I followed spaceinvaders instructions here:

To create an xfs cache disk. I cannot add it as a cache pool for a share. It's greyed out, and cannot be changed for an existing share, or added for a new share.

Deleting the pool and recreating it with BTRFS works as expected.
Trying again with xfs gets the consistent issue where it's greyed out for selection (on the share screen, where you allocate a specific pool to a share).


Also, weirdly, it's showing as using 14GB, when it's just created, unused, with nothing there:
(image attached)
Could someone please advise

Edited March 15, 20233 yr by 4554551n
Clarified where it is greyed out

XFS is only available if pool slots are set to 1

16 hours ago, JorgeB said:

XFS is only available if pool slots are set to 1

Yes,
I have 1 drive in the cache_vms pool, and it's set to xfs no problem.

The issue is I am then unable to allocate that pool to a share-that is where it is greyed out.

I'm not understanding the problem, please post a screenshot.

38 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

I'm not understanding the problem, please post a screenshot.

You can't see it in the screenshot, but my mouse pointer is hovering over Cache_vms, and you can see it's not selecting and greyed out as an option

Perhaps it is worth posting your system's diagnostics zip file so we can see more about how you have things set up at the moment.

12 minutes ago, itimpi said:

Perhaps it is worth posting your system's diagnostics zip file so we can see more about how you have things set up at the moment.

I'll see if he responds, maybe he knows something off hand. If not I'll post it. I've got a lot of dockers and plugins, idk what personal info they could leak.

Post the diags please.

With the array stopped click on that pool and change "Enable user share assignment" from "no" to "yes".

 

2 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

With the array stopped click on that pool and change "Enable user share assignment" from "no" to "yes".

 

You're a legend!