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I rolled back to 6.9.2 but that alone did not help; still had random lockups. I have been 16 days without a crash, which is a long time for my server, after doing the following: recreated i915.conf (I had eliminated it when I went to 610.0 rc2) removed the Intel GPU Top and GPU Statistics plugins I am not saying that is a 'fix' but so far my system remains stable and has done a lot of Plex hardware transcodes. Of course, since I said this, it will now crash. 😁

What version of unRAID are you running? If on 6.9.2 you should be using the 'touch /boot/config/modprobe.d/i915.conf' method rather than modprobe i915 in the go file. If you are on 6.10.0 -rc2 even the i915.conf file is not needed as the drivers are autoloaded if detected.

UPDATE: I rolled back to 6.9.2 from 6.10.0 rc2 and still had random system hangs. 16 days ago I did the following and have not had an issue since then: recreated i915.conf with the 'touch' method uninstalled the Intel GPU Top plugin uninstalled the GPU Statistics plugin enabled Turbo Boost in the Tips and Tweaks plugin (it had been disabled because heavy sustained workloads had been causing crashes with Turbo Boost) UPDATE: A few days ago, I also uninstalled the CoreFreq plugin. I had not had problems with it installed but I see that it has been recommended to others with server lockups to uninstall that plugin. I am not declaring victory yet nor do I think the above is necessarily a solution. This just happens to be the longest I have ever gone without a system hang since I started having the problems last July. - Over five months of running 6.92 and 6.10.x with no hangs and many QSV transcodes. The only thing that appears to cause a hang is when Turbo Boost is enabled and there is high CPU load. This only happened again after upgrading to 6.10.0. I have Turbo Boost off for now.

You could also go with one of the PCIe SATA controllers recommended in this forum discussion. I am using a Dell H310 (8 SATA ports via forward breakout cables) cross-flashed to IT mode firmware.

Follow this guide to implement QuickSync video transcoding in Plex. You would replace the Nvidia specific parameters in Extra Parameters with the /dev/dri device as well as eliminating any Nvidia integration specific variables. If you are on unRAID 6.9.2, you should use the touch method (rather than go file entries) to create i915.conf to load the i915 drivers for iGPU. touch /boot/config/modprobe.d/i915.conf

Something like this perhaps.

There is nothing I know of in the Z590 chipset that would prevent the iGPU from being supported. Of course, the first step is always to get /dev/dri to show up if you want to use the iGPU for hardware transcoding. In the case of the last few motherboards I have used with hardware transcoding, setting the primary graphics adapter to onboard, iGFX, IGD, etc. according to the BIOS is all that was needed to cause /dev/dri to show up. Do not set primary graphics adapter to Auto if that is an option. Intel GPU Top appeared be messing with my i915 drivers so I uninstalled it. You might want to do that until you get /dev/dri with the proper contents to show up. At one point I had /dev/dri without renderD128 but you need that for transcoding. Uninstalling Intel GPU top and recreating the i915.conf with the 'touch' method resolved it for me. I will try reinstalling Intel GPU Top now that I know I have /dev/dri and i915 drivers working properly.

Yeah, I could not see a correlation between the two. Removing those plugins was just something I had done since last rebooting so I am reporting it all. At some point, I will reinstall the plugins and see what happens. Turbo Boost is enabled but I still have the scaling governor set to Power Save. Removing the plugins and enabling Turbo Boost is all I have done since the last reboot over 12 days ago.

That means the board supports the CPU integrated PXXX graphics. In my case that is the P630 graphics on the CPU. Generally, if a motherboard includes video out ports, it is designed to support CPU integrated graphics. I have a desktop PC with an AM4 AMD socket and it includes an HDMI output. It supports the integrated graphics in the Ryzen 7 5700G CPU I am using with that board. Sometimes the higher end Z chipsets support more SATA or USB ports or a higher revision of PCIe or USB. If you can find a motherboard with an HXXX series chipset that has what you need, no need to pay more for ZXXX.

I am running 6.9.2. I tried the 6.10.0 -rc2 but had some unrelated issues and have found 6.9.2 to be better for me at this point. I will try the next 6.10.0 RC when it comes out.

I used its predecessor the C236 WSI for years. It had 8 SATA ports on the motherboard. I am currently using the mATX version of this board the E3C246D4U in my main unRAID server with a Xeon E-2288G processor and 64GB ECC RAM. The CXXX chipsets are the "server/workstation" chipsets which support Xeon entry level processors (in addition to Core i3, 5, 7, 9 and Pentium and Celeron) and ECC RAM. If you don't need this, you can look for a board with a consumer ZX90 chipset. On the C236 WSI, there was setting to enable the iGPU and I used it for Plex and HandBrake transcoding. The C246 WSI also has this setting I believe. I am using the iGPU in my Xeon E-2288G on the E2C246D4U motherboard.

