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I am going to be expanding my array starting with a replacement of my parity drive and swapping out a few drives along the way. I am running 6.3.5 RFS. I have a 21TB array made up of 3- 3GB drives, 6-2GB drives, 500MB cache. My plan was to bump the parity to a 4GB, replace a couple of the older 2GB with 4GBs, move one of the 2GB's as a cache drive. My question to the experts: Is it worth going through the trouble to convert to the XFS file system? If so, is this the time to do it? I look for thoughts from the community. Thanks,

I think I have a controller problem. Switched location, same controller - no luck; moved to another controller - success. Have new controller on order (replacing Marvel controller with an LSI). Not sure why the updated version is more "sensitive" as everything was working prior to the upgrade.

Diagnostics attached hal_9000-diagnostics-20170826-1149.zip

I am still looking for assistance as to why my cache drive is not recognized. The device is physically present as can be seen by the device listing below. Am I missing something when I did the upgrade from 5.0.5->6.3.5 Please advise. ----------------------------- root@HAL_9000:/dev/disk/by-id# ls -l total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:39 ata-ST2000DL001-9VT156_5YD2ZP9B -> ../../sdl lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:39 ata-ST2000DL001-9VT156_5YD2ZP9B-part1 -> ../../sdl1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DL001-9VT156_5YD6CTMD -> ../../sde lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DL001-9VT156_5YD6CTMD-part1 -> ../../sde1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DL001-9VT156_5YD6FSNN -> ../../sdf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DL001-9VT156_5YD6FSNN-part1 -> ../../sdf1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DL003-9VT166_6YD0H04A -> ../../sdd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DL003-9VT166_6YD0H04A-part1 -> ../../sdd1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DM001-9YN164_W2F02JC5 -> ../../sdg lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-ST2000DM001-9YN164_W2F02JC5-part1 -> ../../sdg1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:54 ata-ST500DM002-1BC142_S2A2X477 -> ../../sdh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:54 ata-ST500DM002-1BC142_S2A2X477-part1 -> ../../sdh1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:52 ata-WDC_WD20EARX-00PASB0_WD-WMAZA7957124 -> ../../sdj lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:52 ata-WDC_WD20EARX-00PASB0_WD-WMAZA7957124-part1 -> ../../sdj1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00D8PB0_WD-WCC4N1060268 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00D8PB0_WD-WCC4N1060268-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:55 ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00D8PB0_WD-WMC4N0F377PE -> ../../sdk lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:55 ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00D8PB0_WD-WMC4N0F377PE-part1 -> ../../sdk1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00SPEB0_WD-WCC4E1038872 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00SPEB0_WD-WCC4E1038872-part1 -> ../../sdc1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 ata-WDC_WD30PURX-64P6ZY0_WD-WMC4N0M2Z7ED -> ../../sdi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 ata-WDC_WD30PURX-64P6ZY0_WD-WMC4N0M2Z7ED-part1 -> ../../sdi1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 usb-Sony_Storage_Media_AB2211108174003136-0:0 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 usb-Sony_Storage_Media_AB2211108174003136-0:0-part1 -> ../../sda1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x1088186779592314881x -> ../../sdi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x1088186779592314881x-part1 -> ../../sdi1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x11129719321484480513x -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x11129719321484480513x-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:52 wwn-0x12643206672075083777x -> ../../sdj lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:52 wwn-0x12643206672075083777x-part1 -> ../../sdj1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:39 wwn-0x13115951031382986752x -> ../../sdl lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:39 wwn-0x13115951031382986752x-part1 -> ../../sdl1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x17191845585664233473x -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x17191845585664233473x-part1 -> ../../sdc1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x17964091599503773696x -> ../../sdf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x17964091599503773696x-part1 -> ../../sdf1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x2270452567899131904x -> ../../sdg lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x2270452567899131904x-part1 -> ../../sdg1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x2557260717170380800x -> ../../sdd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x2557260717170380800x-part1 -> ../../sdd1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x3640111702948728832x -> ../../sde lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 17:22 wwn-0x3640111702948728832x-part1 -> ../../sde1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:55 wwn-0x4059813130583560193x -> ../../sdk lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:55 wwn-0x4059813130583560193x-part1 -> ../../sdk1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 26 09:54 wwn-0x5858697946123489280x -> ../../sdh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 26 09:54 wwn-0x5858697946123489280x-part1 -> ../../sdh1

