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live4soccer7 Enthusiast

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since I hadn't written anything new to the array, I took it offline to see if I was able to change it and didn't see where I could. If I clicked on the disk when the array was offline then it just told me what the format was, but didn't give an option to change it.

 

I'm off to learn about dockers now. Hopefully I can get plexmediaserver, sab, sonarr, and couch going. Any recommendations on the specific dockers that are most stable for those programs? I was in an IRC chat about a month ago and they were talking up linuxserver.io

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Maybe I always used the preclear script to change.  Just don't remember any more haven't had a <2.2TB disk in my array in a couple of years now.

 

 

In any case if you want to change it and you don't have any data on it you worry about using you could use the preclear script to switch to aligned. 

 

 

-C 63 would make it unaligned and -C 64 would make it aligned based on the help screen from preclear.

 

 

Just remember all data on the disk would be lost if you attempt to change it so only do it on an empty (or one you want to be empty) disk.

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It is an older disk. I think I originally had it in my array and used the pre-clear script on it. I pulled if from the array and replaced with a 4TB drive because I didn't have more room. I forgot i had it until I stumbled across it when looking for a 2.5" drive for the cache that the VMs and dockers will live on. I'm looking at repositories now.

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So the system has been running very well since the last post. I have a couple dockers set up and am very satisfied with everything. Server has been up this whole time without any docker crashes or hiccups.

 

My next debacle is getting a torrent docker. I rarely use torrents, but will if necessary. What do you guys recommend? I see the major ones are rtorrent, transmission, and deluge. I do hope to get it running through a Vpn (I have PIA). What are your recommendations with emphasis out on stability and VPN.

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So the system has been running very well since the last post. I have a couple dockers set up and am very satisfied with everything. Server has been up this whole time without any docker crashes or hiccups.

 

My next debacle is getting a torrent docker. I rarely use torrents, but will if necessary. What do you guys recommend? I see the major ones are rtorrent, transmission, and deluge. I do hope to get it running through a Vpn (I have PIA). What are your recommendations with emphasis out on stability and VPN.

 

DelugeVPN. I've had it installed for months and it works without hiccups.

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Any recommendations on a UPS unit? Unless, it would be advised not to have one for some reason.

 

First, you absolutely SHOULD have a UPS ... in fact I wouldn't even power on my server if I didn't have one.

 

Get a quality unit ... as a minimum be sure it has AVR; and it's best if it's a true sine wave output so you won't have any issues with active PFC power supplies.  [Although I've not seen any issues with a good APC unit with AVR even without true sine wave outputs]

 

Units I recommend ...

 

If you just want AVR and don't care about the true sine-wave output:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842101381

 

For a low-cost pure sine-wave output unit with AVR:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102131

 

If you want higher output capability, this is an excellent unit (often on sale for ~ $175):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102134

 

 

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Any recommendations on a UPS unit? Unless, it would be advised not to have one for some reason.

I have 10 UPS's myself so I would NEVER recommend against one.  The pure sine wave variety are recommended now.  I have mostly AVR non-sine wave UPS's but as they die and I have enough funds to get a new one - verses just getting a battery - I will replace the AVR only units with pure sine wave units.  I have APC and CyberPower units.  All of my CyberPower units are pure sine wave units (model name has PFC in it).  The biggest I have is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102134.  My APC units are all AVR but non-sine wave units: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842101067. 

 

 

I will say that my APC units appear to allow a longer running time while on battery then the CyberPower units but I don't know about any of the newer APC units (or the more expensive APC units).  I switched to CyberPower because they have an appliance for ESXi that will automatically shut down ESXi on a power outage and when I bought the CyberPower unit there was no EASY way to accomplish that with an APC unit.  But that has improved since then and unnecessary if using unRAID in native mode.

 

 

 

 

Edit: I see garycase beat me to it but I'm going to leave my post anyway.

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As Bob noted, the non-sine-wave APC units all work fine ... but like Bob I've switched to CyberPower for the more recent units I've bought simply because they have excellent sine-wave output units for a lot less $$ than APC charges for their sine-wave units.

 

I have a UPS on EVERY system ... desktops, servers, etc. => they provide by far the best surge protection you can get; and in addition systems with UPS's tend to be FAR more reliable over the long term, since they're never exposed to sudden power losses (which often cause transient electrical spikes).  Just counted my units, and I have exactly the same number of Bob  :)  [Actually only have 9 systems with UPS's ... but I have a spare non-sine-wave CyberPower that I use on my worktable to plug in any system(s) I'm working on.]

 

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If you want higher output capability, this is an excellent unit (often on sale for ~ $175):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102134

I have that one myself since 2013 and it just took me through a power line coming down from a transformer at the end of my driveway.

Had a couple big power surges and smelled smoke, the pole was on fire.. Strangely I didn't loose power except for a couple seconds at  time.

It worked like it should and saved my equipment.. my backup server and a Mac Pro, loaded,.. as well as some other computer equipment.

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If you want higher output capability, this is an excellent unit (often on sale for ~ $175):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102134

I have that one myself since 2013 and it just took me through a power line coming down from a transformer at the end of my driveway.

Had a couple big power surges and smelled smoke, the pole was on fire.. Strangely I didn't loose power except for a couple seconds at  time.

It worked like it should and saved my equipment.. my backup server and a Mac Pro, loaded,.. as well as some other computer equipment.

