Unraid backup cache to array Mar 23, 2010 · Since a cache drive is outside of the parity-protected array, it can be used for alternate software and unRAID add-ons that need to read and write data often. Currently it bothers me that all 3 of the array Every morning at around 2:00 a. As I want to transfer file quickly, so pool are 1st place to store file then periodic sync to array. Set Mover to move files once a day (overnight). I also have my torrent folders on cache only, and my hard drives are spun down most of the time. If you also want to move domains to cache you will have to set it to cache-prefer before moving. This caused Unraid to create a new docker. For example, I download to my cache only and set *arrs to move to the array. Feb 24, 2021 · If one chooses prefer cache then that share is never backed up by native unraid unless you choose to have another SSD as a pool backup. Run mover. It’s basically my backup system. For example if I would work on video editing over 10gig ethernet on unRAID server I want to read and write into cache pool. Then use the mover to move it to the new pool. Since unRAID tends to be used to small media files which are large and relatively limited in number, for random access that is more than enough, and when creating/updating parity you are doing a serial sweep of the disk After playing around for a few weeks on a test server i'm going to be installing UnRaid this weekend on my real home server. Then run mover. I backup nightly so can afford to lose media if it dies on me. Feb 25, 2025 · Anyway, I stopped the array again my plan being to grab the cache disk, copy the files off, put it back, let unraid format the drive, however if I try to remove the device from the cache and restart the array I get the too many missing or wrong drives message. Other than that, there is no "pulling" data "that's not in the cache yet". (I have 10 drives) I'm trying to find the most efficient way to only move files that I want to specifically protect off the cache without moving everything off the cache. Get the ca backup tool from the app area and back it up to a folder on your array. Set appdata, domains, system shares to cache:prefer so these can be moved to cache. For historical reasons the default name for the first pool is ‘cache’. Dec 15, 2021 · It has no redundancy since it is a single disk pool formatted XFS, but I backup appdata and libvirt to the array with CA Backup plugin. But I thought the cache files needed to be moved to the server to not risk losing it. Invoke the mover to move everything to the array. I guess it depends on your use case to determine how much you need. bin ich über Appdata Backup/Restore gestolpert und wollte meine appdata über remote-SM Jul 15, 2021 · In order to see the individual drives, you need to map /mnt mapped to /UNRAID instead of the default /mnt/user NOTE: if you're directly moving from the cache drive to the array, always move from /mnt/cache to /mnt/diskX. But some time ago founded that the last files backups not fully moved from cache some dirs anf files not moved. "Mover tuner" gives you extra options over the unraid 'mover' tool. Ich sichere nun täglich in der Nacht mein Cache Laufwerk auf mein Array. Mar 17, 2025 · Keep the second SATA SSD as a cold backup (not in use, or for extra storage). It's a plugin that will backup your appdata, which is the only thing that should be always on your cache array in most cases. It may or may not be used for ‘cache’ functionality. Aug 22, 2023 · This is where all appdata files are stored, the unraid default is /mnt/user/appdata/, but it can also be appdata files located at /mnt/cache/appdata/ if you are using a cache drive for appdata. Start the array. I see appdata is on the cache pool I currently run 1 - 2TB NVME drive (Inland premium with 3500 TBW). Feb 26, 2020 · I have just installed a 1TB ssd cache drive. Is There is Good idea I do have a 3rd cache pool SSD that is ONLY used for my media folder for caching, its set up in "yes" cache mode, so it keeps the last 30 days of files stored to my media folders unless the drive reaches 90% full, then invokes moving the data to the array. Damit werden alle Dateien auf das Array verschoben. The latter will move files from the array to the cache if there's room for them. Create new cache pool with new drive. Based on what I've read online, it's possibly a file system issue and the disc needs reformating. I have updated the setting to not use the cache drive for storage. " Aug 14, 2019 · Unraid 6. so this feature would be the gamechanger in my usecase. Feb 17, 2023 · Hallo zusammen, bin echt begeistert, von den unraid Funktionen und baue nach und nach immer mehr Funktionen auf. my other local server runs a folder compare and updates any files onto its local storage which is mirrored on two drives. presently