I have upgraded from 5.0.5 to 6.3.5 successfully - except my cache drive is missing. (/dev/sdh) Attached is a screen shot of the drive assignment pre-upgrade and after. When I check /dev - the drive is there. I am looking for some guidance to get my cache back in operation. root@HAL_9000:/dev# ls -l total 0 crw------- 1 root root 10, 62 Aug 25 05:28 aer_inject drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1000 Aug 25 05:44 block/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 400 Aug 25 05:43 bsg/ crw-rw---- 1 root disk 10, 234 Aug 25 05:28 btrfs-control drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Aug 25 05:27 bus/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 3440 Aug 25 05:43 char/ crw------- 1 root root 5, 1 Aug 25 05:41 console lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Aug 25 05:27 core -> /proc/kcore drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 120 Aug 25 05:27 cpu/ crw------- 1 root root 10, 61 Aug 25 05:28 cpu_dma_latency drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 140 Aug 25 05:27 disk/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Aug 25 05:27 fd -> /proc/self/fd/ crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 7 Aug 25 05:28 full crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 10, 229 Aug 25 05:28 fuse crw------- 1 root root 10, 228 Aug 25 05:28 hpet crw------- 1 root root 10, 183 Aug 25 05:28 hwrng prw------- 1 root root 0 Aug 25 05:27 initctl| drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 140 Aug 25 05:27 input/ crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 2 Aug 25 05:28 kmem crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 11 Aug 25 05:28 kmsg srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Aug 25 05:28 log= crw-rw---- 1 root disk 10, 237 Aug 25 05:28 loop-control brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 0 Aug 25 05:43 loop0 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 1 Aug 25 05:43 loop1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 2 Aug 25 05:28 loop2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 3 Aug 25 05:28 loop3 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 4 Aug 25 05:28 loop4 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 5 Aug 25 05:28 loop5 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 6 Aug 25 05:28 loop6 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 7 Aug 25 05:28 loop7 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Aug 25 05:27 mapper/ crw------- 1 root root 10, 227 Aug 25 05:28 mcelog crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 1 Aug 25 05:28 mem crw------- 1 root root 10, 58 Aug 25 05:28 memory_bandwidth lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 25 05:28 mouse -> input/mice brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 0 Aug 25 05:28 nbd0 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 128 Aug 25 05:28 nbd1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1280 Aug 25 05:28 nbd10 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1408 Aug 25 05:28 nbd11 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1536 Aug 25 05:28 nbd12 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1664 Aug 25 05:28 nbd13 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1792 Aug 25 05:28 nbd14 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1920 Aug 25 05:28 nbd15 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 256 Aug 25 05:28 nbd2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 384 Aug 25 05:28 nbd3 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 512 Aug 25 05:28 nbd4 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 640 Aug 25 05:28 nbd5 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 768 Aug 25 05:28 nbd6 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 896 Aug 25 05:28 nbd7 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1024 Aug 25 05:28 nbd8 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 1152 Aug 25 05:28 nbd9 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Aug 25 05:27 net/ crw------- 1 root root 10, 60 Aug 25 05:28 network_latency crw------- 1 root root 10, 59 Aug 25 05:28 network_throughput crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 Aug 25 05:28 null crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 4 Aug 25 05:28 port crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 108, 0 Aug 25 05:27 ppp crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 2 Aug 25 05:58 ptmx drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Aug 25 05:27 pts/ crw------- 1 root root 2, 0 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp0 crw------- 1 root root 2, 1 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp1 crw------- 1 root root 2, 2 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp2 crw------- 1 root root 2, 3 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp3 crw------- 1 root root 2, 4 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp4 crw------- 1 root root 2, 5 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp5 crw------- 1 root root 2, 6 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp6 crw------- 1 root root 2, 7 Aug 25 05:28 ptyp7 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 8 Aug 25 05:28 random lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Aug 25 05:28 rtc -> rtc0 crw-r--r-- 1 root root 254, 0 Aug 25 05:28 rtc0 brw-rw---- 1 root plugdev 8, 0 Aug 25 05:28 sda brw-rw---- 1 root plugdev 8, 1 Aug 25 05:28 sda1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 16 Aug 25 05:28 sdb brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 Aug 25 05:28 sdb1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 32 Aug 25 05:28 sdc brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 33 Aug 25 05:28 sdc1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 48 Aug 25 05:28 sdd brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 49 Aug 25 05:28 sdd1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 64 Aug 25 05:28 sde brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 65 Aug 25 05:28 sde1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 80 Aug 25 05:28 sdf brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 81 Aug 25 05:28 sdf1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 96 Aug 25 05:28 sdg brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 97 Aug 25 05:28 sdg1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 112 Aug 25 05:44 sdh brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 113 Aug 25 05:44 sdh1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 128 Aug 25 05:28 sdi brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 129 Aug 25 05:28 sdi1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 144 Aug 25 05:28 sdj brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 145 Aug 25 05:28 sdj1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 160 Aug 25 05:28 sdk brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 161 Aug 25 05:28 sdk1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 176 Aug 25 05:28 sdl brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 177 Aug 25 05:28 sdl1 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 0 Aug 25 05:28 sg0 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 1 Aug 25 05:28 sg1 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 10 Aug 25 05:28 sg10 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 11 Aug 25 05:28 sg11 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 2 Aug 25 05:28 sg2 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 3 Aug 25 05:28 sg3 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 4 Aug 25 05:28 sg4 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 5 Aug 25 05:28 sg5 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 6 Aug 25 