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    Unraid not returning IP Address on initial boot

    in General Support

    Posted · Edited by Arcaeus
    grammar

    5 minutes ago, Squid said:

    You have another add-on card you can try instead (or is there another NIC on board that you've disabled?)

    I don't, as my only other option is the USB Wi-Fi adapter, which doesn't count here. To my knowledge I don't know of another NIC onboard, I definitely haven't disabled anything consciously.

     

    Would I need to go pick one up at Micro Center or something?

    Unraid not returning IP Address on initial boot

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    Posted

    Haha sorry. I had the original hard drive in the computer (not connected when trying to boot Unraid), so just plugged it in, and booted. In Windows, the ethernet connection was working.

     

    I deleted the network.cfg file, plugged it back in and booted. Now, here is what I got:

     

    IPv4 address: not set

    IPv6 address: not set

     

    now onto setting a static IP? which I have to do through my router, correct?

    Unraid not returning IP Address on initial boot

    in General Support

    Posted

    Hello all,

     

    For some reason, my computer is not obtaining an IP address from the network when booting up Unraid. Here are the steps I took:

     

    1. Installed Unraid onto flash drive using Unraid installer program.
    2. Inserted into computer I want running Unraid
    3. Installed drives to computer using SATA
    4. Made sure ethernet cable is connected and works on other computer
    5. Booted Unraid computer
    6. Looked around in the BIOS to confirm everything was working, temps ok, onboard NIC card/chip enabled, set boot priority to USB drive
    7. Unraid menu comes up, I let boot automatically.
    8. Looks like everything is installing fine
    9. Get all the way to the end and get:

     

    unRAID Server OS version: 6.6.6

    IPv4 address: not set

    IPv4 address: not set

     

    Tower login: 

     

    I don't see it on Fing, and I haven't found what login info it would want. And I can't get into the web GUI as nothing is showing up when putting "http://tower" in the browser. I looked through the manual but didn't see anything that helped.

     

    Any ideas on how to fix this or what I'm doing wrong?

    SATA Controller Cards

    in Storage Devices and Controllers

    Posted

    Yea looking at my setup, I think 2x 9300-8i controllers would be the better way to do it. However, I'm trying to figure out how to physically connect the drives. For SATA drives it looks like it needs a "breakout cable", but SAS uses a slightly differnet connector. Does this adapter look right?

     

    https://www.datastoragecables.com/hdminisas/internal/hdminisas-sas29x4/I3529-M.html

     

    So I would basically get 4 of these and hook up the drives with them. If I'm plugging the drives into hot swap bays, the connector on the back of the bay should be a regular SATA connector that the SAS connectors of the adapter above should fit into, right?

    SATA Controller Cards

    in Storage Devices and Controllers

    Posted

    @Frank1940@garycase Like I said in my original post, price is not as big of a concern for me. My original build for this project was over $14,000 and now based on the new information that you and others have helped me with, I've gotten it down to about $6,700. If I need to spend $500-800 on a quality card to make sure that everything connects properly, I'm ok with that (and still WAY under what I had originally planned).

     

    Also like I mentioned before, I really would like to use Enterprise SAS drives. I apologize for being in the wrong thread, this just seemed like the best place to get the answers that I needed. And pardon my ignorance, but would the 12 port card that Gary recommended work with SAS drives? You mentioned a 16 port card, does anyone have a link to that?

     

    Thank you all again for your help.

    SATA Controller Cards

    in Storage Devices and Controllers

    Posted

    @Frank1940 Ok I read through that document and that clears up a lot of information. Thank you for that!

     

    However, if I'm wanting to have basically 14 drives in there (12 SAS, 2 SATA SSD), what card would I use to connect all of those? The SSDs can just go right into the SATA connections on the motherboard, but what PCI card would the SAS drives connect into? And would I just get 2 cards if there isn't a 12 port card that works? 

