. 

     

    thanks

    Gordon