05:28 sg6 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 7 Aug 25 05:43 sg7 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 8 Aug 25 05:28 sg8 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 9 Aug 25 05:28 sg9 drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 40 Aug 25 05:27 shm/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 25 05:27 stderr -> /proc/self/fd/2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 25 05:27 stdin -> /proc/self/fd/0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 25 05:27 stdout -> /proc/self/fd/1 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 0 Aug 25 05:49 tty crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 0 Aug 25 05:28 tty0 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 1 Aug 25 05:28 tty1 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 10 Aug 25 05:28 tty10 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 11 Aug 25 05:28 tty11 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 12 Aug 25 05:28 tty12 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 13 Aug 25 05:28 tty13 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 14 Aug 25 05:28 tty14 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 15 Aug 25 05:28 tty15 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 16 Aug 25 05:28 tty16 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 17 Aug 25 05:28 tty17 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 18 Aug 25 05:28 tty18 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 19 Aug 25 05:28 tty19 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 2 Aug 25 05:28 tty2 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 20 Aug 25 05:28 tty20 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 21 Aug 25 05:28 tty21 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 22 Aug 25 05:28 tty22 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 23 Aug 25 05:28 tty23 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 24 Aug 25 05:28 tty24 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 25 Aug 25 05:28 tty25 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 26 Aug 25 05:28 tty26 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 27 Aug 25 05:28 tty27 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 28 Aug 25 05:28 tty28 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 29 Aug 25 05:28 tty29 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 3 Aug 25 05:28 tty3 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 30 Aug 25 05:28 tty30 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 31 Aug 25 05:28 tty31 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 32 Aug 25 05:28 tty32 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 33 Aug 25 05:28 tty33 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 34 Aug 25 05:28 tty34 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 35 Aug 25 05:28 tty35 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 36 Aug 25 05:28 tty36 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 37 Aug 25 05:28 tty37 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 38 Aug 25 05:28 tty38 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 39 Aug 25 05:28 tty39 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 4 Aug 25 05:28 tty4 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 40 Aug 25 05:28 tty40 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 41 Aug 25 05:28 tty41 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 42 Aug 25 05:28 tty42 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 43 Aug 25 05:28 tty43 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 44 Aug 25 05:28 tty44 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 45 Aug 25 05:28 tty45 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 46 Aug 25 05:28 tty46 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 47 Aug 25 05:28 tty47 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 48 Aug 25 05:28 tty48 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 49 Aug 25 05:28 tty49 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 5 Aug 25 05:28 tty5 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 50 Aug 25 05:28 tty50 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 51 Aug 25 05:28 tty51 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 52 Aug 25 05:28 tty52 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 53 Aug 25 05:28 tty53 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 54 Aug 25 05:28 tty54 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 55 Aug 25 05:28 tty55 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 56 Aug 25 05:28 tty56 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 57 Aug 25 05:28 tty57 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 58 Aug 25 05:28 tty58 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 59 Aug 25 05:28 tty59 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 6 Aug 25 05:28 tty6 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 60 Aug 25 05:28 tty60 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 61 Aug 25 05:28 tty61 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 62 Aug 25 05:28 tty62 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 63 Aug 25 05:28 tty63 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 7 Aug 25 05:28 tty7 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 8 Aug 25 05:28 tty8 crw--w---- 1 root tty 4, 9 Aug 25 05:28 tty9 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Aug 25 05:28 ttyS0 crw------- 1 root root 3, 0 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp0 crw------- 1 root root 3, 1 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp1 crw------- 1 root root 3, 2 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp2 crw------- 1 root root 3, 3 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp3 crw------- 1 root root 3, 4 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp4 crw------- 1 root root 3, 5 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp5 crw------- 1 root root 3, 6 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp6 crw------- 1 root root 3, 7 Aug 25 05:28 ttyp7 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 9 Aug 25 05:28 urandom crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 0 Aug 25 05:28 vcs crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 1 Aug 25 05:28 vcs1 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 2 Aug 25 05:28 vcs2 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 3 Aug 25 05:28 vcs3 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 4 Aug 25 05:28 vcs4 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 5 Aug 25 05:28 vcs5 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 6 Aug 25 05:28 vcs6 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 128 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 129 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa1 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 130 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa2 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 131 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa3 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 132 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa4 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 133 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa5 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 134 Aug 25 05:28 vcsa6 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Aug 25 05:27 vfio/ crw------- 1 root root 10, 63 Aug 25 05:28 vga_arbiter crw-rw---- 1 root users 10, 238 Aug 25 05:38 vhost-net prw-r----- 1 root root 0 Aug 25 05:28 xconsole| crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 5 Aug 25 05:28 zero Post Upgrade.tiff pre-upgrade.tiff