     

    I found this case that looks like it can hold everything in one case, which seems like it would be great:

    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219039&Description=norco 12 bay&cm_re=norco_12_bay-_-11-219-039-_-Product

    Digitizing, storing, and using a 500+ DVD Blu-ray collection - Help Needed

    in Hardware

    Posted

    Hey everyone. I work for a Home Theater company outside of Atlanta and need some advice on a big project. I've been building gaming PCs for the last 8 years, and have the opportunity to work on something bigger.

    (Apologies for the long post, I just want to give everyone a complete picture of what I'm trying to do and my findings thus far:)

     

    I have a client who is wanting to take his 500 some-odd blu-ray movie collection and have us digitize it and set up a home media server. I am planning to put it into Plex to be able to stream around the house and to his mobile devices. The server would need to be able to rip these blu-rays, in which I plan to use Handbrake to do so. It would also need to be able to act as a media server of course, which I think having server grade components would help keep the server up and running for longer.

     

    Where I see an issue happening is in the storing of all of these movies/shows. I want to make sure everything is backed up and can be accessed easily.

     

    Therefore, I was thinking of building a server with a few instances of MakeMKV running to pull the video files off. I would have 2 Blu-ray drives, and an array of Seagate Enterprise SAS HDDs that has at least 50TB of available storage (possibly set up in a RAID 10 for speed and redundancy unless Unraid has something like that). All of these will be loaded into Plex for streaming to the Home Theater area as well as TVs around the house.

     

    I want to have lots of extra room in case my client wants to add to his collection other videos, TV shows, pictures, files, etc. Therefore, the server will be in a 4U chassis, and the HDD array in a separate enclosure to store the hard drives (parts listed below). He has a 42U A/V rack that I am planning to install this in, however I'm not sure exactly what the depth is. If it has to stick out the back or have another smaller rack next to it, that's not a big deal.

     

    I read through the FAQ on r/htpc and adjusted a few things on my build, but wanted to post the whole thing to see the nuances where I may have made a mistake.

     

    Ultimately, my concerns/goals here would be to:

    • Have a highly reliable and powerful media server
    • Can rip Blu-ray disks to a digital backup while retaining the highest level of quality possible.
    • Able to play them back smoothly, at full 4K, HDR, 7.1 surround sound, in multiple locations, at the same time.
    • Possibly running 4 continuous VMs, or one for each Plex instance? Or just some way to distribute the load across the available processor cores for best performance (maybe this is done automatically?)
    • Is as quiet as possible
    • Rips DVDs to an array that is at least 50TB of usable storage space with redundancy.
    • Can be remotely accessed for updates and other services (TeamViewer kind of thing, where I can see and control the server)
    • Professional looking

     

    After much research, I have come up with these specs that I believe will work well:

     

    Server:

    • Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 (8-core / 16-thread, 2.1Ghz, LGA 2011-v3)
    • ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S
    • EVGA GeForce GT 730
    • Crucial Registered 32GB kit (4 x 8GB) (2133Mhz; ECC)
    • LSI 9380-8e RAID Controller (if I need to run RAID. How does Unraid handle this many drives and the redundancy?)
    • Preferably Unraid, otherwise Windows 10 Pro (x64)
    • 2x Samsung 860 Pro 256GB cache pool (I believe that's it) in RAID 1 [or other] for redundancy
    • EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w P2
    • iStarUSA D-400-6-ND 4U Server Chassis
    • EVGA CLC 280
    • 2x LG Blu-ray Optical Drive WH16NS60
    • ICY DOCK 2 x 2.5 Inch to 3.5 Inch Drive Bay

     

    JBOD Enclosure:

    • RAID Machine R4412RM JBOD Enclosure
    • 12x Seagate 10TB SAS HDDs

     

    Other

    • APC 1000 Watts Pure Sinewave Smart-UPS
    • Netgear ProSAFE XS708T 8x10G Network Switch
    • StarTech SFP+ Cable
    • StarTech RACKCONS1901 19" Rackmount LCD Console

     

    Some questions I have:

    • Am I missing anything glaringly obvious that won't allow me to achieve my goals listed above?
    • To stream around the house, what devices would I use?
      • The guys over at r/htpc recommended Intel NUCs or Nvidia Shields at the TV locations
    • Is there any way that I could remotely connect to a VM that the server is creating? So that I or the customer can log in and utilize the power of the server from anywhere.
    • What OS would I use?
      • Originally, I was just thinking of 5 copies of Win 10 Pro to keep the OSs all the same. But I would really like to use Unraid and the docker capability for automatic encoding, I just want to make sure all of this data is backed up.
    • Is there a way to use ZFS? Does Unraid support that? From what I've researched it seems like a good option here.
    • Can I get those VMs to automatically put the completed movies onto the RAID array?
      • My guess is yes, if I set up the destination folder of MakeMKV/Handbrake to be the shared VM folder, which is on the array.

     

    Price is not super critical to me, more that it works reliably and is quiet.

     

    On top of digitizing and backing up all of my client's movies, I'm looking for alternate uses for this server. So far I've come up with:

    • Plex server
    • iTunes or other music server (I know Plex handles music, just haven't played around with it)
    • PVR/DVR for their favorite shows
    • Spotify/Pandora Controller?
    • Backup computers in house
    • VM machine
      • How would we log in remotely?
    • Stream TV to anywhere in the house
    • Stream PC to anywhere in the house. Use any TV as an HTPC
      • Use Nvidia Shield/Intel NUC/Roku Ultra as receiving side
    • Use iPad's/Tablets to control TV using TeamViewer for Remote Control
    • Kodi
    • Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime/YouTube/HBO Go/DirecTV now player
    • Steam Big Picture (client doesn't really play games)
    • YouTube Leanback

     

    Another idea that was recommended to me was to get a higher end QNAP/Synology NAS, install plex, hook up a USB blu-ray drive to it and rip the movies from there directly. I believe they can run a VM of Unraid/Win 10, but not sure if that would cause problems trying to do it that way. I would like to just run Unraid natively (or whatever the most stable solution is).

     

    Anyways, thank you all so much for your help! Sorry for the giant post, just trying to figure all of this out and don't want to miss something silly.

    SATA Controller Cards

    in Storage Devices and Controllers

    Posted

    Hey everyone. I work for a Home Theater company outside of Atlanta and need some advice on a big project. I've been building gaming PCs for the last 8 years, and have the opportunity to work on something bigger.

    (Apologies for the long post, I just want to give everyone a complete picture of what I'm trying to do and my findings thus far:)

     

    I have a client who is wanting to take his 500 some-odd blu-ray movie collection and have us digitize it and set up a home media server. I am planning to put it into Plex to be able to stream around the house and to his mobile devices. The server would need to be able to rip these blu-rays, in which I plan to use Handbrake to do so. It would also need to be able to act as a media server of course, which I think having server grade components would help keep the server up and running for longer.

     

    Where I see an issue happening is in the storing of all of these movies/shows. I want to make sure everything is backed up and can be accessed easily.

     

    Therefore, I was thinking of building a server with a few instances of MakeMKV running to pull the video files off. I would have 2 Blu-ray drives, and an array of Seagate Enterprise SAS HDDs that has at least 50TB of available storage (possibly set up in a RAID 10 for speed and redundancy unless Unraid has something like that). All of these will be loaded into Plex for streaming to the Home Theater area as well as TVs around the house.

     

    I want to have lots of extra room in case my client wants to add to his collection other videos, TV shows, pictures, files, etc. Therefore, the server will be in a 4U chassis, and the HDD array in a separate enclosure to store the hard drives (parts listed below). He has a 42U A/V rack that I am planning to install this in, however I'm not sure exactly what the depth is. If it has to stick out the back or have another smaller rack next to it, that's not a big deal.

     

    I read through the FAQ on r/htpc and adjusted a few things on my build, but wanted to post the whole thing to see the nuances where I may have made a mistake.