 

This is called auto reclosure events and are designed to kick off tree branches and other nuisance trips. It will attempt three times, normally, then give up and stay off.

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Quick question. I've been wanting to increase the ram in the server and found a good deal on 4x8gb ecc ram that should work. The on difference is the super micro board, in the specs, says unbuffered ecc ram and this is buffered ecc. Will this matter? Is it also cpu dependent?

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C220/X10SL7-F.cfm

 

Everything else is a 100% match for the mobo and cpu from what I can see.

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Quick question. I've been wanting to increase the ram in the server and found a good deal on 4x8gb ecc ram that should work. The on difference is the super micro board, in the specs, says unbuffered ecc ram and this is buffered ecc. Will this matter? Is it also cpu dependent?

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C220/X10SL7-F.cfm

 

Everything else is a 100% match for the mobo and cpu from what I can see.

if garycase doesn't see this and respond I would PM him.
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Quick question. I've been wanting to increase the ram in the server and found a good deal on 4x8gb ecc ram that should work. The on difference is the super micro board, in the specs, says unbuffered ecc ram and this is buffered ecc. Will this matter? Is it also cpu dependent?

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C220/X10SL7-F.cfm

 

Everything else is a 100% match for the mobo and cpu from what I can see.

 

Is it registered buffered (I think they come together, though not 100%) ??

 

If it is, you do NOT want registered, that is server grade, like for "Dell/HP full rack server" server.

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I believe it it. Here is the model # of the RAM: M393B1K70DH0-CK0

 

It is from a local guy, but here is a link to it online that I found from google shopping: http://www.memoryamerica.com/8gb-1600mhz-ecc-registered-2rx4-cl11-mem-dr380l-sl01-er16-memory.html?utm_source=8gb-1600mhz-ecc-registered-2rx4-cl11-mem-dr380l-sl01-er16-memory&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=googleproducts&gclid=Cj0KEQjwnrexBRDNmZzNkf7c4c4BEiQALnlxhUBS49y_gFt75gy2CEs_6UXvuvuq1DUUBwEJEBFzpFYaAphC8P8HAQ

 

 

I just sent supermicro an email as well. Hopefully they get back and let me know.

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I believe it it. Here is the model # of the RAM: M393B1K70DH0-CK0

 

It is from a local guy, but here is a link to it online that I found from google shopping: http://www.memoryamerica.com/8gb-1600mhz-ecc-registered-2rx4-cl11-mem-dr380l-sl01-er16-memory.html?utm_source=8gb-1600mhz-ecc-registered-2rx4-cl11-mem-dr380l-sl01-er16-memory&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=googleproducts&gclid=Cj0KEQjwnrexBRDNmZzNkf7c4c4BEiQALnlxhUBS49y_gFt75gy2CEs_6UXvuvuq1DUUBwEJEBFzpFYaAphC8P8HAQ

 

 

I just sent supermicro an email as well. Hopefully they get back and let me know.

 

I don't think that will work, you want unbuffered (and non registered) i'm fairly sure.

 

I'd go with no on that one, its the safest option.

 

Compare it to this MB: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DBi-TPF.cfm which clear states registered memory:

 

Memory Capacity

 

    12x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots

    Up to 768GB DDR3 ECC LRDIMM

    Up to 384GB DDR3 ECC Registered memory (RDIMM)

    Up to 96GB DDR3 ECC/non-ECC Un-Buffered memory (UDIMM)

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Quick question. I've been wanting to increase the ram in the server and found a good deal on 4x8gb ecc ram that should work. The on difference is the super micro board, in the specs, says unbuffered ecc ram and this is buffered ecc. Will this matter? Is it also cpu dependent?

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C220/X10SL7-F.cfm

 

Everything else is a 100% match for the mobo and cpu from what I can see.

if garycase doesn't see this and respond I would PM him.

 

Sorry I didn't respond to this -- I was out of town for 5 days.    As you've already figured out, you can NOT use buffered RAM in a board that is designed for unbuffered.      "Registered" modules are buffered, as are "fully buffered DIMMs" (FBDIMMs) ... and these can only be used in boards designed for them.    They always have error correction (ECC) ... at least I've never seen one without it.    As you know, many lower-cost server boards have ECC support with unbuffered modules (which is what you needed to buy here).

 

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I've been looking around at a SAS card for expansion when I need it. I am trying to find a video/gpu card as well to pass through for my VMs. I'm trying to eliminate a mac mini that i am using that is near the TV that the unraid system is. I also need to use that mac mini for another task while my laptop is being repaired.

 

Here is what I'm thinking for video/gpu card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102933 as seen here: https://macosxvirtualmachinekvm.wordpress.com/guide-mac-os-x-vm-on-unraid/

 

That card works well with OS X software and I do have an working version of OS X on a VM. While not the most important thing in the world, it would be nice to have that option.

 

 

 

What SAS cards are you guys using? I've seen a couple pop up on the forums and what not. I'm not sure if there is one that would work better with my particular board or not either. I'm quite new to most of this, but am usually capable or figuring things out. The board I'm using is the SuperMicro X10SL7-F

 

SAS controllers

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M1015 - Max expandable drives???? - Interface: PCI-Express 2.0 x8

AOC-SASLP-MV8 - can add 8 drives with this - Interface: PCI-Express 2.0 x8

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