I recently rebooted my system and I cannot get the GUI to come up - I only get a blank browser screen. Using UnMenu, I can see my server, all the discs, etc. But I have no operating controls. I have tried rebooting, powering all the way down to restart, but nothing seems to help. Many thanks, SysLog below: Syslog.rtf UnMenu_screen.tiff

Have run the memory test 5 passes now, all OK. Next stop? I have two drives that did the same thing. I have upgrades to Unraid OS 5.0.5 - thinking maybe a compatibility issue between the OS and preclear 1.15 (5B15 and preclear 1.13 worked fine together for the 2TB drives I was using). With this upgrade, I plan to try pre clear again to see if it is that issue. Any other guidance appreciated. SH You can try, but the preclear script does absolutely nothing that the normal reading and writing of files would not do. I would suspect a hardware issue. If you have the same issue with two drives, and memory tests good, suspect the disk-controller, or power supply. (how many drives are attached? What capacity supply? How many 12 volt rails? ) After the upgrade to Unraid OS 5.0.5, I reran preclear 1.15 - success on both drives!! Thanks SH

Config: ANTEC 750W - HCG750 (It has 4 -12 V, 40A rails). Attached is a total of 12 drives total. ASUS PBZ68-V LX motherboard with 6 on-board controller slots (all 6 in use) Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 controller (8 drive capability - 6 in use) When I have been running pre clear, I don't have the array all the way up - just to the point where the config is ok (as I am replacing my dead parity drive). Other places to look, thanks SH

Have run the memory test 5 passes now, all OK. Next stop? I have two drives that did the same thing. I have upgrades to Unraid OS 5.0.5 - thinking maybe a compatibility issue between the OS and preclear 1.15 (5B15 and preclear 1.13 worked fine together for the 2TB drives I was using). With this upgrade, I plan to try pre clear again to see if it is that issue. Any other guidance appreciated. SH

Joe L Thanks for the reply - sorry for my ignorance - how to run a server memory test? Thanks, A drive that returns different values than what was written to it is a real pain in the neck. It could be a bad drive, it could be a poorly regulated power supply line to the drive, it could be a bad disk controller, or even bad memory. I'd start with a memory test of the server, preferably overnight, or at least several passes to make sure it is not falsely leading you to think the disk is bad. Joe L.