     

    Ultimately, my concerns/goals here would be to:

    • Have a highly reliable and powerful media server
    • Can rip Blu-ray disks to a digital backup while retaining the highest level of quality possible.
    • Able to play them back smoothly, at full 4K, HDR, 7.1 surround sound, in multiple locations, at the same time.
    • Possibly running 4 continuous VMs, or one for each Plex instance? Or just some way to distribute the load across the available processor cores for best performance (maybe this is done automatically?)
    • Is as quiet as possible
    • Rips DVDs to an array that is at least 50TB of usable storage space with redundancy.
    • Can be remotely accessed for updates and other services (TeamViewer kind of thing, where I can see and control the server)
    • Professional looking

    After much research, I have come up with these specs that I believe will work well:

     

    Server:

    • Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 (8-core / 16-thread, 2.1Ghz, LGA 2011-v3)
    • ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S
    • EVGA GeForce GT 730
    • Crucial Registered 32GB kit (4 x 8GB) (2133Mhz; ECC)
    • LSI 9380-8e RAID Controller (if I need to run RAID. How does Unraid handle this many drives and the redundancy?)
    • Preferably Unraid, otherwise Windows 10 Pro (x64)
    • 2x Samsung 860 Pro 256GB (RAID 1 [or other] for redundancy)
    • EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2
    • iStarUSA D-400-6-ND 4U Server Chassis
    • EVGA CLC 280
    • 2x LG Blu-ray Optical Drive WH16NS60
    • ICY DOCK 2 x 2.5 Inch to 3.5 Inch Drive Bay

    JBOD Enclosure:

    • RAID Machine R4412RM JBOD Enclosure
    • 12x Seagate 10TB SAS HDDs

    Other

    • APC 1000 Watts Pure Sinewave Smart-UPS
    • Netgear ProSAFE XS708T 8x10G Network Switch
    • StarTech SFP+ Cable
    • StarTech RACKCONS1901 19" Rackmount LCD Console

    Some questions I have:

    • Am I missing anything glaringly obvious that won't allow me to achieve my goals listed above?
    • To stream around the house, what devices would I use?
      • The guys over at r/htpc recommended Intel NUCs or Nvidia Shields at the TV locations
    • Is there any way that I could remotely connect to a VM that the server is creating? So that I or the customer can log in and utilize the power of the server from anywhere.
    • What OS would I use?
      • Originally, I was just thinking of 5 copies of Win 10 Pro to keep the OSs all the same. But I would really like to use Unraid and the docker capability for automatic encoding, I just want to make sure all of this data is backed up.
    • Is there a way to use ZFS? Does Unraid support that?
    • Can I get those VMs to automatically put the completed movies onto the RAID array?
      • My guess is yes, if I set up the destination folder of MakeMKV/Handbrake to be the shared VM folder, which is on the array.

    Price is not super critical to me, more that it works reliably and is quiet.

     

    On top of digitizing and backing up all of my client's movies, I'm looking for alternate uses for this server. So far I've come up with:

    • Plex server
    • iTunes or other music server (I know Plex handles music, just haven't played around with it)
    • PVR/DVR for their favorite shows
    • Spotify/Pandora Controller?
    • Backup computers in house
    • VM machine
      • How would we log in remotely?
    • Stream TV to anywhere in the house
    • Stream PC to anywhere in the house. Use any TV as an HTPC
      • Use Nvidia Shield/Intel NUC/Roku Ultra as receiving side
    • Use iPad's/Tablets to control TV using TeamViewer for Remote Control
    • Kodi
    • Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime/YouTube/HBO Go/DirecTV now player
    • Steam Big Picture (client doesn't really play games)
    • YouTube Leanback

    Another idea that was recommended to me was to get a higher end QNAP/Synology NAS, install plex, hook up a USB blu-ray drive to it and rip the movies from there directly. I believe they can run a VM of Unraid/Win 10, but not sure if that would cause problems trying to do it that way.

     

    Anyways, thank you all so much for your help! Sorry for the giant post, just trying to figure all of this out and don't want to miss something silly.

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