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  1. https://support.plex.tv/articles/201426506-why-are-iso-video-ts-and-other-disk-image-formats-not-supported/ Basically, no. Plex doesn't support those structures.
  2. So, I figured out what is keeping my disks spun up... I have my Plex docker on a disk in my array. I don't remember what I did to put it there. How can I move it? I have a cache disk and so I have the configuration files there, but the docker.img file is still in my array. If anyone could point me to some instructions for moving, that would really help me out.
  3. I have a disk (and the parity) that won't spin down. I try to spin it down and it starts back up. It just occurred to me that I have a Plex Docker on my system and the disk that won't spin down is the disk where I have the config data/etc. for Plex. Is Plex keeping this disk running?
  4. I don't. I'm fine waiting for the Lime docker to get updated. I don't have any issues with my current installation and there isn't any functionality (that I know of) that I'm eager to start using. I'm happy with the current level of 'service', especially given that it was free to me. I guess I'm just curious to know if someone is maintaining the Lime version of the Docker? Eventually, there will be a security patch that I should have or something else equally important and I want to know if someone is, even if it is moving very slowly, maintaining the Docker. Thanks for your help!
  5. I just logged in to the Plex Server interface and I see a message that there is an update to my version of Plex Media Server. I assume that I should ignore that and keep using the 'Check for Updates' button on the 'Docker' page of my Unraid server admin, correct?
  6. @tdallen Thanks. Yes, NAS plus I'm going to start looking at setting up some Dockers. I'm probably overkill on RAM and CPU if I just decide to stick with using it as a NAS. As far as the hardware goes, I can afford to spend a few bucks on 'reliability'. I've got three little kids and just don't have the time to tinker, so I kinda want to just set this up and forget about it for the next 3-4 years.
  7. So, I decided that in order to circumvent the expected massive failure of my hardware (my current build is about 10 years old), I'm just going to upgrade a bunch of stuff at once. I have the Cooler Master Centurion case and I'm going to re-use that. I'm replacing my CPU, Mobo, RAM and power supply. Also buying a HotSwap drive bay, as I don't want to mess with the hassle of taking everything apart in order to replace drives/etc. My array is currently 4 disks, 1 parity and 3 X 3TB drives and I don't foresee needing any more disks (I have about 5TB of stuff and I figure that drives are getting bigger faster than my need for storage) So, if anyone could let me know if they see a problem with any of my components, let me know... CPU Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100) $119 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCESRJX/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER MOBO MSI Pro Series Intel B250 LGA 1151 DDR4 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (B250 PC MATE) $89.90 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4LCX2D/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER RAM Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin - BLS2K4G4D240FSE (Red) $60 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F4Z4OPW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Power Supply EVGA 500 W1, 80+ WHITE 500W Power Supply( 100-W1-0500-KR) $40 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Hot Swap Drive Bay ICY DOCK Black Vortex MB074SP-1B 4 Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Backplane Cooler Cage with 120mm Front LED Fan in 3x 5.25" Bay $70 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LICRE8A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1GQQIQD0YQTUY Thanks in advance for any help! Chris
  8. @ashman70 thanks for the reply. Honestly, if I didn't have the three little ones who take up all my time, I would absolutely go for a used server. But, at least for this iteration of the server, I realize that I need to go with a 'low touch' solution. Heck, that is why I'm going for something with hot swap drives. Having to pull out the chasis (even for a tower), take it apart, etc. etc. even to do some little maintenance on a hard drive is more than I'm willing to commit to right now. I don't think I can sign up for knowing that the next few years will consist of failed fans, power supplies, indicators, etc.
  9. I've decided to build myself a new server and looking to put this one in my rack. I was originally looking to buy something on ebay, but I realized that I was looking at machines with CPU's that were end of life in 2010. The reason I'm rebuilding is because I want to stay ahead of the anticipated failure of my current 8 year old machine. Getting something that is already older than that seems like asking for trouble... I've got a wall mounted rack that has about 18" of depth. I've found some racks that will fit, but they all tend to have a fatal flaw. For example, I found one chassis that had room for an optical drive. That meant that the HD in front of that didn't get much airflow... I think that if I have 4 hot swap drive bays, that should be enough. I currently have 3 3TB data disks at about 50% capacity. I figure that upgrading to larger drives will give me all the space I need (as opposed to needing to add drives) as I go forward. Anyway, I'd like to find a chassis that will fit in my 'short' rack. I could do a 2U or 3U (but for some reason, a 4U chassis just feels like it would be egregious). Again, I don't want to have to take the thing apart to work on the drives, so hot swap capability (even if I end up powering the whole thing down to swap out drives). The machine is in a closet in the basement, so I don't care about noise. I don't do anything with the machine, other than stream some media and backup some laptops and photos (no dockers or VM's or transcoding going on). Anyone have a good recommendation?