I have a failed Preclear on a 2 - WB 3TB Green drive. I need help to sort it out - I am using the new drive as a new party drive. Thanks in advance Here is the report at the end (for one of the drives): ================================================================== 1.15 = unRAID server Pre-Clear disk /dev/sdf = cycle 1 of 1, partition start on sector 1 = Disk Pre-Clear-Read completed DONE = Step 1 of 10 - Copying zeros to first 2048k bytes DONE = Step 2 of 10 - Copying zeros to remainder of disk to clear it DONE = Step 3 of 10 - Disk is now cleared from MBR onward. DONE = Step 4 of 10 - Clearing MBR bytes for partition 2,3 & 4 DONE = Step 5 of 10 - Clearing MBR code area DONE = Step 6 of 10 - Setting MBR signature bytes DONE = Step 7 of 10 - Setting partition 1 to precleared state DONE = Step 8 of 10 - Notifying kernel we changed the partitioning DONE = Step 9 of 10 - Creating the /dev/disk/by* entries DONE = Step 10 of 10 - Verifying if the MBR is cleared. DONE = Disk Post-Clear-Read completed DONE Disk Temperature: 31C, Elapsed Time: 35:06:39 ========================================================================1.15 == WDCWD30EZRX-00SPEB0 WD-WCC4E1038872 == [b]Disk /dev/sdf has NOT been precleared successfully[/b] == skip=27800 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 53039 instead of 00000 skip=33000 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 15727 instead of 00000 skip=44200 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 41477 instead of 00000 skip=47400 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 56230 instead of 00000 skip=53600 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 59573 instead of 00000 skip=154000 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 30072 instead of 00000 skip=254600 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 11513 instead of 00000 skip=270800 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 24718 instead of 00000 skip=283600 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 14849 instead of 00000 skip=285400 count=200 bs=8388608 returned 20271 instead of 00000 ============================================================================ ** Changed attributes in files: /tmp/smart_start_sdf /tmp/smart_finish_sdf ATTRIBUTE NEW_VAL OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS RAW_VALUE Temperature_Celsius = 121 122 0 ok 31 No SMART attributes are FAILING_NOW 0 sectors were pending re-allocation before the start of the preclear. 0 sectors were pending re-allocation after pre-read in cycle 1 of 1. 0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 1 of 1. 0 sectors are pending re-allocation at the end of the preclear, the number of sectors pending re-allocation did not change. 0 sectors had been re-allocated before the start of the preclear. 0 sectors are re-allocated at the end of the preclear, the number of sectors re-allocated did not change. I am running version 5B14 UNRaid The both drives responds to smartctl. One output is below: root@HAL_9000:/boot# smartctl -A /dev/sdf smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 100 253 021 Pre-fail Always - 0 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 4 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 73 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 4 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 25 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 122 106 000 Old_age Always - 30 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 100 253 000 Old_age Offline - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0008 100 253 000 Old_age Offline - 0

