November 4, 20223 yr My adventures in "Unraid Crashing Constantly" continues... As the title states, is there a way to get more complete logs than what the built in Syslog provides? I feel like it's not showing me everything related to what is causing the crashes. My feeling is that it just can't generate and write to the log file fast enough and that it's missing something at the very moment that the server dies, in much the same way that you wouldn't be able to write down what killed you if you suddenly got shot in the face. What other options do I have?
November 5, 20223 yr Community Expert Try the syslog server. see here for details: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/46802-faq-for-unraid-v6/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-781601
November 5, 20223 yr Author This is what I've been doing. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. I have it set up as a local syslog server going to a cache-only share on unraid. I haven't tried mirroring to the flash drive, though. Could it be possible that it would catch more log entries on the USB boot drive than it would using a location on the array?
November 6, 20223 yr Community Expert I was waiting to see if folks who have more experience than I do would jump in to give you some advice. On 11/4/2022 at 6:26 PM, Clobes said: My adventures in "Unraid Crashing Constantly" continues... How long is it between these events? (Obviously, once an hour are quicker to fix than once a week--- unless you are very lucky!) The cause of many crashes never show up in the syslog. Hardware failures (PS, RAM, MB, etc) almost never do. Problems with Dockers, plugins and VMs often leave no trace in the syslog. (Make sure that all of these are up-to-date. Make sure that you have uninstalled any plugins that are not compatible with the version of Unraid that you are using. Nerd Tools is one that comes to mind...) Make sure that all fans are running. Make sure to clean the case and heat sinks of dust and dirt. Once these housekeeping items are all addressed and the problem is still happening, it is time to start troubleshooting. First thing to try to boot the server up in the 'Safe Mode' and see if that eliminates the problem.
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