Hey guys,

 

So I've been having an issue where if I copy files over to the array via network for instance it causes outages and lockups.

Outages are other PC's that are reading files from a network share are no long able to access the share.

Or lockups are when I connect to the server SSH and I do something easy like HTOP or LS a file, it just hangs for a good 5mins+. 

It does come back to life eventually on its own as/when the copy finishes.

 

This also affects files on the Cache and then mover runs it causes the same issues as above. 

 

I have taken my dual nic from being aggregated to being 1 link for docker/stuff and 1 for file copy. So even if I copy via a separate nic using a different IP the PC reading files using the alternative IP still locks up too.

 

I have removed a drive that might have been an issue thinking it was a failing drive unable to read properly or something, but issues persists.

Drive is in process of being replaced.

 

Drives are also set to always spin so shouldnt be a spin up delay either.

 

I've tried with all dockers stopped, and even docker disabled.

I've tried with disabling Folder Caching app. 

 

But server keeps crapping out when copying/moving files.

 

This image might show what I mean. I am trying to mine Chia, and basically I have all my plots in a shared directory. 

When I am copying a plot to the Server, the miner craps out as the share goes wonky and stops responding for upwards of 30mins. 

And checking the server it has the symptoms above.

odin-diagnostics-20210514-1540.zip

Is anyone able to help me diagnose further?

Sorry, can't really see what the problem could be, can only say that I have the exact same board in one of main mains servers and don't have any issues.

Yeah its super weird.

Copy or Mover and just no dice... kinda sucks. 

Its happening again while trying to copy...

 

This is killing me!

@JorgeB Do you know if I can take these drives out of the array, and put them in their own pool like Cache pool without losing data?

 

Just try to isolate them a bit more?

14 hours ago, SavellM said:

Do you know if I can take these drives out of the array, and put them in their own pool like Cache pool without losing data?

To keep the data you could only use multiple "pools" of single drives.

Ye that wont really work. 

Not sure what else I can do/test

@JorgeB and anyone else, I think I may have figured it out.

So SMB seems to be the issue. As I have like 500 plots, when the Chia miner is reading the plots its opening around 500 streams.

I think this is what was causing the server and everything to fall over.

 

I change the mount of the miner to a NFS share and so far so good, no drops.

Edited May 17, 20215 yr by SavellM