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    Very slow webUI on version: 6.12.6

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    Very interested to see the results. I am also having this same issue going on with my server. It wasn't until this version that it slowly started on the downturn.

     

    I have removed any newer plugins. But I will admit that my check common problems is not pretty but it has been that way since the beginning so not to worried about that lol.

     

    So i disabled my plugins and started in safe mode. 

    When in safe mode most all tabs work until i click dashboard and then we are in the same situation again...

    sephiroth-diagnostics-20240211-2109.zip

    Balancing data when adding new drive

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    2 minutes ago, orybrad said:

    If you are using the “default” settings. Unraid writes data to each drive based on the size of that file currently being written. Check this link out: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/48118-balancing-disk-space-among-sharesdisks/


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    yes, this i understand, thank you for your reply.

     

    I am adding a blank 6tb to my array. This means for the first 4tb or so it will have the most space. Which is where the problem lies.

     

    Balancing data when adding new drive

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    Good Evening fellow Unraid friends,

    I am thinking of adding a 6tb new drive to my array. Currently running 2x3tb, 1x4tb. Running a 6tb parity and 240gb ssd cache

     

    My question is I run a media server in my house and do not wish the new data to be bogged onto one disk. We may have as many as 4 streams going inside the house all watching different content. However, I dont want the new media being lumped onto one as i imagine that would be the most likely to be watched. Is there a way to balance the data across all drives and then clean any fragmentation caused and or is this worth it?

    Newest unraid Server

    in Unraid Compulsive Design

    Posted · Edited by lrroberts87
    correction

    Additionally, I swapped the stock phanteks case fan and hyper 212 fans out for noctuas and dropped 12db on the overall sound coming from the server.

     

    Both measurements taken 6in above center of server case

    AVG before 45ish

    AVG after   33ish

     

    Ordered a CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, to finally connect my server via UPS.

    Newest unraid Server

    in Unraid Compulsive Design

    Posted · Edited by lrroberts87
    updated rig

    Just got over some hurdles with my unraid server but here is the build.

     

    Dual Xeon 4650s

    Hyper 212 evo cooling

    64gb ecc 1066 ddr3 ram (64gb more in reserve)

    128gb ecc 1066 ddr3 ram 

    ASRock EP2C602-4L/D16 mobo

    2x 3TB HGST Deskstar *(Due to 8 year running service life)

    1x 4TB HGST Deskstar

    1x 6TB Seagate IronWolf (Parity)

    1x 8TB Seagate IronWolf

    1x 8TB Seagate IronWolf (Parity)

    1x 250gb Crucial Mx500 (Cache)

    Phanteks Enthoo pro case

    Evga supernova 1000w gold

    standard San Disc usb drive

     

    IMG_20190101_075113.thumb.jpg.ec291a4ae444207a338b538005b37bbc.jpg

     

    Primary use is currently plex. Installing a VM as we speak to attempt to run a 7 days to die server for myself and some friends. Suggestions? I have the domains share set to Cache only as well for those wondering.

     

    Parity Sync Failing - Red x, Disabled

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    2 hours ago, johnnie.black said:

    You should never use the Marvell controller, the first 4 white SATA ports, they are a known problem on those boards and keep dropping disks, use any of the other 10 Intel ports and your troubles will be over.

    Oh crap, thanks, I did not read that. I will switch them to the blue ports and post an update.

    Parity Sync Failing - Red x, Disabled

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    I am going to try and form this long story into short story form.

     

    I upgraded my server to below specs:

     

    Dual Xeon 4650s

    Hyper 212 evo cooling

    64gb ecc 1066 ddr3 ram

    ASRock EP2C602-4L/D16 mobo

    Phanteks Enthoo pro case

    Evga supernova 1000w gold

    standard usb drive

     

    Anyways, had network connection issues upon start. The classic eth0 interface is down. Worked on some solutions there by deleting network.conf file and such. Ended up being a bad system time on the motherboard. Unfortunately, in the process, and not thinking I erased my usb and lost my config for my server. I have done this before and rebooted fresh with 0 issues. The case is not so this time.

     

    My parity now refuses to sync with one of my Hdds in particular. I have tried swapping sata cables and booting the server up without the drive which causes the issue but when i add it back in my parity hits the 25% mark and begins failing after about 300 errors found on this drive. What information can i provide that can help diagnose the issue.

    Parity-error.PNG

    First Build (Unraid 6.5.3) - Migrated from Nas4Free

    in Unraid Compulsive Design

    Posted

    1 minute ago, ken-ji said:

    It affects USB3 ports in general.

    It has to do with USB3 handoff from BIOS to OS is not always squeaky clean and proper.

     

    With some configurations, the USB3 controller would reinitialize when Linux takes over, resulting in Linux failing to find the flash drive, thus preventing complete startup.

    This can also happen while the OS is already up and running which results in even more errors and oddities (like settings never saving, etc).

    Well, given the issues, would i be able to shutdown my server and swap my usb back to USB2 with no errors finding the flash drive on there or affecting my install config?

    First Build (Unraid 6.5.3) - Migrated from Nas4Free

    in Unraid Compulsive Design

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    1 minute ago, ken-ji said:

    Just wondering exactly what you did for these and why?

    I figured that i had an open usb 3.0 header so i used the following cable + san disk drive
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PODI1W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

     

    instead of

    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815201028

     

    I know that most will say it doesnt generally make a difference but i was updating the build so no harm, correct?

    First Build (Unraid 6.5.3) - Migrated from Nas4Free

    in Unraid Compulsive Design

    Posted · Edited by lrroberts87

    So this is where I rant and rave about how much better this is than FreeNas, XigmaNas correct? Well I ran an early version of XigmaNas (Nas4Free) for 5 years after initial setup. When I went to update it was such a pain that it just killed me. Admittedly, I became interested after all the talk from LTT and looked into it. I backed up my date to my only other drive large enough to accomodate my files and made the jump. Of course i updated my internal USB header from 2.0 to 3.0 and drive as well. Upgraded my CPU cooler to one rated for 125w on my 65w cpu. New rear fan and a heavy dusting. Removed my old "clicky" WD greens and kept my HGSTs.

     

    The ease of setup was wonderful and i very easily used docker for my Plex server and my performance on that side has never been better. I did some initial tests and most transfers are around 20%+ faster than previous OS. Will post speed tests on 1Gb and 10Gb connections shortly.

     

    OS: unRAID 6.5.3 Basic

    CPU: AMD apu a6-5400 (Dual-Core) - swapping to a8-5500 (Quad-core)

    Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35

    RAM: 8GB DDR3 

    Case: Logisys CS305BK - (Looking for Alternative)

    Drive Cage: Built-in

    Power Supply: Corsair cs500

    NICs: 1 Intel EXPI9301CT 1Gb

             1 HP 10GB Single Port Mellanox Connectx-2 10Gbe

    Cables: Cable Matters Sata - Internal USB 3.0 MotherBoard Adapter Cable

    Other: 

     

    Parity Drive: 4TB HGST Deskstar 7200RPM

    Data Drive 2x 3TB HGST Deskstar 7200RPM

    Cache Drive: Crucial MX500 240GB

    Total Capacity: 12 Drives

     

    Primary Use: Data Storage, streaming of Video and music across my 10Gigabit Network, and PLEX Server

    Likes: Ease of use for Unraid

    Dislikes: My case (lol) I'm thinking of adding Drive Cages.

    ToDO: Other than adding additional drives I think I'm good to go. 

     

    Future thoughts:

    Upgrading to a supermicro server board with dual xeon e5-4640 and 64GB ddr3 ecc ram...