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Forgive me if I missed it then but what is the best fix for having Plex recognize new downloads into the cache drive without doing a manual sync?

Any luck on that updated guide?

switchman that card is an extender so it requires the flashed m1015 card but between the two cards together then it supports 24 connections. Riverhawk you're gonna plug in mini-sas cables from the case to the two cards and from one card to the extender card. I eventually decided against going with this build because the total dollar amount was too high for me. Hanging out in the chat channel and learning that I could have an all-in-one gaming rig/htpc server/unraid file storage server means that this will be my new goal going forward. My current gaming PC has a very good PSU and case and plenty of bay drive slots so I can save money by using those.

Alright I'd like to keep the SSD but I replaced the power supply. I think this is the final build. Just need to find a good mounting solution for the 25th drive (cache ssd) as the other ssd will be hosting the VMs on the 24th bay. Please take a look and let me know what you think of the build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jsoltani/saved/g3Mypg

Alright, I'll start looking into a new PSU w/ single rail and enough to cover 24 drives.

Switchman I figured I could balance the load across the three rails. e.g. there are 6 trays I would plug in 2 trays per rail. I did the math and it sounds like the psu can do it... what do you think?

Wow really? I didn't know there was a cheaper solution. Will it include the backplanes for all 24 drives w/ hotswap?

Funny I'm looking to do nearly the exact same thing except I also want to run it on a virtualization platform to have other VMs running (like win7, osx, plex) using server grade hardware for lasting performance. so far i've got this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w9hDhM but I don't think I've got the right motherboard. I've been trying to get help because I'm not sure what kind of connections I need to go from the norco to the motherboard/cards.

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Looking to build this with all new parts except for the power supply: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jsoltani/saved/g3Mypg I'd like to use it for unraid + plex at the minimum but would really like to have it all running on some kind of hypervisor like esxi to also be able to have a windows 7 or server running and whatever other vms (osx maybe?) I'd like to also use ipmi... I don't know if this motherboard supports it? Is this the right hardware for what I'm looking to do? I'm a newbie for all intensive purposes and know nothing when it comes to linux/dos commands really. So I planned to try to youtube learn it all from example... For file storage I planned on going big with 6tb drives starting with 1 6tb parity, 1 6tb storage, 1 ssd to house the vms, 1 ssd for cache. I'd like to eventually fill up to max unraid can support (22 drives x 6 tb = 132 tb? 126 usable?) Could really use feedback here.

Hi All, So I'm doing some initial dabbling on a plan to build a new unraid NAS server. Here's the breakdown I have so far and could use opinions/thoughts What is your budget? Even if you don't have a strict budget set out, at least give us an idea if you are pinching pennies or splurging on your build. I'm looking for best bang for the buck. Planning on spending around whatever I need to achieve my goal but prefer not to spend much more. How many drives do you want your server to be able to support and how much capacity do you need? 12tb to start but I would like the convenience of adding an extra hard drive as needed when I fill up. I currently have about 7tb data + 1 parity drive. Is expandability important to you? If so, what's your long term goal? The idea is that I will bring over my existing drives, slowly add addition 4tb+ drives as needed, then replace my older drives with 4tb+ when I fill up. Are you interested in running any unRAID Add Ons (see here)? If so, which ones? Be specific. I would like to have a VRM like esxi(hyperv?) so that I can run unraid as well as the plex movie server software with transcoding capability for 1-3 people for 1080p or atleast transcoding capability for 1 at 4k resolution. An additional but not necessary bonus would be to also run a VM of windows server for giggles and other stuff (automated processing stuff, maybe an automated de-dupe files process for the file server, an automated unzipper(rar) process would be great too. I do not know if unraid's built in apps can do any of these. I would also like to be able to access the NAS remotely. (I think unraid has an app for that) Also going to use sickbeard too- wonder if there's a way to automate that? Lastly, a monitoring app that will send me emails or texts if there's a hard disk failure. Do you want to run green/low power drives or faster 7200 rpm drives? If you don't have a specific need for 7200 rpm drives, then choose green drives. This will primarily be an HTPC Movie Server so I would like whatever works best for that (5400 or 7200) and the most cost effective price for 4tb atleast. Currently I am thinking http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-Internal-0S03664/dp/B00HHAJRU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1412009456&sr=1-1&keywords=H3IKNAS40003272SN Do you have any spare parts laying around that you would like to apply towards your build? This includes drives. As stated above, I have 3 2tb drives and 1 3tb drive currently. If you already have parts in mind, please oh pretty please post links to them so that we don't have to look them up. http://www.pinterest.com/jalalsoltani/unraid-nas-%2B-htpc-plex-movie-server-wishlist/ I know the power supply is multi rail but I already own it from a previous computer. It's got 4 12v 32A Rails but put out max 732w so I figure 2Ax12Vx24Drives = 576w for startup requirements + the overhead on the remaining stuff. I'd like to know if 1. My thoughts are all accurate so far 2. What is the best remaining hardware for my goals stated above? How would you do this? 3. Any other thoughts?

What does everyone think about this case? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219038 It looks like the perfect and cheap rackmount solution? Please let me know your thoughts...