damelon Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 This topic already sounds like a typical FAQ notice. I am about to startup a new unRaid server today. The more I read in the forums while at work though, the more I wonder how many mistakes I might make. So here is a general overview on my situation. I have a new box which I am building an unRaid server on. As I have tons of spare parts, it didn't cost me anything. I was going to start with 4 3TB hdds (WD Greens, 3 of which are EZRX and 1 is EURS I got out of Costco mybook deals) So I already learned that I need to use the beta version of unRaid to use these hard drives. Great. So I will install v5b13. I have already been told that I need to run preclear on these drives. Is there any special options I need to run? I've read things saying use or don't use -A or -a or -C 63 or 64... I know some linux but am getting over the flu and my brain isn't quite working. I have a huge collection of BD/ISOs that currently are on 2 different 8TB RAID-5 Arrays. After I finally get my unRaid sever online, I am going to move the contents to my new unRaid server, and then add those hard drives to my unRaid array, eventually merging it into one huge array. I want to be able to play my BluRays over my gigabit network, primarily to my HTPC, but possibly to my PS3s (I have 2). I have read some things about using BDMV format or M2TS vs just the ISOs. I don't want to compress the audio and video but might rip out the extra parts of the disk. What format would be best for over the network playback, and what software on the HTPC would you recommend to play them back over the network? (I already have TMT3/TMT5/PDVD11 that i used to directly play ISOs off of my old HTPC but now the storage is no longer local). Also, if I am missing any settings that may be a good idea for the kinds of media streaming I am looking to do, I'd love to hear them. So my questions about my new build are: 1) After starting up unRaid for the first time, the first thing I want to do is pre-clear my 4 3TB hdds. Right? 2) What settings should I make in unRaid to support proper network streaming playback 3) What format should I be storing my blu rays for network streaming? ISO doesn't seem to be what most people are using. What program would you suggest to convert this? ClownBD, etc? and what software should I use to playback said format on my HTPC (or PS3) 3) I've read that I might need things like PS3 media server plugin to playback over the PS3s, but that I might need to install that not on the flash drive but on a different disk? Is this true? Would I need a plugin to use the plugin in this way? 4) Once I've copied over my first RAID array to the unRaid server, what steps should I take to increase the array with new disks without losing data? Any input would be helpful, and I am more than aware that every question I have here is likely in another thread. I just want to make sure I don't miss anything that is easy and necessary to get everything working right. Since my pre-clear should take like 18 hours a drive, I think i have some good time to get some responses before I have to make any other decisions. Thank you in advance for helping.
dgaschk Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 1) After starting up unRaid for the first time, the first thing I want to do is pre-clear my 4 3TB hdds. Right? Yes. You should not need any flags. Just enter "preclear_disk.sh -l" to list available disks and then "preclear_disk.sh /dev/sdX" 2) What settings should I make in unRaid to support proper network streaming playback None. 3) What format should I be storing my blu rays for network streaming? ISO doesn't seem to be what most people are using. What program would you suggest to convert this? ClownBD, etc? and what software should I use to playback said format on my HTPC (or PS3) mkv. See http://makemkv.com/ 3) I've read that I might need things like PS3 media server plugin to playback over the PS3s, but that I might need to install that not on the flash drive but on a different disk? Is this true? Would I need a plugin to use the plugin in this way? See: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3072.0 http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3532.0 4) Once I've copied over my first RAID array to the unRaid server, what steps should I take to increase the array with new disks without losing data? Adding a new disk does not cause data loss.
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