January 15, 20242 yr So, now i know why my drives were addded wrong, its because of unraid. The last time I didn't understand the connection. But now its 100% because of that update. 6.12.4 -> 6.12.6 I just did a update to latest version and i saw the array didnt auto start. Then i checked settings and sure, all my settings are gone - AGAIN! Things like default spindown, default file system... WTF? Why? Is that a bug? PS: Is there an easy way to go from xfs to xfs encrypted? 2 out of my 12 HDDs are not encrypted... because of that bug. (without deleting data or moving data) Edited January 15, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 15, 20242 yr Community Expert Never heard of the upgrade losing settings. Sounds as if you may have a flash drive problem if that is happening as that is where all the settings are stored. You should post your system's diagnostics zip file in your next post in this thread to get more informed feedback. It is always a good idea to post this if your question might involve us seeing how you have things set up or to look at recent logs. 4 minutes ago, NewDisplayName said: PS: Is there an easy way to go from xfs to xfs encrypted? 2 out of my 12 HDDs are not encrypted... because of that bug. (without deleting data or moving data) No. Changing the file system type always involves copying the data elsewhere, reformatting the drive and then copying the data back.
January 15, 20242 yr Author The stick isnt that old and never had any problems with it. Years without losing any config, but immediatly after a update? - Multiple times! Some idea how to test the stick? Btw i restartet multiple times (2-3?) while adding drives and didnt losing any settings..., only this time, after updating. unraid-server-diagnostics-20240115-1232.zip Edited January 15, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 15, 20242 yr To start put the usb in a windows computer and see if it detects any issues. Allow windows to fix it if it does. Try another USB port preferably a USB 2.0 one if you have one.
January 15, 20242 yr Author It is usb 2, one of the suggested models i dont really see the reason to remove that stick, because i had a drive fail, and then u notice while running Edited January 15, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 15, 20242 yr Community Expert 3 hours ago, NewDisplayName said: but immediatly after a update? - Multiple times I agree this is strange, particularly as the update process does not touch the contents of the ‘config’ folder which holds all your settings.
January 15, 20242 yr Author When you check your /Settings/DiskSettings, are they default? (i assume youre on latest?) bc usually u just notice when you add new drives... Edited January 15, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 17, 20242 yr Author I found the bug! /Settings/DiskSettings gets reset to default when you use "new config", since that is NOWHERE written, thats a bug?! I thought it was the update because i changed drives AND updated both times. @limetech@itimpi Edited January 17, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 17, 20242 yr Community Expert 1 hour ago, NewDisplayName said: I found the bug! /Settings/DiskSettings gets reset to default when you use "new config", since that is NOWHERE written, thats a bug?! I thought it was the update because i changed drives AND updated both times. @limetech@itimpi I think that is by design. Using New Config is not something that is done in normal running.
January 17, 20242 yr Author 5 minutes ago, itimpi said: I think that is by design. Using New Config is not something that is done in normal running. If its by design, it should be changed. Why should it clean the settings there? that doesnt make sense? Its clearly sayin This is a utility to reset the array disk configuration so that all disks appear as "New" disks, as if it were a fresh new server. 1.) remove that bug OR 2.) add to the text that you also default (remove) your settings/disksettings OR 3.) add another [ ] box for "keep settings/disksettings" I wonder what else is affected...? Edited January 17, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 17, 20242 yr Community Expert Just now, NewDisplayName said: Why should it clean the settings there? that doesnt make sense? Its clearly sayin This is a utility to reset the array disk configuration so that all disks appear as "New" disks, as if it were a fresh new server. 1.) remove that bug OR 2.) add to the text that you also default (remove) your settings/disksettings I wonder what else is affected...? I interpret that phase as meaning that any settings that refer to drives in any way get reset to their defaults.
January 17, 20242 yr Author okay, i dont. Anyway, i cant think of a reason that would make sense? Im creating a new config to add a drive, why should i want to add it WRONG (and thats whats happening) to the array? (if i set it to standard XFS encrypted e.g.) Edited January 17, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 17, 20242 yr Community Expert 4 minutes ago, NewDisplayName said: okay, i dont. Anyway, i cant think of a reason that would make sense? Im creating a new config to add a drive, why should i want to add it WRONG (and thats whats happening) to the array? (if i set it to standard XFS encrypted e.g.) Why use New Config to add a drive. That is not the normal way of doing it. New Config should only be used in extreme circumstances.
