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This looks like a pretty exciting option for a 15 drive configuration. https://45homelab.com/ I have two Q30s (and have posted on those before), but this looks like a really great option. I've been unabashed in my apprecaition for these cases, and while this still isn't the cheapest option, they sure are great cases for cooling and working in. Kevin

I've seen this with several updates. In each case if I give it enough time it goes away, so my presumption is that it actually is doing some sort of database migration. With this most recent update it took long enough to make me nervous, but after a bit over an hour it disappeared and Plex started running normally. Does anyone know what is really going on? It doesn't seem like there would be very frequent database migrations, but I don't really know. Kevin

This is my first foray into using a VM on unRAID and I'm following SpaceInvader One's video to do the installation of High Sierra. However, when I get to the point of connecting with VNC, I get Failed to connect to server I'm sorry to be dense, but I'm not sure how to fix this. Any help appreciated. Thank you. Kevin

That has fixed it. Thank you! Kevin

After updating the plugin, I am seeing a new error from FCP: Invalid Certificate 2 Your customized certificate 'certificate_bundle.pem' should be renamed to 'Tower_unraid_bundle.pem'. The certificate_bundle.pem certificate is reserved for myunraid.net certificates. More Information However when I go to /boot/config/ssl/certs/ the only file there is already named 'Tower_unraid_bundle.pem' Is there another location for which I should seek 'certificate_bundle.pem' Thank you. Kevin

Also done! Great product.

I recently finished a new hardware build and would like to clone my older system to the new one, duplicating everything: plugins/applications, dockers, everything. What's the best way to go about this? I can easily enough rsync the data from one set of data drives to the other set, but is there a good way to duplicate the other sofware components and cache pool? Thanks for any advice. Kevin

I'm sorry to hear you're continuing to have problems. I can tell you that since making these adjustments, I've had no trouble with the 9205-16i I have in my main server, which is on 24/7. Kevin

Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor for genuine LSA 9305-24i cards for a new build I'm putting together? I've been reading about counterfeit cards and obviously want to avoid that. The authorized vendors list on the Broadcom site was surprisingly unhelpful. Also, I'm reading the 9305-24i is EOL. Any good alternatives? Thank you for any help you can offer. Kevin

itimpi Thank you for considering it. I appreciate you being willing to look into it and understand it may not be possible. Kevin

I have a question/feature request I'd like to ask/propose My backup server is in a case with less than ideal cooling. I love that parity check tuning will pause the parity check when the drives heat up, however, even if there is no other activity on the server, the drives never seem to spin down and cool off, so the parity check never restarts. Is there a way to get the drives to spin down during a parity check when they hit the temperature threshold? If not, is it practicable for this to be added in a future revision? Thank you. Kevin

Anyone know if this problem persists in the 6.10.x series? Kevin

No. If you follow the thread further down from that post you'll see that when I last checked prices the Q30 case alone is about $2,000 (though that includes a PSU when I checked, which the Rosewill does not), the Rosewill is about $250. (But yes, you can spend $8k or more on a Q30 that is fully built.) You are correct that the Rosewill case has a set of three 120mm fans in front of and behind the drives. This dual "fan wall" design is also used in the Q30. My experience running both cases is that drives are signifanctly cooler in the Q30. I think it is fair to compare features and performance of cases at different price points, particularly as this is "The Enclosure Thread," which doesn't suggest to me some cases and comparisons should be excluded. I guess you don't. You are, of course, free to hold that opinion. You do get a much better case with the Q30. The ease with which you can work in the case, the build quality, airflow, and rackmount rails you can get with it are all, IMO, much superior to the Rosewill. For a price difference of $1750 these days, you'd certainly expect so. Each person will have to decide individually if that is worth the money to him/her or not. (And at $2k it's a _lot_, no argument there.) Best wishes in your case choice. Kevin

Similar situation here. I have a Q30 as my main server and a Rosewill RSV-4500 configured for 15 HDDs as my backup. The Rosewill case is ok, but is a bit of a pain to work in, and makes me really appreciate the Q30. The airflow in the Rosewill is better than what I used to have with my 5-in-3 drive cages, but still not as good as in the Q30. The backup server still runs fine, but was my first build about 10 years ago, and fairly recently transplanted into the Rosewill case. It uses an older Supermicro board (C2SEA) with a quad-core Core processor but I'd like to have my backup server use ECC RAM like the main one does. I probably won't be able to answer your question about the GPU. I haven't moved into using VMs or GPU-based transcoding at this point. Good luck. Kevin

On a lark, I contacted them to see if they were selling enclosures only again, and they are. Cases are fully assembled, with steel chassis, modular drive cage, drive cabling, case fans, direct wired backplanes, sliding rails and a power supply. They take ATX motheboards (not eATX). They said they aren't designed to power or fit a GPU, but looking inside the Q30 I have now, it looks like there'd be plenty of space, but I guess you'd want to measure to be sure. They are not cheap (prices I was emailed today, 3/13/2022): AV15 (650W non-redundant PSU) - $1,683.80 (USD) Q30 (850W non-redundant PSU) - $2,151.13 (USD) S45 (1200W redundant PSU) - $2,922.29 (USD) XL60 (1200W redundant PSU) - $3,353.88 (USD) Hope this helps someone. Kevin