speeding_ant Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Welcome to Margarita! A refreshing new way of checking on your all important server. Features: - Works out of the box - Easy to read statistics on Array, Disks and Shares - Mount shares (AFP / SMB) - Integrates with unRAID Notifications - Auto mount shares based off the refresh frequency - Simply enable the automount checkbox, then mount a share. - Eject a share to disable the automount. - Turn services on / off - Receive notifications on disk errors and temperature warnings - Monitor unRAID status in the background - Sleek iOS 7 inspired design - Wake On LAN support Available on the App Store! http://www.pixeleyes.co.nz/margarita/ Edited April 28, 2017 by speeding_ant Quote Link to comment
DaleWilliams Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Nice! I'll Beta! When I bring up DYNAMIX, the first thing I look at is the MAIN tab, with ARRAY DEVICES. Then my eye goes to: First: The ERROR column. Is it Zero? Second: The first column of stoplights for 'drive spun up'...more of interest and curiousity... Third: TEMPERATURE to see if I'm running Hot. Quote Link to comment
ijuarez Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Oh heck yes i'll beta also Nice! I'll Beta! When I bring up DYNAMIX, the first thing I look at is the MAIN tab, with ARRAY DEVICES. Then my eye goes to: First: The ERROR column. Is it Zero? Second: The first column of stoplights for 'drive spun up'...more of interest and curiousity... Third: TEMPERATURE to see if I'm running Hot. I know i am so this is just and after thought LOL! Quote Link to comment
kaiguy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 This is going to be awesome! I'd like to echo DW's thoughts, as those are my primary 3 items that I look for. I also will take a look at the syslog just to make sure nothing funky is going on. Perhaps a quick "tail" option of the log would be a nice feature. Quote Link to comment
speeding_ant Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Cool - glad to see some interest! In terms of notification... if something goes wrong with temp, array or drive errors, the menu icon will go red. You can configure notification centre notifications for each of those three error categories. I'm planning to make this app sandboxed, and available for a small fee in the Mac App store. Naturally any beta testers will get a free copy. I have a couple of comments regarding some of your ideas. First: The ERROR column. Is it Zero? I can provide a combined error stat on the main view when you open the app for the first time. Of course, the disks tab will have further detail. Second: The first column of stoplights for 'drive spun up'...more of interest and curiousity... This information will be present in the disks tab. Third: TEMPERATURE to see if I'm running Hot. Again, would provide a way configure a minimum warning temperature range and display an 'All OK' or similar on the main page. Perhaps a quick "tail" option of the log would be a nice feature. Will see. I wouldn't want any feature creep as it's supposed to be an easy and simple way to see your array stats wherever you are in the OS. Quote Link to comment
gfjardim Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It seems perfect to me! I'm eager to test it, you can count on a tester here. Quote Link to comment
rwickra Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Holy Moly Speeding_ant! This is awesome! I've been looking for a Mac app like this. I'm still having problems with my Mac and unRaid -- for some reason my connections to my server from my mac are a bit on the slower side compared to my Windows machine. I also miss having the ability to map network drives to network shares in the mac like I do on my Win machines. But count me in for beta testing this baby. Thanks again! Great job. Quote Link to comment
speeding_ant Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Holy Moly Speeding_ant! This is awesome! I've been looking for a Mac app like this. I'm still having problems with my Mac and unRaid -- for some reason my connections to my server from my mac are a bit on the slower side compared to my Windows machine. I also miss having the ability to map network drives to network shares in the mac like I do on my Win machines. But count me in for beta testing this baby. Thanks again! Great job. Thanks I know what you're saying regarding mapping network drives. Ultimately I'd like this app to auto mount shares, however Apple is far too strict regarding any access to the filesystem in a Sandboxed app. There is no way this could make it to the final feature set without Apple changing something. Quote Link to comment
lannister80 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Oh, I'd like to alpha/beta test as well! Mac Pro, 10.9.2 Quote Link to comment
Tophicles Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'd love to BETA this as well! Quote Link to comment
ijuarez Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My two cents, make clean simple and with enough detail to be useful but no cluttered. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
ryan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 definitely. general info, network speed, temp etc is a must. I'm up for testing, and helping if coding help is needed Quote Link to comment
thebigslicksuitd Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Happy to beta as well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
mrow Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 This is awesome! I've got 5 Macs of various ages and models I can test this on. Late 2007 MBP, Late 2011 MBP, Late 2013 retina MBP, Late 2010 MBA and a Mid 2012 MBA. All running 10.9.2. I noticed there is an "Array" switch. I'm assuming this just stops the array. Is there also a way to reboot/shutdown the server? After you're done with the Mac app, please build the iOS companion to it! Quote Link to comment
speeding_ant Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 This is awesome! I've got 5 Macs of various ages and models I can test this on. Late 2007 MBP, Late 2011 MBP, Late 2013 retina MBP, Late 2010 MBA and a Mid 2012 MBA. All running 10.9.2. After you're done with the Mac app, please build the iOS companion to it! Writing an iOS companion would be the overall plan. The Mac App will support 10.7+ 10.8+. Here's a few screenshots... Quote Link to comment
mrow Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 You got my reply before my edit. I noticed there is an "Array" switch. I'm assuming this just stops the array. Is there also a way to reboot/shutdown the server? Also, any chance of an option for a flat black or grayscale menubar icon? I'm not really a fan of colorful menubar icons. Quote Link to comment
speeding_ant Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yes - will be an option for black menu item. Also, yes there will be an option for rebooting / powering off the server. Quote Link to comment
mrow Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yes - will be an option for black menu item. Also, yes there will be an option for rebooting / powering off the server. Awesome! Looking forward to the beta! Quote Link to comment
speeding_ant Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Name suggestions anyone? 'Freshly Squeezed unRAID' 'Pucker Up' 'Zestful' 'unImaginably Awesome' You get the idea. Quote Link to comment
jowi Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Looks very cool Looking forward using/testing this! Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Will this port to Android too at some point? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
kingpin Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I have a mac pro 1,1 that i can not update past 10.7 will i be able to use this app? Quote Link to comment
ijuarez Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Name suggestions anyone? 'Freshly Squeezed unRAID' 'Pucker Up' 'Zestful' 'unImaginably Awesome' You get the idea. I like that Quote Link to comment
DaleWilliams Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Just to make your life interesting, I'll warn you that I use a homemade 'Hackintosh'... Quote Link to comment
speeding_ant Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hackintosh won't be a problem, I run one too. I will only support 10.8+ at the time being, mainly due to some of the API's I'm using. If there are enough sales to make it worth while, I'll re-write the API's to support 10.7. To give you guys an idea of the progress... last night I finished the main GUI, navigation, and error checks with notification centre support. Over the next couple of days I should have the GUI and data model for storing the server login information finished, including storing the password to your secure login keychain. Another question! When the app detects any drive / temp errors (with temp limits you can specify), the primary pie graph will turn red. The menu bar icon will turn red. The drive in question will have it's background row turned red. You will receive a notification for it ONCE, unless any of the variables change (i.e. if the temperature goes up further or there are more drive errors). Does that sound like overkill, or is that what you're looking for? Quote Link to comment
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