Question regarding Shares

[gevsan]

Hello. New here and my first topic.

Yes, I could have searched the forum for this but concidering that im brand new I might have more questions then what another topic can answere.

 

 

So I have a question about my shares.

I have set a cache pool and named it "Cache_doc" (docker container).

My appdata share is set to cache YES : cache_doc

 

Now my real question

Why does some of the folders in the picture use "disk1" as storage?

I want all of the folders to be on my "cache_doc" disk.

My vdisk size for docker is 200gb

 

 

Best Regards/ Emil

Edited September 17, 2021 by gevsan

[sheldz8]

On 9/17/2021 at 12:34 PM, gevsan said:

Hello. New here and my first topic.
Yes, I could have searched the forum for this but concidering that im brand new I might have more questions then what another topic can answere.
 
 
So I have a question about my shares.
I have set a cache pool and named it "Cache_doc" (docker container).
My appdata share is set to cache YES : cache_doc
 
Now my real question
Why does some of the folders in the picture use "disk1" as storage?
I want all of the folders to be on my "cache_doc" disk.
My vdisk size for docker is 200gb

 
 
Best Regards/ Emil

You need to set it to only use cache under Shares otherwise it will split between cache and array disk.


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Edited September 20, 2021 by sheldz8

[Gragorg]

To fix it

 

1. Change your share to cache only

2. Disable docker

3. Run the mover on the main page and wait for it to finish. This should move your share files  back to your cache.

4. Enable docker

 

Cache yes will initially move files to the cache but will then move them to the array when mover runs. 

Edited September 17, 2021 by Gragorg

[itimpi]

8 minutes ago, Gragorg said:

To fix it

 

1. Change your share to cache only

2. Disable docker

3. Run the mover on the main page and wait for it to finish. This should move your share files  back to your cache.

4. Enable docker

 

Cache yes will initially move files to the cache but will then move them to the array when mover runs. 

Not quite - you need the Use Cache: prefer setting for this to happen.

 

it is worth pointing out that clicking on the text for that setting will bring up the help text which gives more detail on how each setting works, and how it interacts with mover.   There is then even more detail in the online documentation accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI.

[gevsan]

On 9/17/2021 at 1:33 PM, sheldz8 said:

You need to set it to only use cache under Shares otherwise it will split between cache and array disk.

Why do you want your docker files to be stored on the cache? The cache is only for temporary storage.

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On 9/17/2021 at 1:53 PM, itimpi said:

Not quite - you need the Use Cache: prefer setting for this to happen.

 

it is worth pointing out that clicking on the text for that setting will bring up the help text which gives more detail on how each setting works, and how it interacts with mover.   There is then even more detail in the online documentation accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI.

 

Thanks for your replys.

 

Disk1 in my array is allways spinning and is never on standby. I think that this is due to the multiple game servers I'm running and I think that the game servers is writing to Disk1 constantly.

 

I want the mover to move files one time a day to the array but right now it's writing data all the time.

 

I have set the mover to run 7pm each day.

 

 

Edited September 18, 2021 by gevsan

[gevsan]

On 9/17/2021 at 1:53 PM, itimpi said:

Not quite - you need the Use Cache: prefer setting for this to happen.

 

it is worth pointing out that clicking on the text for that setting will bring up the help text which gives more detail on how each setting works, and how it interacts with mover.   There is then even more detail in the online documentation accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI.

 

What will happen if i choose Cache: Prefer in this scenario.

 

Will i mess upp the shares? What i mean is, all the "disk1" lokations will be deleted or moved onto the cache? For those folders were it's both "cache_doc" and "disk1" what will happen?

Will the mover move all folders/files into the cache from the array?

 

 

 

BR/ Emil

[trurl]

On 9/17/2021 at 7:33 AM, sheldz8 said:

Why do you want your docker files to be stored on the cache? The cache is only for temporary storage.

Almost everyone puts their dockers/VM files on faster storage, don't you? If you don't, they won't perform as well due to slower parity, and they will keep array disks spinning since these files are always open.

[trurl]

On 9/17/2021 at 6:34 AM, gevsan said:

My vdisk size for docker is 200gb

This is ridiculously too large.

 

To summarize, since there was some confusion in previous posts.

1. Go to Settings - Docker and disable docker. While on that page, delete docker.img.
2. Go to Settings - VM Manager and disable.
3. Go to User Shares and set appdata, domains, system shares to Use cache: prefer.
4. Go to Main - Array Operation and click Move.
5. Wait for Mover to finish.
6. Go to Settings - VM Manager and enable (if you use VMs).
7. Go to Settings - Docker and set docker.img size to 20G. That is usually more than enough.
8. On that same page, enable docker.

You will have to reinstall your dockers from Previous Apps.

https://wiki.unraid.net/Manual/Troubleshooting#Restoring_your_Docker_Applications

[gevsan]

5 hours ago, trurl said:

This is ridiculously too large.

 

To summarize, since there was some confusion in previous posts.

1. Go to Settings - Docker and disable docker. While on that page, delete docker.img.
2. Go to Settings - VM Manager and disable.
3. Go to User Shares and set appdata, domains, system shares to Use cache: prefer.
4. Go to Main - Array Operation and click Move.
5. Wait for Mover to finish.
6. Go to Settings - VM Manager and enable (if you use VMs).
7. Go to Settings - Docker and set docker.img size to 20G. That is usually more than enough.
8. On that same page, enable docker.

You will have to reinstall your dockers from Previous Apps.

https://wiki.unraid.net/Manual/Troubleshooting#Restoring_your_Docker_Applications

 

Thanks for the reply. 

 

I typed wrong

my docker.img size is only 20G, I got one zero too much..

 

My domains share is already on Cache: prefer.

my system share is on Cache: prefer

it's only the appdata share that is on cache: yes.

 

Now if I change appdata share to cache: prefer and start the mover, is everyting gonna be fine? Do I have to reinstall all dockers?

I realy don't want to reinstall the dockers..

 

BR// Emil

[trurl]

19 minutes ago, gevsan said:

Now if I change appdata share to cache: prefer and start the mover, is everyting gonna be fine? Do I have to reinstall all dockers?

I realy don't want to reinstall the dockers..

No you would only have to reinstall dockers if you recreated docker.img, but even that is very easy as you can see from that link I gave in my previous post.