marcusone Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'm looking at upgrading to V5 either this weekend or next weekend depending on time available. Based on the hardware list in my signature, which release of V5.0 should I use that would have the least driver issues and be most stable? The biggest feature I am looking for is 3TB drive support. -- unRAID 4.7 Antec 1200 Biostar TA790GXE 128M / AMD Athalon II x2 3.0 4 GB OCZ DDR 1066 / Corsair HX750 PSU Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 3 - 2TB Hitachi 7200 RPM (1 - parity) 2 - 2TB Samsung HD204UI 1 - 2TB WD20EARS 2 - 1TB WD10EALS 1 - 500 GB Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 I found this version more stable with my MV8, over the other "stable" version 12a Quote Link to comment
jbartlett Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'd upgrade to 12a and then once things are stable, try b14. ETA: I'd use free drives other than ones with your data to test the migration. Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'd upgrade to 12a and then once things are stable, try b14. ETA: I'd use free drives other than ones with your data to test the migration. 5.0b14 is a better choice if you have SASLP cards. I think beta 12a had issues with the SASLP's. Quote Link to comment
TODDLT Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thanks for the input. Sounds like b14 is the way to go. I don't have any "free" drives to test the migration on. Is there much risk to the data, or is it just the parity? I will run a full parity check before migrating and at least short smart test the drives. There are some warnings in the migration instructions about looking for warnings before starting the array for the first time, and I will look for anything unusual. I plan to make a full copy of my thumb drive, stored and backed up elsewhere, before updating so I can revert back if things look wrong before starting parity. I actually am now wishing I had bought two licenses when I got my key, but live and learn. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment
spl147 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 does the sas2lp-mv8 work in b14? Quote Link to comment
MyKroFt Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have 2 of the SUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8 working on b14 with shipping firmware (.21 i think) and no problems yet - been almost a month now... Myk Quote Link to comment
MyKroFt Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 oops didnt see the 2 in there sorry Myk Quote Link to comment
PeteAron Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Is there any reason not to stick with b13? I was waiting to see how 14 was going before exposing my data to it, got distracted by actual reality, and now I find myself asking! Can anyone chime in? thanks! Quote Link to comment
jbartlett Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Is there any reason not to stick with b13? I was waiting to see how 14 was going before exposing my data to it, got distracted by actual reality, and now I find myself asking! Can anyone chime in? I've been running b13 since it was released and it's been quite solid for me with 11 data drives, 1 parity, 1 cache using MB connectors and two Rosewill RC-218 PCI Express SATA II Controller Cards. Since b13 was solid on my setup, didn't see the point in going to b14 since it was just a kernel upgrade. Quote Link to comment
seanant Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Thanks for the feedback. Does anyone in this community know the details of which chipset is supported on each versions of unraid? 5.0-14 - xxxxx 5.0.13 - xxxxx 5.0.12 - LSI SAS2008 FW - XXX Driver xxx I would document this and share if I knew the details. Thanks again Quote Link to comment
peter_sm Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 New B14 build with kernel 3.3.1 http://www.filefactory.com/f/8dc509eb6d610f88/ Includes also following......... SAMBA 3.6.4 And some extra modules. Conexant cx23885 (2388x successor) support (VIDEO_CX23885) LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Module (MEGARAID_SAS) LSI Logic New Generation RAID Device Drivers (MEGARAID_NEWGEN) LSI Logic Legacy MegaRAID Driver (MEGARAID_LEGACY) //Peter Quote Link to comment
Frank1940 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 New B14 build with kernel 3.3.1 http://www.filefactory.com/f/8dc509eb6d610f88/ Includes also following......... SAMBA 3.6.4 And some extra modules. Conexant cx23885 (2388x successor) support (VIDEO_CX23885) LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Module (MEGARAID_SAS) LSI Logic New Generation RAID Device Drivers (MEGARAID_NEWGEN) LSI Logic Legacy MegaRAID Driver (MEGARAID_LEGACY) //Peter Peter ----- Would you explain why you included the Conexant and LSI Logic modules into this new build. And will the inclusion of these modules affect those of us you do not have the hardware which needs these modules. Thanks, Frank Quote Link to comment
