Oh, ops, my bad.

 

Going to check the cables when the copy finishes.

 

By the way,. thank you for all the awesome support.

I'm reading https://wiki.unraid.net/Un-Official_UnRAID_Manual#Split_level

 

But the terminology has changed since the author wrote that portion of the wiki. 

What does level 1 translates to in high water split settings?

 

These are the options present today:

> Automatically split any directory as required

> Automatically split only the top level directory as required

> Automatically split only the top two directories as required

> Automatically split only the top three directories as required

> Automatically split only the top four directories as required

> Automatically split only the top five directories as required

> Manual: do not automatically split directories.

 

This is for my share named unraid in /media/user/unraid/ 

 

So level 2 translates to > Automatically split only the top two directories as required?

Is that correct?

1 hour ago, TheFreemancer said:

I'm reading https://wiki.unraid.net/Un-Official_UnRAID_Manual#Split_level

 

But the terminology has changed since the author wrote that portion of the wiki. 

What does level 1 translates to in high water split settings?

 

These are the options present today:

> Automatically split any directory as required

> Automatically split only the top level directory as required

> Automatically split only the top two directories as required

> Automatically split only the top three directories as required

> Automatically split only the top four directories as required

> Automatically split only the top five directories as required

> Manual: do not automatically split directories.

 

This is for my share named unraid in /media/user/unraid/ 

 

So level 2 translates to > Automatically split only the top two directories as required?

Is that correct?

Yes.

 

The first entry corresponds to some large number.  The last entry corresponds to level 0.  The ones in between correspond to levels 1 to 5.

1 hour ago, TheFreemancer said:

high water split

Allocation method is independent of split, and split takes precedence.

Just now, trurl said:

Allocation method is independent of split, and split takes precedence.

 

I can only find the the split settings under shares. 

 

You mean, allocation method is high water, fill up, etc.

And split method is what I posted above, split two top folders etc.. ?

1 minute ago, TheFreemancer said:

I can only find the the split settings under shares. 

Not entirely sure why you said it like this. Split Level is a per user share setting, so that is where you will find it. But the same is also true of Allocation Method.

1 minute ago, TheFreemancer said:

You mean, allocation method is high water, fill up, etc.

And split method is what I posted above, split two top folders etc.. ?

Yes. There is another setting you need to pay attention to, Minimum Free. You must set Minimum Free larger than the largest file you expect to write to the user share. Unraid has no way to know how large a file will become when it chooses a disk for it. If a disk has less than Minimum Free, it will choose another. If a disk runs out of space you will get an error.

 

Cache also has a Minimum Free setting in Global Share Settings that works similarly. If cache has less than Minimum Free, it will choose an array disk instead, but only if the User Share is Use cache disk: Yes or Prefer.

Hey, I`m back because I can only work on the server during the weeked. 

 

I still have some questions about high water. 

My disk 1  - 8TB is 91% filled - 700GB free.

It has a share named MOVIES and under it UHD BluRay with the movies. Minimum free space 100GB.

 

I just used krusador to copy a bunch of folders to /MOVIES/UHD BluRay/ around 800GB.

It's copying directly into DISK 2.

 

Bottom line, the copy command must be 700-100=600gb or less, or else, it goes straight into the next disk?

I had in mind it would fill the first disk and move from there when it's full. 

2 minutes ago, TheFreemancer said:

Bottom line, the copy command must be 700-100=600gb or less, or else, it goes straight into the next disk?

Not with "high water", if want to fill disk1 first up to minimum free space use "fill up" instead.

1 minute ago, johnnie.black said:

Not with "high water", if want to fill disk1 first up to minimum free space use "fill up" instead.

So if I keep using high water and keep copying to the arrey now that DISK 1 is 91% full. It will fill DISK 2 up to 91%?

And start filling DISK 3 later?

 

And when all are 91%, it will fill the rest? 

 

Do I understand it correctly?

2 minutes ago, TheFreemancer said:

Do I understand it correctly?

It's best described here or turn on the help.