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Thanks. Somewhere in this thread was a recommendation to briefly press the power button, and unraid would attempt a clean shutdown. I did that, and unraid must have completed a clean shutdown, as it shutdown and after I got done moving everything and turned on the server, it came up without a parity check.

I just tried to stop the server using the Web interface. Now, it's stuck. I can't do anything. When I get to this point, what do I do? (I have to move the physical server, so I had to shut it down manually.) Mine seems to go through phases -- the last few times, I've been able to shutdown with no issues. This time, I couldn't. I'm assuming something is running (though I don't know what).

Ugh. Sorry. I found a post that did not have this error, but had something similar. The time on the motherboard/server was incorrect. So, I logged into my motherboard via IPMI and saw that it was set for the incorrect GMT area. I set it for the correct GMT, and the upgrade is going now. How do I mark this as solved?

I get the following when I tried to upgrade from 6.9.2 to 7.0.1. Any idea what the cause is?

Are there any tools that can help me determine what is running and shut it down? I've found some tools I can use via Telnet, but they aren't great, as the processes keep moving around (up and down depending on how much CPU they're using). I found out this morning that the plug into the system is precarious. I moved some cables, and the plug disconnected briefly, shutting down the system. So, now I'm running a 10+ hour parity check. But this weekend, I'd like to shut down the system and correct the plug issue. (Then, if I have time, which I likely won't, upgrade to 7.x.x.)

Thank you. The parity check took 15 hours and 40 minutes for the parity check, which I seem to remember is normal. I am going to upgrade from version 6.9.2 to version 7.x.x. I was trying to fix the cache drive issue before I did that. Then, I'll look into the parity check tuning plugin.

Thanks. The parity check usually goes over night, but goes 16 hours or so. If it starts at midnight on the 1st of the month (which is how I think it's set, but I'll look), it lasts until 4pm the next day. Yesterday, I replaced the parity drive because it had thrown an error a while back and people here said I should do that. So, it ran from the afternoon yesterday, and it's sill going this morning. And, we have plenty of times when we get power outages, where the system doesn't shut down correctly (don't know why -- most times, it does not, but sometimes it does; like yesterday it did a clean shutdown, but last week did not). I have a battery backup, but there's no power, so I can't interface with the server. (I can after I get a gas generator going, but that takes a while.) I have the system set to begin shutdown not too long after power goes out, because the backup has to run WiFi, and I want that on as long as I can. Once we get power back, the system automatically starts a parity check if there was no clean shutdown. Is there no way to prioritize this, so that the parity check has lower priority than fetching data or is stopped while fetching data? Or is the solution to go from spinning disks to all SSDs?

When my server is doing a parity check, the connection slows down so much that it is hard or impossible to watch recorded TV that is stored on the server. I don't have anything running on the server or other than TV being taken on/off the server. I had to buy a new home theater computer, which is what I use to watch recorded TV. So, it's about as fast as it can get. Right now, the server is doing a parity check and the CPU load is only around 2%. What could be the cause of the slowdown?

So, I was able to do a clean shutdown. I assume whatever was running before to prevent shutdown was not running. I also had normal CPU readouts. After some hick ups (I had to download a different version of the same program), I was able to get my IPMI password reset by booting into a DOS stick and running a program. I took out 1 8gb memory stick and replaced with 2x8GB to get dual channel. I replaced the parity drive with a better parity drive. The system is up and a parity check is started. I'll be back to discuss how to ensure all processes are off before shutting down, and then to discuss upgrading.

Will do as soon as I can. I had to manually shut it down. The PDF I have downloaded for this server is for a different motherboard, which has HDMI. The motherboard I have only has VGA. Well, I don't have a VGA cord, so I can't connect it to a monitor, which I need to do to boot into DOS and correct the IPMI password issue. Ugh. Off to BestBuy to get a cord. I took this over to my desk, where I have a ground mat and wrist straps, took the top off to see what it's like in there. I bought a massive cooler for the processor. I only have one DIMM. I probably did not know back then that two DIMMs were better. Rebooted and doing a parity check, so of course the CPU/threads are fine. Will check back once I do something else.

Thanks. Any idea why I get 100% on different threads/CPUs? Maybe this isn't real? I've figured out how to do the IPMI password, so I'm going to do that, since it involves booting into a DOS environment. I can put in the new cache drive at the same time. I'll see what happens with the shutdown.

