Hi. I've been running my unRAID server for over 3 months and it has never skipped a beat. I'm curious as to how often should I do a manual parity check on my unRAID server? I know it does parity checks and amends the parity drive on the fly, but I'm concerned if this needs to be done manually to insure data integrity. Any suggestions? BTW: I've currently updated to version 4.5 and was previously using 4.4.3. Thanks.

 

PS: These forums have been very useful for me getting into and working with unRAID.

Hi. I've been running my unRAID server for over 3 months and it has never skipped a beat. I'm curious as to how often should I do a manual parity check on my unRAID server? I know it does parity checks and amends the parity drive on the fly, but I'm concerned if this needs to be done manually to insure data integrity. Any suggestions? BTW: I've currently updated to version 4.5 and was previously using 4.4.3. Thanks.

 

PS: These forums have been very useful for me getting into and working with unRAID.

 

A lot of us do monthly parity checks.  There is a script out there on the forums that should get it set up for you.  You might be able to find what you need in the Best of the Forums or the Topical Index.

Hi. I've been running my unRAID server for over 3 months and it has never skipped a beat. I'm curious as to how often should I do a manual parity check on my unRAID server? I know it does parity checks and amends the parity drive on the fly, but I'm concerned if this needs to be done manually to insure data integrity. Any suggestions? BTW: I've currently updated to version 4.5 and was previously using 4.4.3. Thanks.

 

PS: These forums have been very useful for me getting into and working with unRAID.

Many of us have it automated and do it monthly.   It is nt necessary to ensure data integrity, as parity "should" be correct if the hardware is working properly, but there is no way to know the hardware has developed a problem unless you read every sector on every disk periodically.       That will allow the "SMART" fiirmware on the disks to identify un-readable sectors and mark them for re-allocation.    The easiest way to perform this task is to do a parity check on a routine schedule... not to check parity, but to check the hardware is not failing.

 

The script I use was described in this post: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2250.msg17378#msg17378

It runs a full parity check on the first of every month automatically.

 

Joe L.

Cheers for the information. My second question was going to be whether it could be automated, but that has been answered also . Very much appreciated for your assistance. Thanks!