Hello

Here is my setup:

 

I have 3 user shares

MOVIES (High water, split level = 2)

TV SHOWS (High water, split level =1)

PHOTOS (high water, Split level =1)

 

Structure is as follow:

MOVIES

--BluRay

--DivX

--DVD

--Kids

 

TV SHOWS

--TV folders

-----Seasons

 

PHOTOS

--Years folder

 

I've added a 3rd disk (same size than the 2 others - 1.5Tb) but this 3rd disk doesn't fill up...!!!

Disk 1 is now 57% and disk 2 is 37%

But disk 3 is still empty...

I've just put 8Gb in TV SHOWS\Dr House\Season1, but it doesn't go in Disk 3...Now, disk2 is 38%

Like I said, they are all 1.5 Tb disk (2 x seagate and the 3rd is a WD EADS)

Since my disks are all the same size, I though that with high water, they should be used evenly

Any idea? What should I look for? Should I change the split level?

 

Thanks

As I understand it, with the high-water setting, the third disk will start to be used when the second has passed the 50% mark, unless you set the thresholds any differently.

As I understand it, with the high-water setting, the third disk will start to be used when the second has passed the 50% mark, unless you set the thresholds any differently.

 

That is correct. With High-Water set, it would fill each of your drives to 50% before moving on. Once all drives have less then 50% free space, it will calculate a new High-Water setting and start filling disks accordingly.

If you read the Wiki on User Shares, it describes how the calculations are made...

 

Shawn

OK, so I guess that Disk 3 will start to fill up when Disk 2 will be at 50%

I'll keep you posted...

Thank you guys

Look at this for an explanation;

 

http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Un-Official_UnRAID_Manual#High_Water

 

If you really want them to be used evenly then try fill-up.

 

FYI, once you start a TV series on a disk no part of that TV series will go to another disk. Your split level = 1 dictates this.

 

Peter

What would you recommend: high water or fill-up?

 

I guess I have to wait for Disk 2 to be at 50% to see Disk 3 to start to fill up, right?

 

 

Do you really need disk3 to start filling? What does it matter as long as it's used when you need the space?

 

Peter

What would you recommend: high water or fill-up?

 

I guess I have to wait for Disk 2 to be at 50% to see Disk 3 to start to fill up, right?

 

 

 

I always use High Water... that way all the data is spread across disks... eventually.

 

Shawn

 

Do you really need disk3 to start filling? What does it matter as long as it's used when you need the space?

 

Peter

 

No I don't need Disk 3 to fill-up...I just wanted to make sure that everything works fine, and I thought that I had an issue with that 3rd drive since it's still empty. But looks like it will start to fill up when disk 2 will be at 50%.....So I will see how Disk 3 fills up when I create a NEW tv serie.....

 

You do understand that disk2 has to be >50% full and you have to create a new TV series before disk3 will be used?

 

Any movie should go to disk3 once disk2 >50% full.

 

Peter

 

Yes, I think it's clear...

Nothing will happen on Disk 3 as long as Disk 2 hasn't reached 50%

Then, if I add a new tv serie, it will go on disk 3

But if I had new episodes in an already existing tv serie, they will go in Disk1 and Disk2

 

Am I correct?