Frank1940

I am wondering why are you concerned about keeping all the episodes of a single season on one disk. I just timed the delay in loading a blue ISO from a spun-down disk and it was eight seconds! First, a bit of history, the split-level parameter was added many, many years ago. Here is the issue that was being addressed. DVD video files (.VOB) are restricted to being 1GB in size and it takes 4 to 7 of these files to make up a full length movie--- only the last file not being exactly 1GB. If you saving DVDs in folder-and-file structure and these .VOB files get split up onto two disks, you could have a eight pause in the middle of a word! NOW, that is a real problem!!! Thus, the split level came into Unraid as a Kludge solution. (I do mean Kludge as it can cause some very serious side issues as are being pointed out.) It also happened at a time when there were still Unraid servers with HDs of less than 500GB. (One of mine started out with 250GB parity and I think I had 100Gb data drive.) The probability of getting 1GB files split across two disks is much higher with those HD drive sizes than with one with a size of 8TB. If you really want a trouble free Unraid life, go with the default Unraid settings with the exception of the 'Minimum free space:' one (mine is set to 50GB). Don't worry about where files end up. Don't worry about one disk being fuller than other disk. These things are really quite travail. Trying to 'fix' them can cause real problems if you don't do things properly. (Believe me when I say this. Every couple of months, someone will screw up a Linux command trying to correct an OCD problem and that causes real problems.) If you really have an issue with a file being on a wrong disk--- address that problem when you identify it. (As I said, you may not even realize that Unraid has split the files...) Check to see what is causing the issue and look for a workable solution. You can probably find the room to move files if you have the 50GB Min Free Space setting in place as you have two disks to work with. (I would recommend use the Dynamix File Manager as it is designed to work with the Unraid array.)

Is this a landlord provided wireless service? If that is the case, you may have a major security issue if you connect your Unraid server to that service. (Basically, you are giving direct access to the server to everyone who has access to that network and Unraid is not harden enough to survive any hacking attack!) If this is the case, I would be thinking about setting a standard router but without an Internet connection. If it is a wireless router, I would make sure that the password for the WiFi SSID is long and secure (or turn it off completely). For Internet access, It is quite simple to switch from one WiFi signal to another one. (While I never tried it, it may be possible to have simultaneous wired and wireless connections...)

NOT logs... Diagnostics There is more information in the diagnostics files that help in resolving these types of situations.

I don't think so. If no one else has any idea of how to do what you want you should make a Feature Request in a new thread in this section of the forum. https://forums.unraid.net/forum/53-feature-requests/

You will be waiting a long time if you are waiting for a response from someone who is still running a Celeron G1610T. To begin with, this is a ten-year old processor. We are trying to help you figure out if that processor will be able to do the job for your friend. It makes no difference if the processor is running continuously at 100% IF it can still do the job. (By the way, looking at the GUI consumes CPU cycles also so that has be to factored in when evaluating low end CPU's.) The requested information (diagnostics and screen captures) is needed to look at the system and see what might be impacting the system-- if anything. The questions asked were to make sure that (1) you were not running a parity check (as an example) in the background or (2) it was a one time observation (yes, that has happened!). As another observation, If that processor load is running at 98% for 70% of the time and doing the job flawlessly, you have the perfect setup for the job at hand! Furthermore, I suspect that if it is not up to the task, you can find another LGA1155 socket processor (perhaps, on E-bay) for a very reasonable price to replace it.

So run some more tests and see if you get the same results. Make sure you don't have any other parity operations doing on. See what the process utilization is when you are not copying files to the cache. Look to see what disks are having read/write operation occurring. The Celeron G1610T is considered to a low midrange CPU (Passmark rating). Is it that much more work to setup a Jellyfin Docker and see what happens? (I would think transcoding is out unless you can assign a GPU to the task. Assuming Jellyfin supports that...) A screen capture of CPU section and the Docker Container section of the Dashboard tab showing the condition might be helpful. Attach a copy of your diagnostics file (captured after you have seen the issue) in a NEW post in this thread. (Other wise no one will know that you have uploaded them.)

Have a look at this: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bridge-WiFi-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B0BJKTCVG3 Plus there are many other similar devices. (This is not a recommendation for this particular piece of hardware. It was only one of many options found in a search of this vendor's website...) Unraid does not support any WiFi hardware. You have to use a wired connection and your WiFi speed will be dependent on too many variables to even bother starting a list.

The replacement disk could be the same size or larger. but not smaller. (One more requirement, It can not be larger that the Parity Drive.)

IF you have Notifications setup, look at the e-mails from that by that process. Some of them do contain the drive assignments. (Remember, you probably have two copies of each message--- one in the outgoing mail and one in the inbox.)

I would consider 'fixing' this by purchasing a $20US 5 port Gb switch and a couple of short cat5 cables. Troubleshooting SMB network problems is not for the beginner.

First, You let the router assign the IP address to the Unraid server using DHCP. Then you go into the router setup and you 'tell' the router to reassign that DHCP address to now be a Static Address. (The Router normally uses the MAC address of the NIC to track what computer is your Unraid server as that address will never change! The server name might...) Whenever the Unraid server or the router is restarted and your Unraid server asks for an IP address, the router looks at the MAC address and see that that address is assigned a Static IP address and acts accordingly. This whole networking scheme of how things have to work is very carefully thought out by the people who have to administer thousands of routers, switches, and computers. Otherwise, things would be complete chaos! Designers of Consumer routers implement just enough of all of this so that most people just have to plug it in and it works. Security is often a secondary concern.