Seems the only way I can clean this up is to turn off caching and delete the files on the cache drive, then restart caching. It works for the files on hand, but when more files are deposited on the cache drive, then moved, same issue. Help appreciated from the Appletalk gurus. Thanks, SH here is the syslog when mover starts. Nov 21 03:40:01 HAL_9000 logger: mover started Nov 21 03:40:01 HAL_9000 logger: moving Audio_Library/ Nov 21 03:40:01 HAL_9000 logger: ./Audio_Library/.AppleDouble/.Parent Nov 21 03:40:01 HAL_9000 logger: rsync: get_xattr_data: lgetxattr(".","user.org.netatalk.supports-eas.Li7wKT",0) failed: Exec format error ( (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:01 HAL_9000 logger: .d..t.....x Audio_Library/ Nov 21 03:40:01 HAL_9000 logger: >f..t...... Audio_Library/.AppleDouble/.Parent Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1042) [sender=3.0.7] (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: ./Audio_Library/Library/.AppleDouble/iTunes Library.xml Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: rsync: get_xattr_data: lgetxattr(".","user.org.netatalk.supports-eas.Li7wKT",0) failed: Exec format error ( (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: .d........x Audio_Library/ Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: .d..t...... Audio_Library/Library/ Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: .d..t...... Audio_Library/Library/.AppleDouble/ Nov 21 03:40:10 HAL_9000 logger: >f..t...... Audio_Library/Library/.AppleDouble/iTunes Library.xml Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1042) [sender=3.0.7] (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: ./Audio_Library/Library/.AppleDouble/.Parent Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync: get_xattr_data: lgetxattr(".","user.org.netatalk.supports-eas.Li7wKT",0) failed: Exec format error ( (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: .d........x Audio_Library/ Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: >f..t...... Audio_Library/Library/.AppleDouble/.Parent Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1042) [sender=3.0.7] (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: ./Audio_Library/Library/Music/The Rolling Stones/.AppleDouble/.Parent Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync: get_xattr_data: lgetxattr(".","user.org.netatalk.supports-eas.Li7wKT",0) failed: Exec format error ( (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: .d........x Audio_Library/ Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: >f......... Audio_Library/Library/Music/The Rolling Stones/.AppleDouble/.Parent Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1042) [sender=3.0.7] (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: ./Audio_Library/Library/Music/The Rolling Stones/Grrr!/3-13 Love Is Strong.mp3 Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync: get_xattr_data: lgetxattr(".","user.org.netatalk.supports-eas.Li7wKT",0) failed: Exec format error ( (Errors) Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: .d........x Audio_Library/ Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: >f......... Audio_Library/Library/Music/The Rolling Stones/Grrr!/3-13 Love Is Strong.mp3 Nov 21 03:40:11 HAL_9000 logger: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1042) [sender=3.0.7] (Errors) Later in the syslog - duplicates that are not cleaned up. Nov 21 06:58:13 HAL_9000 kernel: mdcmd (1327): spindown 0 (Routine) Nov 21 06:58:14 HAL_9000 kernel: mdcmd (1328): spindown 5 (Routine) Nov 21 07:02:25 HAL_9000 shfs/user: duplicate object: /mnt/disk4/Audio_Library/Library/Music/The Rolling Stones/Grrr!/3-13 Love Is Strong.mp3 (Minor Issues) Nov 21 07:02:25 HAL_9000 shfs/user: duplicate object: /mnt/disk4/Audio_Library/Library/Music/The Rolling Stones/Grrr!/3-01 Miss You.mp3 (Minor Issues)

I have a couple of things attached. 1. Finder window screenshot showing all the way to the mkv file level 2. Telnet screenshot that shows the same file on the cache drive and disk8 SH Cache_SS_Telnet.jpg.zip Cache_SS.jpg.zip

Thanks - I gave it a go, and did not seem to make any difference (syslog attached). I did go in and look at /mnt/disk#/directory ...the files that are on the cache drive are on the array drive - I think. The files names are appended with a * . Not sure what the star means. Further advise appreciated. SH syslog-2012-11-18-1.txt.zip

I am not sure what has happened, but recently Mover had not been cleaning up after moving files from cache into the array. I have rebooted, etc. Not sure if I need to do some clean-up, or what. Please advise. Syslog attached Thanks SH syslog-2012-11-18.txt.zip

SOLVED: Set up new share for apps and downloads, included only cache drive and set USE CACHE DISK: ONLY

All solved. Set up the user share and included in the cache disk as well as setting Use Cache Disk: ONLY

I am having issues (challenges) with the mover function ever since I set up Sick/Sab/Couch on my cache drive. I am running V5b14 Pro. I set the names of the directories on my cache drive as follows: _apps _downloads I used the _ convention so as to be able to see the directories on a Mac. I had also run the UnMenu utility to have mover not move _ directories, though V5 operates a bit differently. The system moved these directories into the array and created user shares. I have attached screen shots of the user share setting for the _apps directory as well as the Share settings. (sorry, no syslog, as it just refreshed and does not have the moving activities of last night). What am I missing in the set up to not have these application directories moved. The moving of data works great. Thanks SH

Joe L, Thanks for the clarity. Now when you say "mark the share as "cache only"', I am not quite clear where to do this in the unRAID interface. How to set it up is not well documented. From the wiki: When the cache disk is not enabled, it will may still be exported and accessed like any other disk share, but any top-level directories will not be folded into user shares. In addition, the mover will be disabled. Why would one want to disable the cache disk? Though each share as a separate control for enabling use of the cache disk, this is a handy way to disable it's use for all shares temporarily. You may want to disable the mover temporarily. From the above I gather: Under the Setting Tab/Share Settings there is a Cache Settings with a Use toggle and a size. I should turn Cache to OFF, but set a size. Under Shares Tab and going into a user share, there is a toggle box for "Use Cache Disk". I assume this sets the use of the cache for the share even when Cache is off above. Only the user share data will be moved into the array from the cache drive. Please confirm if I have it correct Thanks