I have not had time to do work on my unraid server. I finally have (some) time to do this. I need to: 1) Upgrade from 6.9.2 to 7.x.x (is there an upgrade fee for this?). 2) My server motherboard's (AS Rock Rack) IPMI password does not work, and I have to correct this (anyone know how?). 3) My cache drive threw an error a long time ago, and I have the replacement drive. (Have never had a second error, but folks here recommended I replace the drive.) 4) I have shutdown problems where I manually have to shut down. 5) I have this odd issue where one of the CPUs/threads is at 100%, though it's a different CPU/thread each time I look: What order should I attempt to do all of this? Thank you.

I don't know that it's that hot. This is what I get: I bought a "fancy" motherboard that allowed me to remote into it...until the password got corrupted somehow. If I could remote into it, I could access the temperature. I have figured out how to correct this, but I need to make a bootable USB, shut everything down, boot, change the password, etc. I haven't had time to do that. I did buy a heat sink for this and put it on when I installed it. Can't remember what I bought though. The system is in the basement, which is generally cool. It's right by my workout "room", and yesterday in the morning when I was working out, the fan was coming on, going off, coming on, going off.... I'll adjust the temperature and see if that helps. I also have to change out a hard drive, so I'll look into this again this weekend when I do that.

Thank you both. Well, I have another system using Kodi where the motherboard is going bad. I thought since I have to buy all that (motherboard, M.2 storage, processor...), I should consider fixing this issue, if it is one. Huh...I do see I can set a warning and critical threshold. I did not know I could do that. What is a high temperature for an SSD? And, whoa, when I bought 256GB 4+ years ago, I thought that was big and costly. Now, 1TB versions really aren't that expensive.

In 2021, I bought a new system for Unraid. For the cache, I used a 256GB M.2 SSD and another 256GB SSD. I believe I bought a Teamgroup MP33 M.2 PCIe SSD, and I put a heat sink on it. It, unfortunately, is always hot. It's at 46C right now, while the other SSD is 33C and the drives are 31-34C. This causes alarms and intermittent fan spikes. The info for the motherboard lists this: M.2 Socket (M2_1) (Type 2230/2242/2260/2280)* Can anyone recommend a replacement that isn't as hot? And should I put a heat sink on it? Thank you.

What I had to do was go to Credentials Manager and remove all the credentials other than the windows credential for the unraid server. Then I "Edit" that, and reentered the password and saved it again. This has seemed to work.

Sorry, I have one daughter who just went from a psychiatric hospital to a longer term care facility, and another daughter who is in a show about to start at school. I can't find any time to do anything really. This is killing me. I have to remove the mapping of the drive every time, then go to the unraid server, reenter my password, and then remap the drive. Windows does not seem to be saving the credentials. I have tried other techniques for this, and can't figure out anything that works. Reinstalling windows is a multiple day process. I have so much software on this machine. And right now, I don't have any time, let alone multiple days. Is there no way to get Windows to store the credentials?

Sorry for my delay. I have a daughter in a psychiatric hospital and negative time to do anything. For instance, my (yesterday) Saturday: work out in home "gym" for an hour; meet contractor replacing garage door that daughter backed into; cleaned up basement because I couldn't do it until then; helped contractor put bottom rubber seal on 2 other garage doors and paid him; swept up garage because all cars were out; ate breakfast/lunch; quick nap; went to high school to help build a set for 3 hours; met daughter and wife for dinner; came back to call other daughter who is in the psychiatric hospital; went to bed. ALL of my weekends are like this. I have very litte time to do any debugging. This morning, I used the computer that has this problem to balance my checkbook. I checked the windows credentials, and I only have the new one I just put in. Is there anything else I can do? Thank you. But I won't be able to try anything for at least a week.

I have a Windows 11 Home installation that started complaining about not having security for my mapped drive to my unraid server. So, I used the credentials I used for a Windows 11 Pro installation as per the following: Just adding the credentials allows me to map the drive...which I then cannot access when I reboot. The error is "Y:\ is not accessible. The user name or password is not correct." If I try to access using the correct user name and password, by going to the network folder on Windows Explorer and accessing the server, this is what I get: I have to remove the mapped drive, log into the server via the same way I just did, then remap the drive. That works...until I reboot. So, I tried disabling SMB signing requirement as per the above thread. Which is here too: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/filecab/accessing-a-third-party-nas-with-smb-in-windows-11-24h2-may-fail/4154300 Does not work. I still have to remap the drive with every reboot. What else can I do?

