I have been googling and searching and cannot seem to find where to set the time / frequency of the  "Array Health Check". Can someone point me to the setting please? Many thanks!

If you are talking about the scheduled Parity Check then it is set under Settings >> Scheduler.

I was *JUST* about to open a thread about this myself.

In my case it's the weekly notification"

 

Unraid Status: 16-03-2020 12:20 AM

Notice [CUBE] - array health report [PASS]
Array has 8 disks (including parity & cache)

 

Note the time?  I have my systems setup so I get emails, and those emails are forwarded to my cell phone via texts.  Oh Dark Thirty text ping noises are getting annoying  

 

I do not think it is the full parity check - I run that once a month on the second day of the month.

 

This is a "quick check" (I think)? Note last parity check is on March 2 which ties into my monthly schedule.

 

Event: Unraid Status
Subject: Notice [ZACK-UNRAID] - array health report [PASS]
Description: Array has 7 disks (including parity & cache)
Importance: normal

Parity - WDC_WD60EFRX-68MYMN1_WD-WX51DA47619X (sdf) - active 79 F [OK]
Disk 1 - WDC_WD60EFRX-68L0BN1_WD-WX61D88RE7RT (sdh) - active 88 F [OK]
Disk 2 - WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N0CNYXPC (sdg) - active 82 F [OK]
Disk 3 - WDC_WD60EFRX-68L0BN1_WD-WX61DC896552 (sdd) - active 86 F [OK]
Disk 4 - WDC_WD60EFRX-68MYMN1_WD-WX21D65NV0T0 (sde) - active 84 F [OK]
Cache - Samsung_SSD_850_EVO_500GB_S21JNXBG430473F (sdb) - active 73 F [OK]
Cache 2 - Samsung_SSD_850_EVO_500GB_S21JNXAG541010H (sdc) - active 73 F [OK]

Parity is valid
Last checked on Monday, 2020-03-02, 17:49 (21 days ago), finding 0 errors.
Duration: 14 hours, 49 minutes, 13 seconds. Average speed: 112.5 MB/s

 

Is that check the one set under Settings >> Notifications?

You can install the dynamix schedules plugin to adjust the time of daily weekly monthly scheduled tasks

@itimpi - that looks to be the one! Thanks!! It was not obvious so I do not feel a total idiot! 🙂

 

@Squid - I have that but could not find the above in the choicses?

 

I am wondering what the actual "health check" does? Does it run something or just report latest status?

Edited March 23, 20206 yr by TexasDave

This is the “array status” notification in notification settings. For some reason it doesn’t seem to be controlled by the dynamix schedules plugin though. I have my array status notification set to “daily” but notifications are not sent at the time I have set for daily schedules. You can disable these notifications in settings>notifications though. Or change the delivery method.

I think we'd both like to change the time as well.

Posting a feature request would probably be the best way to get this changed.

I know this is old. Anyone ever figure this out?  Same issue. I have the dynamix schedules plugin set for 7am but I get the health check every morning at 1220am. 

Bump this up! This feature is highly important for some guys (like me!) who want to get notified early in the morning if all servers at work are up and running to prevent (mostly female 😄 ) staff to cry in the phone that PC's arent working!

 

Thanks 🙂 

edit /boot/config/plugins/dynamix/dynamix.cfg and in the "system" entry near the bottom of the file, give it an appropriate cron entry

 

Then from the command prompt, 

update_cron

 

Note that changing other settings (theme, etc) will probably revert that setting.

On 4/15/2021 at 12:48 PM, Squid said:

edit /boot/config/plugin/dynamix/dynamix.cfg and in the "system" entry near the bottom of the file, give it an appropriate cron entry

 

Then from the command prompt, 

update_cron

 

Note that changing other settings (theme, etc) will probably revert that setting.

Is this still the only work around to get the array status notifications to not send at 1220am?  With the possibility of the settings reverting back….

i have to dig this out. i love my telegram bot, that notifies me with every message. but i wanted it to be not 00:20 in the frickin morning. who needs a notification at THIS time. who set this value?

i would be very happy if it could send me the array notification at a self chosen time.

9 hours ago, Knutowskie said:

i have to dig this out. i love my telegram bot, that notifies me with every message. but i wanted it to be not 00:20 in the frickin morning. who needs a notification at THIS time. who set this value?

i would be very happy if it could send me the array notification at a self chosen time.

Yes, would need also this feature so badly!

Never noticed that you couldn't change it

 

To change the time yourself, edit the /config/plugins/dynamix/status-check.cron file on the flash drive and change the cron entry at the beginning, followed either by a reboot or 

update_cron

 

Someone who can edit the code for this, please change the default to a reasonable time until we can at least set it ourselves without having to edit a file, where the changes are wiped out when you update any notification settings.

 

An "advanced view" would be nice where we could define our own cron schedules vs presets. 

Edited May 6, 20224 yr by jslay

Has this feature been added yet? Or is there still no way, other than editing the file, to change when these health check notifications are sent? 

Edited June 14, 20242 yr by Bulletoverload
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