January 17, 20242 yr Author Because i want to recreate parity instead of 0000 the new drives....? Also, when im removing drives, i also use it. (e.g. one fails, then i transfer all out to a different disk, new config, remove drive, start, without parity rebuild Edited January 17, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 18, 20242 yr Community Expert 16 hours ago, NewDisplayName said: Because i want to recreate parity instead of 0000 the new drives.. Not sure why you want this as 0000 new drives it a lot less stress on the system. If you do it via the UD plugin then when you get around to adding it to the array it adds immediately so downtime is minimal. you might want to read this section of the online documentation accessible via the ‘Manual’ link at the bottom of the GUI or the DOCS link at the top of each forum page. The Unraid OS->Manual section in particular covers most features of the current Unraid release.. 16 hours ago, NewDisplayName said: also use it. (e.g. one fails, then i transfer all out to a different disk, new config, remove drive, start, without parity rebuild The process for handling drive failures is described here in the documentation. This handles both replacing failed drives and upgrading to larger drives. The only times New Config should come into play are: Completely resetting the array back to defaults Reducing the number of drives in the array. recovering from certain types of error scenario. This would normally be done after getting advice in the forum.
January 18, 20242 yr Author I dont understand why you tell me this. "Reducing the number of drives in the array." If i have a failed drive and i cant replace it immediatly i can (and want) simple remove that drive. Thats exactly what im doing. Im reducin the number of drives in the array...? I can do that without rebuilding parity. "Not sure why you want this as 0000 new drives it a lot less stress on the system. If you do it via the UD plugin then when you get around to adding it to the array it adds immediately so downtime is minimal." Thats exactly what unraid does if you start the array with new drives, lol? And yeah i even used the UD plugin to format it beforehand. I translate it to you: Instead of waiting 19h to 0000 all new drives, i just take 24h to rebuild parity. Do you understand? I have the feeling you dont understand me. Why are we even talki ng about that? BTW: that documentation sucks ps: after reading this, there is no indication that it will remove all changes i have made under "settings/disksettings". What do you not understand? What do i not understand? Is that not correct? Edited January 18, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 23, 20242 yr Community Expert Probably language barrier or something, but yeah...New Config is that, "start fresh", "forget anything you know about those drives"... Quote If i have a failed drive and i cant replace it immediatly i can (and want) simple remove that drive. Thats exactly what im doing. Im reducin the number of drives in the array...? I can do that without rebuilding parity. You cannot remove a drive without rebuilding parity and have it be valid.
January 23, 20242 yr Author 6 hours ago, Kilrah said: Probably language barrier or something, but yeah...New Config is that, "start fresh", "forget anything you know about those drives"... Its pretty easy, if its intented ADD IT TO THE BIG TEXT BOX SO ATLEAST USERS KNOW IT. If not, change it. Do you even know what setting im refering to? 6 hours ago, Kilrah said: You cannot remove a drive without rebuilding parity and have it be valid. Thats exactly what im doin for years without a problem.
January 23, 20242 yr Community Expert 52 minutes ago, NewDisplayName said: ADD IT TO THE BIG TEXT BOX SO ATLEAST USERS KNOW IT It's there. "reset the array drive configuration [...] as if it was a fresh server". So every setting relating to array drives is expected to be forgotten. 52 minutes ago, NewDisplayName said: Thats exactly what im doin for years without a problem. Then your parity is likely wrong and would not actually allow to rebuild a drive to its original state. You can tell unraid the parity is valid, but all you're doing is overriding the fact it knows it's wrong and taking the responsibility for making sure it is. If you removed a drive without zeroing it first it is not. Edited January 23, 20242 yr by Kilrah
January 23, 20242 yr Author 2 hours ago, Kilrah said: It's there. "reset the array drive configuration [...] as if it was a fresh server". So every setting relating to array drives is expected to be forgotten. Array drive configuration = where the disks are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and so on. THIS!? 2 hours ago, Kilrah said: You can tell unraid the parity is valid, but all you're doing is overriding the fact it knows it's wrong and taking the responsibility for making sure it is. I dont know what you mean. I did numerous parity checks with my method, not a single problem. So it is perfectly working fine. 2 hours ago, Kilrah said: If you removed a drive without zeroing it first it is not. Sorry, what do you mean? Edited January 23, 20242 yr by NewDisplayName
January 19, 20251 yr I just wanted to add that I had exactly the same problem when upgrading vom 6.12 to 7.0. All the configuration, from IP, server-name, description, time zone, ... up to the raid configuration was reset. The `go`-file was completely empty. Thanks God the whole stick is within a git-repository, so I was able to revert to a commit before the update. Next time I will at least create a backup before updating (as advised, I know, but as since now everything went smoothly on every update ... well ...). Somehow a wake-up call that also Unraid is not free of problems ...
January 19, 20251 yr Author yeah unraid also liked to create some random network.cfg check everything it also likes to add double like (inside cfg files) IP[1] IP[1] unraid is getting worse and worse. Thats all. But there are new candidates on the horizon. Edited January 19, 20251 yr by NewDisplayName
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