I know you people think this is fast. I have a daughter who has pediatric acute-onset neuro-psychiatric syndrome (PANS) who tried to kill herself by taking an overdose. She then developed actual anorexia, where we thought she was eating, but was throwing food away. (Most of these PANS kids have disordered eating, which they refer to as "anorexia", but it's more that they eat less.) Because she was not eating and we were giving her NSAIDs along with other drugs, which she was taking on an empty stomach, she developed a puncture to the lining of her intestine. She had to have surgery. Because of her condition, she has suicidal ideation, and they have put her in a psychiatric hospital. (PANS kids have inflammation of the brain; if she was having psychiatric symptoms, we'd give her NSAIDs, and within 20 minutes, she'd be calm. So, we were living on NSAIDs.) I have another teen who is actively looking at schools for college, and we're doing all the college entrance crap, which is hours of entering in data, going to see schools, seeing her final projects, helping with the play she's in. I am working a lot of weekends because I'm at a job where that happens. I have zero time. No time. I CANNOT take the time to fix ANYTHING on my massive list. NOTHING. If it works, it's so far down on my list that I CANNOT do anything about it. I'm back here because now another one of my computers won't let me access the NAS. And I already don't remember the password I used. Anyway, I am thankful for the help. But I do NOT HAVE TIME do do any of this stuff, until it breaks. If it breaks, I have to fix it. That's what I'm doing now.

Thanks, All. I added a new user to the unraid server with a username and password, then using the credentials manager in Windows, I removed the "root" credential and added the credentials for the server and new username and password. That worked! What happens if I don't remember the password 1-3 years from now? I don't see how this corrects any security issue, though, because everything is still public. And, I have so much to do and no time to do it, that I can't be concerned with this. I have multiple issues with the unraid server (the parity drive threw an error a while back, have a new drive, no time to fix it; the motherboard is the type you can log into, but the board somehow misplaced the password, can't fix it; the system only shuts down with a hard shutdown, can't fix it). I could list off 50+ things I'd like to be doing, but don't have the time to do. I now have to install a huge list of software on this computer, some of which requires material from the unraid server. Thanks for the help, and if I run into any other issues, I'll report back.

I had to set up a new computer and took my Windows 10 computer out (computer could not be upgraded to Windows 11). The new Windows 11 computer is asking for network credentials for my unraid server. I stupidly typed in "root" during one attempt to access, and now Windows has kept that and asks for a password. (Note: I have multiple other windows 11 computers, and none of them needed a username or password. They are all Windows 11 home though..) Everything currently is open and public. This computer has Windows 11 pro. I've gone through part of this: And this: And this: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/filecab/accessing-a-third-party-nas-with-smb-in-windows-11-24h2-may-fail/4154300 I have done everything on the above page (access gpedit and modify settings to allow "insecure" communications with the unraid server), and set my network to private. Does not work. I have seen Frank's Unraid & Windows 10 SMB Setup PDF, but I have not needed to use this with my 4 other computers running the Home version of Windows 11. Do I really need to set up a username and password for using unraid with my 5 computers? And how do I get rid of the "root" part of Windows security, because it does not give me the option to change this? (And, it now opens two of these windows. No idea why.) Thank you.

Thanks! Using your guidance, I learned I have 4 Seagate BarraCuda drives, ST8000DM004-2CX188, 5400 rpm, 256 mb cache, which are SMR according to their website. Maybe I get the CMR drive and use that as the parity, and just leave my current spare as a spare. Will order the CMR drive and I'll decide what to do once I get time to add and remove a drive.

Thanks a ton for that. The $180 drive at Amazon is a CMR drive according to this article: CMR versus SMR article When I built this particular unraid server, I used 4 8TB drives, all from the same external drives from Costco. So, when I go into the machine, I'll see what they are. I would not doubt they are cheaper drives. I'll consider slowly upgrading. Thanks again.

Thank you. I will buy a new "drive" then and make my hot spare into the parity drive. What's the best way to do this? I used to buy external drives and "cut" them out of the case ($160): External hard drive Looks like Amazon has internal hard drives anywhere from $110 (Seagate BarraCuda, 5400rpm, 256mb cache) to $130 (WD blue, 5460rpm, 256mb cache) to $180 (Seagate IronWolf 7200rpm, 256Mb cache). When I started, I remember always buying WD Blue, but then I thought they fell out of favor, and when I set up this system, the external drives were cheapest. Any recommendations on what to buy?