I have been running 12 days now with normal MB temps in the 20s and 30s C and zero lockups. This is a new record since I started seeing the high MB temps consistently. I re-enabled Turbo Boost about 8 days ago and have had no issues. I have uninstalled the Intel-GPU-Top and GPU Statistics plugins. I think GPU-Top might have been messing in some way with the iGPU drivers. Just a theory. I have no idea how that could be related to MB temps.

It looks like the ASRock Rack C246 WSI could meet your needs. It supports the i7-9700 and supports ECC and non-ECC RAM up to 64MB total with 32GB UDIMMS. It has 4 SATA ports on the motherboard but supports 4 more (for a total of 8 SATA ports) via an OCuLink cable. This motherboard does not have a thunderbolt connector.

In general, if an app is available as both a plugin and a Docker container, go with the Docker container. The whole idea of a container is that it is isolated from other processes on the host and if there is a problem with the container, it should not affect other processes.

All of my unRAID drives are Western Digital Red or White drives shucked from external enclosures. External drives are often less expensive and removing them from the enclosures is fairly easy. A couple of my White drives show up in unRAID as Ultrastar drives. This is quite a popular way among unRAIDers to obtain cheap and reliable storage drives. Technically, removing them from the enclosure often voids the warranty; however, if you keep the enclosure, you can put the drive back in if you need to make a warranty claim. I have been shucking drives for 4-5 years with not a single drive issue. The drive you linked is a 7200 RPM drive. For most people, 5400 RPM is sufficient although we choose to use 7200 RPM drives for parity so parity checks go just a bit faster. 5400 RPM drives often cost a bit less. In most unRAID operations, there is very little observable difference between a 5400 and 7200 RPM drive.

I and many others have a Dell H310/H200 controller flashed to IT mode. They work great for unRAID. I flashed mine myself but you can get them on eBay pre-flashed in IT Mode. Here are some examples: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124620790560?hash=item1d03fa5b20:g:bcsAAOSw7-hhJe2E https://www.ebay.com/itm/162834659601?hash=item25e9b3b911:g:UxcAAOSwWrxcPvQv The Art of Server is a very reputable seller with whom many have had great experiences. I picked up an H310 still in RAID mode for about $35 and flashed it myself. https://www.ebay.com/itm/255290051011?hash=item3b707909c3:g:Xx0AAOSwAsphqnab

My experience with this is zero; however, if you pass through a device I don't think it is available to be used by the Nvidia Driver Package/docker containers. Pass through is only necessary if you want to use the GPU in a VM. I could be wrong as I don't pass through any hardware; however, I am fairly certain it is not possible to use passed through GPU in both a VM and a Docker container without locking up the server.

Here is the ECC Unbuffered/unregistered RAM I used in my server. I have two of these 32GB sticks in my server. I have an Asrock E3C246D4U motherboard but the RAM should be compatible with any board requiring unbuffered ECC RAM: https://www.newegg.com/samsung-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/1X5-000A-00PX8 https://memory.net/product/m391a4g43mb1-ctd-samsung-1x-32gb-ddr4-2666-ecc-udimm-pc4-21300v-e-dual-rank-x8-module/

If you cannot get to the GUI, can you get to the command line or SSH into the server? Do you know the IP address of the server or are you still trying to get in for the very first time (it will be set to DHCP in this case)? If you can get to a command line on a booted server with an attached monitor and keyboard, type 'diagnostics' at the command line and post the resulting .zip in your next post.

It's good that you have a syslog server setup. In the meantime, you should post your diagnostics in a new post. (Tools-->Diagnostics in the GUI or diagnostics from the command line).

As @Squid said the Mover (the process that moves files from cache to the array) runs on a schedule set by you. However, you do not determine the exact location on the array for the files moved by the Mover. The use of the cache drive for caching writes to the array in enabled at the unRAID share level. If your shares happen to contain multiple disks, the files are written to the disk currently being used by the share according to your allocation method and minimum free space settings.

Includes the following: UAP-AC-LR access point (lightly used in the basement) - 802.11ac WiFi support, dual radio 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz POE injector - never used as my switch supports POE All mounting hardware - unused as this came with another access point UAP-AC-LR Quick Start/Installation Guide This Long Range AP transmits up to 183m/600 ft.

@JT24 Same here. sgx and srx info goes in Extra Parameters.

I use OpenVPN as a backup. WireGuard which is built into unRAID is easier and has become my primary remote access method. There is also the remote access option in the My Servers plugin.

Why not use WireGuard which is built into unRAID or the My Servers plugin which offers, among other things, remote access.