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I do have Clean Powerdown installed and set to reinstall upon reboot as well. As for un-mounting, I actually meant "stop" the array, I should have proofread my post first. What is the proper procedure for testing that Apcupsd and Clean Powerdown are configured properly?

Recently had a power outage. I have APCUPSD installed and the unRaid server is the only device plugged into my APC BE550G. When I came home, I saw the lights still on and the fans spinning, so I thought "all is well". However, I was unable to access either webUI (standard unRAID or unMENU), or get a connection via telnet. I went to the tower and did a short-press of the power button hoping to kick of the Clean Powerdown: No Dice. I then did a long-press hard shutdown. Rebooted, and sure enough a parity check began. However, it only lasted a few minutes (I have 3 2tb drives w/ ~2.5tb of data). I then verified that the APCUPSD and Clean Powerdown were set to re-install. I wanted to unmount the array to pull the plug on the UPS in order to test (as of this point I had a monitor and keyboard attached at the server). However, after clicking "unmount array" in unMenu, I immediately lost connection again from the web UI and telnet. I went to the terminal, and was able to log in and run ETHTOOL, so I figured I"d just restart the array and try again, however the short-press would not respond, nor would "Powerdown" or "Shutdown". Another hard-reboot. Am now in the middle of another parity check (this one appears to be taking the normal time i.e. FOREVER!!). What might gone wrong with the initial APCUPSD-initiated clean-powerdown during the storm earlier? Is unmounting the array from unMenu normally a bad idea? My server has been running smoothly since I built it a few months back, so this is my first real instance of having to troubleshoot. I"m a total Linux neophyte, so I'm looking for any advice on how I may have borked my configurations or what I might have done wrong. Thanks.

I've been having difficulties getting my onboard NIC (Realtek 8111DL) to consistently negotiate @ 1000Mb/s. I've replaced the cables with good CAT6 on both ends, tested the wall run, and my upstairs roomate (who owns and controls the switch) verify everything is fine on his end (and he is a Network Admin, so I trust his testing). Now it's time to replace the NIC. Question is: Which Intel model? What am I looking for to verify compatibility with unRaid? PCI or PCIe (i really don't have a choice on this one, as I only have one PCIe slot and will be adding a SAS card before too long)? I see four well-rated cards on Newegg that are all w/in a few dollars of each other. I'm new to shopping specs on network gear, so I can't readily tell the difference. Any suggestions/input is greatly appreciated!

Just ran a couple preclears on an older drive I had in an external. There are consistently 5 reallocated sectors but no changes through 3 preclears and it is reported as PASS in the SMART reports. This would be the first NON brand-new drive I am considering adding to my array, and I'm not certain what red-flags to watch out for in the results to warrant excluding from the array. And advice is welcome.. or perhaps a link to a detailed discussion/explanation of results?? preclear_WD_EADS_pass3.txt preclear_WD_EADS_pass2.txt preclear_WD_EADS_pass1.txt

I just received my Coolink SWiF2-801 and replaced the stock Norco fan. Install was super easy after reading the warnings regarding the fragile mounts ahead of time. It actually took longer to get the cage out due to the screw holes not being completely aligned with my case and having to take care not to strip the screws. Temps seem to be idling steady ~30-32C. That's only ~5-6C higher than previously, and the noise level difference is night and day (the CPU fan is now the loudest in my case!). I'll keep an eye on the temps under load and whatnot, but really I could not be happier with this setup now! Thanks to Raj for the recommendation on this fan!

Ok, I"m considering this model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842101343

So 300-350 Watt UPS for a max 10 drive server should cut it then?

So it is working now. I thought all the connections on my end were solid, but after unplugging/reconnecting at the wall jack doing testing with other devices, I restarted the server and am now negotiating @ 1000Mb/s! I'm getting speeds copying TO The server ~20-30MB/s and ~50-60MB/s FROM the server. I will do some furether tests to determine where exactly the faulty connection is happening (if that is the case) to see if I need to re-terminate the wall jacks. If not, the board might be finicky and maybe the repeated reboots did the trick. If this ends up being the case I will shop for an Intel NIC card. I'll update the title as RESOLVED once I"ve determined whether it's wiring or the NIC. Thanks for all the suggestions and assistance!

I will have to try another device plugged directly into the same port with the same cable first. If that only connects @ 100Mb/s, I can move on to testing the wall drop and then the switch if need be.

I have rebooted several times. It has only ever negotiated to 100 since the beginning (Just built the rig and set it up a week and a half ago). I have replaced the cable between the server and the wall drop, and tried both ports at the wall. The switch is in the upstairs apt. and owned/setup by my neighbor/landlord. I will have to coordinate with him to test on that end. I was just wondering if there was any way to confirm/rule-out whether the NIC/BIOS/software was the problem before having to involve him and troubleshoot at the switch.

wer:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:30:67:e9:78:7c inet addr:192.168.1.175 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:74702 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:113176 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:4843543 (4.6 MiB) TX bytes:167230888 (159.4 MiB) Interrupt:25 Base address:0xc000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:664 (664.0 B) TX bytes:664 (664.0 B) And ethtool results: Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 100Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) Link detected: yes

I"m trying to troubleshoot the network and (hopefully) rule out an incompatible NIC in my new server. I am connected via LAN to a Gig Switch. No matter what, my server only runs at 100Mb/s. The fastest transfer I've seen was 11.5 MB/s. I recently replaced the cable with known-working, brand new CAT 6 cables from Monoprice, but don't know if perhaps the drop in the wall or the termination is bad? What should the next step be in troubleshooting to rule out problems with the wall drop or the switch ports. I know the switch as a whole is ok because (after swapping cables) I get FULL gig speeds to my desktop in another room on a different wall run. I am running Unraid Basic 4.7. My MoBo is a Biostar A880G+. I"ve attached the syslog. Thanks. syslog.txt

I'm shopping for a UPS for my first unRaid build. It will max out with 10 drives, but probably stay ~6 for the foreseeable future. What size UPS do I need just to ensure proper safe shutdown in the case of an outage? Do I need to consider maximum draw of the drives? If not I could get away with a rather small/inexpensive UPS, could I not?

