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I kept having problems with the network configuration file not pointing the system to the correct IP address when rebooting. The fix was to shutdown the machine, remove the USB Unraid boot stick, insert it into another machine, delete the network.cfg file entirely, then safely remove the USB from the edit machine, then reinsert it into the unraid system, boot it up, let it recreate a new network.cfg file, shut it down, go back to the edit machine and this time edit the network.cfg file to add the specific IP address and DNS servers you prefer, then save the new edited file (overwrite) to the USB stick, safely remove it, reinsert it into the unraid machine, boot it. This made the initial IP address and DNS settings static. Simply making the IP address static on the router wasn't enough. Make the USB boot stick have a static IP address and static DNS and it made the change persistent. Now when I need to reboot the server its not a crap shoot as to where its going to land in the network. I could be wrong, but it seems that Unraid does NOT edit the network.cfg file in a persistent nature upon shutdown. In other words; all the modifications we make after its booted are not saved to the network.cfg file for some odd reason. If the folks at Lime want to do us a favor, make a tool that gives us the ability to save the network.cfg file when we finally have it tweaked to perfection.

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Yes, thats why I added two 20's and two 16's and a 2TB NVMe so I can move things and reformat. But I'm a little intimidated by the process.

Ok. so I need to just stick with XFS in the main array and use ZFS for drives outside of that main array, like separate pools?

All this started when I realized that the original motherboard I was using was 15 years old and the Xeon CPU only had 4 cores. So I first upgraded the motherboard and switched from a Xeon to a Rysen 9 - 9950. Ram increased from 32 to 64 and with the 9950 having 16 cores I breathed new abilities into the Unraid server. Then, I saw a parity smart error pop-up.... it cleared but I'm not one to wait for a drive failure if I can preemptively replace it and repurpose that drive for something else until it dies.

I prefer to change to NEW tires BEFORE the flat in the rain or snow is when the old tire(s) decides to blowout....

The parity disk had an error two weeks ago, and the sector error was rewritten and the error cleared itself. Thats what prompted me to look at my drive ages. So currently there are no smart errors but there were....

Ok, attached are the diagnostics. Correct me if my plan is stupid, but I intend to stop the array and change the parity assignment from the 12TB drive to one of the new 20's and start the array. It'll start the rebuild and take a day or two. Is this the process? On a separate note I intend to convert from XFS to ZFS in the near future, will this parity upgrade need anything different before I start the swap? unraidserver-diagnostics-20250508-2135.zip

I was a bit astonished to discover that all but one of my WD Gold Enterprise drives are now hitting 7 years old. The parity is 12TB and I have several 12’s and 8’s that I’m replacing before the fail. I especially want to replace the parity drive first, but I need advice on should I just swap it out with a new precleared 20TB drive or should I add the 20 as a second parity and then after that populates remove the old 12, leaving the new 20 alone? For some reason my gut tells me that its not that simple. If I remove the 12 after the 20 becomes a secondary parity, I get the impression that it’ll rebuild all over again if I change the 20 from a secondary to a single parity. What should I do?

I installed the Adguard docker several years back and now my login credentials don't work. How can I reset the adguard password? I'm a hardware guy so please be specific with any software instructions. And THANKS for the HELP!

I did and it drops me into [ [support] Siwat's Docker Repository], which has nothing to do with AdGuard for Unraid.

I installed the Adguard docker several years back and now my login credentials don't work. How can I reset the adguard password? I'm a hardware guy so please be specific with any software instructions. And THANKS for the HELP!

Sorry for the delayed response. We had an unexpected death in the family.

No, its not open to the internet. In fact, its behind a double NAT (I wish TMobile (my ISP) offered a bridge mode on the home ISP router, but they don't).

How do I kill it?