disk write issue

[imperiects]

opened a different thread earlier but it is dead now. I know a bit more now so i am starting this one. 

 

Old post.

 

The issue I am having is that the array only writes/downloads to disk1. The minimum space required was 50GB. It is now 75GB. 

The share itself as well as global shares are set to all disk. Split level was set to default (as needed). It is now set to level 2. 

 

Steps so far.

1. Restarted array 

2. Rebooted server [(full shut down/ reset cmos because it wont reboot otherwise) a different issue]

2.5 cleared all incomplete torrents from client and array

3 Changed share from Fill-up to high water (added torrent after change)

4 Changed from high water to most free (added torrent after change)

5 Created a new share and pointed Qbit at it. (still only disk1)

6 Added disk1 to exclude list (still writes to it)

 

Help please

 

tower-diagnostics-20220820-1630.zip

[JorgeB]

That's how high water works, disk2 is past the 50% mark, all other disks are smaller, only once you get over 75% used on disk1 it will write to another disk.

[imperiects]

Fill up works by getting up to the minimum required space then starts on a new disk. Didn't happen. 

 

Most free is suppose to keep them pretty close to even. Still wrote to disk 1 with two disk less than 20%.

 

Data share still writes to disk1 even though it's on the excluded list. 

 

Why comment if you're going to ignore most of the information provided?

[trurl]

Have you tried manually writing a brand new test file to the share?

[imperiects]

I did. I changed to it most free. Stopped/started the array. Manually added a file over SMB. Most disks are 50% or higher. Two disks are below 20%. The file I transferred went to disk1. It should have chosen disk5 or disk7. 

 

Edited August 22, 2022 by imperiects

[trurl]

3 hours ago, imperiects said:

After manually adding a .torrent file

What I had in mind was a simple text file that you create yourself then transfer it to a user share as a simple file copy. Not another torrent.

[imperiects]

It was a movie I had wripped from disk. Not a torrent.  

 

Edit: the file I transferred via SMB. 

Edited August 22, 2022 by imperiects

[JorgeB]

19 hours ago, imperiects said:

Most free is suppose to keep them pretty close to even. Still wrote to disk 1 with two disk less than 20%.

It's still the disk with most free space in bytes, so it will go there.