I do intend to buy the PRO in the very near future, along with another Norco, which will bring me up to 10 drives. I see that as the max for this build and lasting me for QUITE some time. This is for a personal home media server with some backup duties. When the time comes, (and I am fully aware of the upgrade bug), to push it further I will probably start a whole new build and go bigger. For me, building this server at the moment was wholly unnecessary. For my use, I could have easily gotten away with swapping the drives in my current box and maybe an extra external. This was more an exercise in curiosity and branching out into Linux. I rationalized the expense as freeing me up when the time comes to replace my aging main PC from a data-storage consideration. Now that all is said and done, I couldn't be happier that I chose to go with unRaid. I look forward to experimenting with other builds, such as a micro desktop to a full-blown 20+ drive monster!

The case is alright for my first build.. but a few caveats: Top is EXTREMELY thin. It arrived quite bent with obvious gaps surrounding the plastic housing containing the all the inputs and fan controller. I had to carefully bend in the right places for it to sort of snap back in to "true". Even still, there are minor gaps and I can tell if anything slightly heavy were set on it it would bend again. Cable Management is kind of "meh". The case fans fit nice in the channel cut out on the MoBo side, but that's about it. It's alright as I have it set up and will accommodate another 5x3, but to put a third cage in on the bottom, without a modular PSU it would be messy. The gasket for the PSU came pretty much 75% detached/unglued. Not a major concern, it just took a bit to get everything lined up before fully tightening the screws. Stock HD cage had 3 stripped screws. Had to use a rubber band under the driver and some mild swearing before I could get them out far enough for pliers. Again, not a real drawback in the grand scheme, but speaks to general build quality and annoyed me quite a bit. Overall, now that all is said and done I'm perfectly happy with this case for my modest build. Drives are running cool (~25-29C) and I can tell at a glance what drives are doing what if need be. Can't speak to the fan control, as the stock Norco fan drowns everything out. I am ordering a replacement (model suggested by Raj in his review) and see how that goes. I will be upgrading to the paid OS soon and picking up a AOC-SASLP-MV8 card and another 5x3. That will most likely be it for this. I can't see my needs growing beyond that for a while.

Well my first unRaid build is up and running. Parity and shares rocking. Still have to determine the cause of my slow transfers, but I suspect a network issue. So much thanks to everyone in this community! I never would have even attempted this with my lack of experience with Linux. The information and helpfull nature of everyone even in spite of my total noobishness has been amazing! I look forward to reaping more knowledge and hopefully contributing what I can in the future as I am sure I will be tempted to start upgrading before too long!!

You know, if this is just displaying because I haven't mounted a parity disk and therefore it's size is "0" and smaller than my other drives, it will not be the dumbest overreaction I've ever made but close.

Here is a screenshot of unMenu's myMain page: I'm really at a loss here. I've been scouring the HPA wiki and don't know what to do next. I can't seem to find HPA in my syslog or an option to disable in BIOS...

Forgot to mention: Running unRAID 4.7 free version

This is my first build I'm using 3 brand new 2 TB drives. Just got the array and shares built this evening and encountered a possible network issue (seems to be connecting at 100Mb/s on GigE LAN). Gave up troubleshooting that for the night after several reboots and cable swaps. One last check of unMenu and I now see a THIRD drive in the array listed as Parity with HPA? as it's status..?? I have only added 2 of 3 drives to the array, with the intention of adding the third as parity once data migration is complete. I am attaching my SysLog as well as the Preclear results. Setup is as follows: MoBo: Biostar A880G+ USB: Verbatim Store N' Stay 4 GB (reported as Blacklisted in unRaid) HDDs: Hitachi HDS5C3020ALa632 x2 (ONE in array as DATA drive) Seagate ST2000DL003 (in array as DATA drive) CPU: AMD Sempron 145 RAM: Crucial 2GB 5x3 HotSwap: NORCO SS-500 (connected to MoBo SATA. Contains both DATA drives I added to the array) Single HotSwap: SNT-125B (connected to MoBo: Contains 3rd drive to be used for parity(NOT yet added to array)) PSU: XFX Core Edition PRO550W preclear_resultsALL.txt syslog-2012-04-16.txt

That's what I thought. I just ran ethtool eth0 and it seems to be auto-negotiating to 100Mb/s.

Array is up and running. I am transferring files from Win7 box to the tower using Windows Explorer over Gig LAN WITHOUT parity disk and getting speeds ~11 MB/s... Is this in the ballpark? I was expecting higher.

Your disks look good. Enjoy. Good to hear! Thanks!

Thanks! Unraid is running, and I have completed the Preclear on all 3 drives (~26 hours). I"ve posted the results to be reviewed as I have no real idea what errors/warnings to be looking out for. Looks good as far as I can tell, though, so hopefully tomorrow I can create my shares and start moving data!

First build, First Preclear. I'm completely new to this so I have no real idea how to interpret my results. I don't believe there were any re allocations or other errors to be concerned about reported, but I though I would post my results for review just to be certain before I add these drives to the array and start transferring files. I'm starting with 3 drives, a Seagate ST2000DL003 and 2 Hitachi Desktar 5k3000s. I will use one of the Hitachis as the parity drive once all my data is copied. Thanks in advance for anyone looking over my results here! preclear_resultsALL.txt