peter_sm Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 New B14 build with kernel 3.3.1 http://www.filefactory.com/f/8dc509eb6d610f88/ Includes also following......... SAMBA 3.6.4 And some extra modules. Conexant cx23885 (2388x successor) support (VIDEO_CX23885) LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Module (MEGARAID_SAS) LSI Logic New Generation RAID Device Drivers (MEGARAID_NEWGEN) LSI Logic Legacy MegaRAID Driver (MEGARAID_LEGACY) //Peter Peter ----- Would you explain why you included the Conexant and LSI Logic modules into this new build. And will the inclusion of these modules affect those of us you do not have the hardware which needs these modules. Thanks, Frank One nice guy is working on a nice multimedia plugin TV card (Conexant ) so he can store TV shows on the server, very a NICE plugin!! The other I give for free Quote Link to comment
jimwhite Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Thanks Peter. Now I can try b14 with my LSI 1015's !!! Quote Link to comment
spl147 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Thanks Peter. Now I can try b14 with my LSI 1015's !!! do they work properly? Quote Link to comment
pfp Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Might anyone be able to tell me if the primary server in my signature can run V5, and if so which bxx should I use? Quote Link to comment
seanant Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 New B14 build with kernel 3.3.1 http://www.filefactory.com/f/8dc509eb6d610f88/ Includes also following......... SAMBA 3.6.4 And some extra modules. Conexant cx23885 (2388x successor) support (VIDEO_CX23885) LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Module (MEGARAID_SAS) LSI Logic New Generation RAID Device Drivers (MEGARAID_NEWGEN) LSI Logic Legacy MegaRAID Driver (MEGARAID_LEGACY) //Peter Thank You Quote Link to comment
savestheday Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I will wait for reports from JohnM because I'm sure he's testing this out on his LSI's! Quote Link to comment
Johnm Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I will wait for reports from JohnM because I'm sure he's testing this out on his LSI's! Actually i have been absent from the boards for the last week. We had a major disaster at work and a runaway SCCM script from corporate formatted about 100 of the systems at our location overnight. I have been doing damage control.. ugh. User created updates... It looks very promising... I do not think I'll have time to test this for a while. but it sounds like a like a needed upgrade! I do have a spare m1015 and 4 or 5 120gb SSD's... maybe i'll build RAJ's dream ssd server next week.. the problem is, those dont sleep to trip the bug.. I might have some older 160GB-500GB drives in a box and build a test unRAID vm. Honestly, I don't think I want to put my production box on the line right now. I have not backed it up in a few weeks(bad bad bad). i need to get more drives for my backup server first. I totally filled it up the backup server. I am trying to bargain hunt some 3TB or 4TB drives. I am done with 2TB drives (Yes i keep saying that, i need to hold my stance). The next problem is, I don't have a testing license. I''ll have to build it on the free version. IMO, that should be fine. I just cant test a cache drive. Thanks Peter_sm for the update Quote Link to comment
gfjardim Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I will wait for reports from JohnM because I'm sure he's testing this out on his LSI's! Don't bother testing it. LSI + spindown + spinup + parity check = a lot of errors. There's something bothering me about this issue: it's taking so log to got fixed! Someone tried those 3.1.x kernels with the original md driver? Maybe the way the unRAID md driver access the disks is triggering this bug. Quote Link to comment
Bizarro Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Does this release work with this card? SUPERMICRO AOC-USASLP-L8I Running a mix of WD and Seagate 2TB and 1TB drives. Currently running B12. Quote Link to comment
Johnm Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I will wait for reports from JohnM because I'm sure he's testing this out on his LSI's! Don't bother testing it. LSI + spindown + spinup + parity check = a lot of errors. There's something bothering me about this issue: it's taking so log to got fixed! Someone tried those 3.1.x kernels with the original md driver? Maybe the way the unRAID md driver access the disks is triggering this bug. not good... Quote Link to comment
Roancea Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I will wait for reports from JohnM because I'm sure he's testing this out on his LSI's! Don't bother testing it. LSI + spindown + spinup + parity check = a lot of errors. There's something bothering me about this issue: it's taking so log to got fixed! Someone tried those 3.1.x kernels with the original md driver? Maybe the way the unRAID md driver access the disks is triggering this bug. Disappointing to hear. Guess that means still sitting on 5b12 for awhile longer. Quote Link to comment
gfjardim Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 OFF TOPIC: After have some weird syslog messages about netatalk and Time Machine, I'd compiled netatalk-2.2.2 to v5b12a with all dependencies updated to latest version: avahi-0.6.31 db-5.3.15 libdaemon-0.14 libgcrypt-1.5.0 libgpg-error-1.9 netatalk-2.2.2 The package can be found here: http://gfjardim.googlecode.com/files/netatalk-2.2.2-alldep-unRAID.txz It should be downloaded to your unRAID's "/boot/extra" directory. I've been running this successfully for two days. Quote Link to comment
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