That is assuming that he does not run into this problem: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/132136-update-your-legacy-ssl-certificate-now/#comment-1200615 OP, I suspect that Pfsense may well have DNS rebinding turned off. Most commercial and prosumer routers do. Most consumer routers do not have it turned off...

Look here: If the setting is "Yes" you are, if "No" you aren't.

@ljm42, Any comments if OP is using SSL/TLS?

When you are home alone with nothing else to do for the next four to eight hours. 🤣 😈 😇 If you don't have a large block of time set aside for the change-over without having a wife, family and, perhaps, even guests expecting a working Local LAN with Internet access, Mr. Murphy can guarantee it will take at least that long.

Have you tried using NFS. (It might not work any better than SMB but it is worth a few minutes to try it and see what the results are.) (I did google and it appears that Zappiti Neo does support NFS...)

Or point whatever program/Docker is doing the transcode to use your cache drive to store its temporary files.

From the manual: ( https://wiki.unraid.net/Articles/Getting_Started#Assigning_Devices_to_the_Array_and_Pool.28s.29 ) SSDs may work over the short haul but not for long periods of time for the reason stated. Have you found this setting? As a general rule, You should only use the boot drive for the storage of the the basic Unraid installation software. The experience of of Unraid users is that USB flash drives usually have a very limited life if subjected to multiple write cycles. (Your Unraid key is tied to the unique GUID registration code of that particular UBS flash drive.) If you want to use a flash drive for storage, investigate the use of the Unassigned Devices plugin which is designed for this purpose. (No, this plugin will not make USB flash drives last longer! 😏 ) As a side note, Unraid is installed on a 'RAM' disk from scratch every time the system is booted up. After the bootup is completed, Unraid virtually ignores the flash drive until the system is shutdown. At this point, Unraid writes a flag to a file indicating a 'proper' shutdown has happened.

Just realized something. (Noticed it yesterday but it didn't register...) Look at this screen capture from your post from about eighteen hours ago: Notice that red dot (that I circled in green) That is the data rate of the incoming traffic. It occurred at the same time as the outgoing traffic resumed. I would suspect that somewhere on the network, packet transfer was suspended for a period of time. That burst was the stored packets being transferred to your server when the suspension was lifted. I would suspect that those packets came from your NEO requesting data packets (each packet would be less than 1500 bytes of data) from. There is storage on the network itself. (How else can a Gb/s stream be sent to a device that will only receive 10Mb/s.) It looks like the Neo is working properly so the problem must be elsewhere. The problem could be in the Unraid server hardware or it could be somewhere in the LAN hardware. (Personally, I would reboot all of the LAN hardware, switch the server cable to another switch port, swap out the cable between the server and switch, and even try a new NIC card in the server as a last resort.)

I have not other suggestions to offer you at this point beyond some networking issue. (You do have a single layer network with a single router/switch-- or a router and a single switch with all LAN connections to the switch.) and a My Unraid Media server is much the same as yours (from a hardware standpoint) expect that you are using a much later generation. Yesterday, I was running three 1080 streams at the same time without a hiccup. (I could run five streams but I can not monitor all of them...) The only possible difference is that I have a very basic NAS setup. Particularly no VMs. However I am running FoldingAtHome Docker and its settings means that my CPU is running at 66% to 80% and it was still streaming three streams without a problem. When I tested with FoldingAtHome paused, there was still no problem. I am still wondering why you have tested to see if you can stream from Unraid to a windows PC. (OR don't you have a stand alone PC...) PS--- Multi-layer can work fine if one pays attention to the connection link between the layers and carefully evaluate the potential for that link to a choke point for data transfer. My Gb home LAN actually has three layers and it works flawlessly for what I want to do. Maximum speed required on the bottom layer is 100Mb/s. Max speed required for the layer choke point/link-cable is 200Mb/s. From the Primary (layer 1) switch (16 ports) to the router speed requirement is 300Mb/s (My Internet ISP's download speed). The reason for layer 2 and 3 is that they are on a separate floor and separate rooms. The floor and rooms have only one cable between them that the up-link port. Edit: Here is a screenshot of the current running system with one HD stream:

Let's see if this can be fixed an easy way. The problem is actually in your router. It has two entries with a computer-name of 'Tower'. This causes confusion... First, the easy way. Unplug the router for five-ten minutes. Plug it back in. Wait for it to finish booting up. Then reboot everything else on the network. Now test. (This should work unless the DHCP assignments are being stored in flash memory.)

@Squid, Have you looked at the TipsAndTweaks app to control CPU performance? Would be interested in your thoughts...

I was just playing with this app and found that the link to the WIKI for it does not work. In fact, none of the links in the app work. I believe they still point to lime-technology.com...

Try changing to another port on the switch. Also reboot the switch--- Those things contain a the equivalent of a small dedicated computer and a reboot seems to solve some network issues. (I once had a 'Green' switch with ports that wouldn't wake-up.) Did you ever try this:

Post up more detailed explanation of what you mean by "unable to establish a network connection" and a new diagnostics file.