SHARES and unRaid Server management issue

[bit2bytes4fun]

Greetings

 

I decide to build a unraid box to replace my 5 year old 500G NAS device, which I use for media/home files.

I have been using unRaid for about 2 months, reading extensively the wiki and the forums.

 

I built my system just like

Spencers and

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=18872.0

Dirty Sanchez (landfill).

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=24786.0

 

If the question and answer has been posted before, please provide me the link.

 

Media

  |

  Movies, TV Show, Music, Pictures

  |

  HD Movies, SD Movies, Kids Movies

  |

  Movie Folder

  |

  Movie Files

 

Item #1

I have the Media SHARE set to a SPLIT-LEVEL of 3.  As I create folders in Media SHARE, shouldn't I see these folders get created across all disks at levels 1, 2 and 3? Any other folders below would be unique to each disk.

 

Item #2

As I transfer/FTP movies from my MAC/PC to the Media folder (not a disk) I was expecting movie "A" to be on disk1 and movie "B" to be on disk 2 and so on.  Round robin approach.  Everything is being transferred to Disk 1.  Will the SHARE start using the other disks after disk 1 fills up, based on the allocation method?  Or should I place movies where I want them from the start?

It may not matter, but I do have a cache drive.

 

Item #3

From time to time, the web //tower interface no longer responds from my browser(s).  To fix it, I telnet into unraid and issue a "reboot" command.  I am not sure if the array gets shuts down by the reboot process.  I have tried to restart the http process with no luck.  //tower:8080 still works.  Could it be some plugin that I installed and since removed?  To be sure its not a plugin issue, whats the best way to to factory default and still keep super.dat and other critical unraid files?

 

As I been reading through various posts, I have been impressed in the way everyone helps everyone.  There is little flaming or a negative responses when someone ask the same question that was already posted.  This forum is awesome!

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[Automatic]

1. Yes.

2. You're on "High-water", it takes the largest drive and cuts the max size in half, fills that drive up until that's full, then goes until all drives are at that level, then cuts that value in two again and fills up all drives till they're on that level, example:-

 

3 * 3TB HDDs

2 * 2TB HDDs

1 * 1TB HDD

 

Max drive size = 3TB

3TB/2 = 1.5TB

Fill up all drives until they're at 1.5TB free space, one drive at a time.

1.5TB/2 = 750GB

Fill up all drives until they're at 750GB free space, one drive at a time.

 

If you want it to just go for the one with the most space, select "Free space".

 

3. No idea (Not experiences enough), but, I've noticed this when a plugin fails that was executed by httpem, normally I just wait ~ an hour and it fixes itself.

[bit2bytes4fun]

Thanks

 

1. What would cause unraid not to create folders across drivers?

 

2. Thanks

If you want it to just go for the one with the most space, select "Free space".

 

I think you meant "Most Free",  I will try that.

 

3. Hopefully someone else can answer this one. 

 

Thanks

 

[JonathanM]

Until there actually is a file that should be written to the drive based on split level and allocation, the folder won't be created. Because you were on high water, there was no need to create the folders yet.

[bit2bytes4fun]

Thanks.  That's what happened.

 

#1 - SOLVED

 

#2 - SOLVED

 

#3 - unresolved

[trurl]

#3 See dgaschk's signature for instructions to "Revert to stock system"

[bit2bytes4fun]

Thanks! I will do that.