  10. I've got an unraid server that I build around 8 years ago. Family is happily using it and so I don't want it to die and then have it be out of commission for a month while I get around to building another one. I've got 3 little kids and no time for 'fun'. So, if I could find a pre-built server to buy, I think it might be time for me to just upgrade to some new hardware so I can forget about it for another 8 years Anyone have experience buying one? Where did you buy it? I've got a rack, so I would be happy to move away from the tower that I originally build years ago, but I try to keep an open mind. Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated. FWIW, I went to the Vendor area of the forum and I get some permission errors saying that I don't have access to that content. Thanks, Chris
  11. I need to replace my UPS. It is quite old and has just died... Anyway, I've been researching this and I'm getting confused on what I am reading. I've seen that some hardware requires a 'true' sine wave, as opposed to a 'stepped' approximation. My unraid hardware is probably 6-7 years old, so I'm not sure if I need to worry about this or not. I don't need anything fancy (really, I just want something that will keep the unraid box, plus another desktop (plus their monitors, too, I guess), running in case of a short power outage. If the outage is more than just a couple minutes, then just gracefully shut down the unraid machine. I'm willing to pay a few more bucks for something that will 'just work' and my time available for figuring out things that aren't working properly is minimal (thus, willing to spend a few bucks for something that will just work). I'm running v6.1.3, so I'm willing to upgrade my server first, if that would help. Thanks, Chris
  12. I'm kinda new to this particular game and so I hope I'm not asking a silly question. I need to buy a UPS. The research I'm doing is a little inconsistent. Some things report that you need a UPS to provide a pure sine wave and other people say it isn't terribly important. Honestly, I'm willing to spend a few extra bucks to get a UPS that will 'just work' and not require much time playing with it. I really only need something that will allow me to set unraid (v6.1.3) to gracefully shut itself down if the power is out for more than a few minutes. This is a simple home application, so I don't need anything fancy. I just want to power the unraid box and maybe one other desktop machine running windows (plus monitors for both). Any reco's would be greatly appreciated. (and, should I bother upgrading unraid to 6.1.8 first) Thanks, Chris
  13. gary and itimpi... Thanks for the advice. Now that I've blown the night I had set aside for this, I have to hope the wife and kids will give me an hour to take care of this tonigh... --Chris
  14. So, take out d1 and d2 before I do anything else. Got it. But, I'm curious, how do I restart the server? Will it detect that d1 and d2 are missing and not start the array? Or is there something I need to do on startup to prevent the array from starting and getting all confused and stuff?
  15. I hope I haven't screwed myself up, but I guess I know that all my data is still good on my disks. Anyway, here is the story... I had two older disks that were 750GB. I wanted to replace them with one single 3TB disk. Let's say that the old disk were d1 and d2 and the new disk is d3. The following were done with the array running and d3 added to the array 1) I created sub-folders on d3 called d1 and d2. 2) I copied the contents of d2 to the folder /d3/d2. 3) I copied the contents of d1 to the folder /d3/d1. 4) I used rsync to check the checksum of the files and made sure that everything copied over to the new disk correctly. Then, I stopped the array and did the following. 1) Mounted d3 to a point so I could access the content 2) Moved the content of subfolder /d3/d2 up to the root of the drive 3) Copied the content of subfolder /d3/d1 up to the root of the drive and used rsync to make sure that that copy went well At this point, I think I should have removed d2 and d1 from the array and restarted with a new config. My understanding is that parity would have been rebuilt and profit! What I did was, power down the server with the intention of removing d1 and d2 from the server (note, I did not remove anything from the server. I just powered down and then thought to myself "Hey, dummy, you should have restarted the array first and rebuilt parity"). So, now, I'm afraid to power the server back up. I don't know just how confused the array will be by the changes I made while the array was stopped. What should I do? I have unraid v6 installed on the server. Is it safe to power it back up? Will it recognize that the array is in a bad state and just do nothing? Will it try to 'fix' the data disks using the last good version of parity? (I guess that this wouldn't be the worst thing, since it would just put me back to the end of step 4) above, right before I stopped the array). What should I do? Thanks