I am having odd behavior with my cache drive that manifesting itself with files "disappearing" and SABnzbd not being able to write its .ini.bak file. It seems all this happened after a reboot after I expanded the array. Using Finder, and looking at the cache share (or via telnet /mnt/cache/) /cache/ _apps/ couchpotato_v2/ sabnzbd/ sickbeard/ _downloads admin/ Downloads/ logs Now using telnet and looking at /mnt/user/ _apps/ couchpotato_v2/ sabnzbd/ sickbeard/ _downloads admin/ Downloads/ logs sabnzbd.ini sabnzbd.ini.bak Note that the sabnzbd files are under the /mnt/user/. If I dig further into /mnt/user/_downloads/ I find things in /Downloads/ that had disappeared. I have the exclude directories beginning with "_" from being moved from the cache drive via unMenu installed and configured for reboot. It would appear the files got moved into the protected array. I am not sure other that brute force how to but the files back, or have then stay put. Also note the _apps and _downloads show up as user shares via SMB - I did not set them this way. ------ 7/22 update: Seems mover is moving the "_" directories even though I have invoked the pkg to exclude in Unmenu. Syslog attached - any ideas? syslog-2012-07-24.txt.zip

Had originally set up a user share allocated to a single disk, but TM was not consistent in backing up missing the hourly back-ups and getting about once or twice per day. Nothing shows on the syslog when TM misses a back-up on a user share. Once I moved to a disk share, TM has been rock solid - hitting every hourly with no issues.

Running b14. I can not figure out how the AFP security settings to use with TM. I have a couple of machines using TM to back up to unRaid I have dedicated disk export (not a user share) for each TM (set as a TM export). I would like to have the share not visible to the entire network. Everything works great when the security is set to "public". I have created a user with a password and have connected with that set up - no problem. I have tried the disk export as: Security: Secure: User access: Read/write I get this TM error: The backup disk image “/Volumes/disk5-1/Jim’s iMac.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error 30). I have tried the disk export as: Security: Private User access: Read/write I get this TM error: The backup disk is not available. Any advice, as this feature is not well documented. Additionally, running TM, I get a "system created" user share for each sparsebundle with a SMB share. Seems I can turn off the export of the SMB share and TM still works fine.

I went through the same conundrum. If time is no issue (and this will take a long time!), you need 1-3tb(N) and a 500gb(N) cache drive. Realize your data will not be protected through the process. This the least amount of new hardware I can think of. Start by pre-clearing the new 3tb(N). Add to the array. Copy the data from your existing 3tb(1) to the array. Off line, delete the data off the existing 3tb(1) then copy data from one of your 2Tb(1) to it. Pre clear the 2tb(1) you just copied over, add to the array. Copy data from the next 2tb(2) into the array. Pre clear 2tb(2), add to the array. Copy 2tb(3) into the array. Preclear 2tb(3), add to the array. Copy 2tb(4) into the array. Preclear 2tb(4), add to the array. Now copy the data from 3tb(1) into the array. Copy data from 1tb(1) into the array. At this point, all your data should be on the 11tb storage in the array. Pre clear the 1tb(1) and add to the array. At this point, you should have 12tb of storage, 8gb data unprotected. Now pre clear 3tb(1) and 500gb (N) for you parity and cache. Add to the array, start a parity build. You should end with 12tb of protected data storage: Parity: 3tb Data: 1-3tb 4-2tb 1-1tb Cache: 1-500gb Good luck.

Prostuff1, Thank you! I will give this a go and wait for 5rc2 to roll out (not yet posted). 5rc2test seems to still be a bit buggy. SH

Prostuff1, Looks interesting, but configuring a kernel is way outside my comfort zone. I know basic command line stuff in Linux, but that's about it. I have no idea where to start. It seems this error comes up after the system is running a few days. Not sure why or where this IRQ is. But the error only happens when the additional disk controller is installed. I have looked at the BIOS - is the latest. Any step by step guidance on how to configure a kernel appreciated. Or should I try 5rc2 with the 3.0.30 kernel (versus 5b14 with the 3.1.1 kernel)? Thanks SH