access speed is dropping redicouless over night as the file gets moved to the array. I stopped all docker, turned off docker in settings I stopped all VM, turned off VM in settings Went to the appdata share settings, set the primary storage to my cache pool and set secondary storage to None. This then goes back to how you handle shares, fodlers and data between teh disk array and pools: *Create Cache Pool (Cache - Assign both NVMe drives) Set Primary Storage: Cache, Secondary: Array. The cache disk feature of Unraid greatly increases the perceived performance of the system when writing data to a parity-protected array. however Mar 23, 2022 · I'd like to request a new 'Cache w/ Backup' option or similar where the files are kept on the specified cache pool, but the mover will create a backup of the files on the array where specified. Apr 10, 2023 · Appdata. The safest way would be to set the shares you want to move to a new cache drive to “yes” but leave the cache pool location alone. I would like to have option to write and load data from cache but also have them in array in case of backup is needed. applications would still look under /mnt/user, so as far as they're concerned, there's only one copy of the file, but the array will not spin up. On the Only setting you will not have any space and won't be able to write. This would be enough safety for me to run single cache disk instead of 2 disk pool. Would it be a good idea to backup the appdata folder and docker image to the array in case my cache drive fails? I would hate to lose all the work put into the server. No speed benefit as far as I can tell as its Aug 22, 2024 · I have my appdata share on the array and I want to move it to the cache pool instead. For the other things that live on the cache, there's a plugin for that. May 3, 2012 · I would like to back up the contents of this directory to a location on my protected array, say once a week, so if the cache drive ever fails I won't have to recreate everything. in my usecase files are much more often read than written. Not necessarily to prolong the life of the array drives - but mainly to reduce power consumption. Since the cache drive is set to read-only, I'm unable to set the contents of the shares on the cache drive to the Array and invoke the mover. Dec 25, 2019 · At the moment im using CA Backup to backup the appdatafolder from my cache SSD to the array in case of failure of the cachedisk. Dec 10, 2017 · Took the 30 day plunge and am now a happy owner of UnRaid. Allow unraid to create the docker image file as it was, on the cache drive root. Backup Support Thread This is the support thread for appdata. I only have one Disk in the array, one cache drive and no parity. I've thought about looking into making a user script but I'm not the best at script writing. Jan 5, 2023 · got unraid since 2 weeks comming from synology DSes. Invoked Mover. I use my unRAID system to mostly store backups, which can get large for some of my drives. Though if you are running Windows VMs where backup/recovery will be more resource/time-consuming maybe Raid is for you. It allows you to make schedules, and stuff. maybe becose symbolic links. In the event of cache pool failure that holds the system shares, how is recovery done? Mar 23, 2015 · I don't personally feel the need for "time machine"-like history for the cache backup, but I will definitely use that idea elsewhere in other backup scripts. Aug 21, 2018 · I would like to see a "back-up" option added to the "use cache disk" option in the Share form. Assign new cache device to slot, start array, format new cache drive, set appdata share back to cache prefer, run mover. rsnapshot du says that all backup folders are 914MB, i run df -k before and after the backup free disk space also decreases 914MB after backup. Jun 11, 2019 · In my case i still had a grafana/influxdb container accessing files in /mnt/disk*/appdata because i forgot to re-set "cache: prefer" for that, so I had to take a further action of stopping that container, running move again until it was complete and starting container back up. Your mover will run (usually at night) and move your data off the cache pool onto the array. If you want files to initially be written to the cache and later moved to the array then you ned to use the Yes setting and not the Prefer setting. The behaviour would be to leave the data on the cache (like the "only" option) except the mover script would copy the data to the array when it runs. And I've ran the Mover three times. With the CA Appdata Backup/Restore v2 plug Also, if the nextcloud data dir is kept on cache with priority set to either (also looking for optimal option here) “yes” or “prefer”, along with the appdata backup plugin only backing up the configuration files (and hopefully the database too?) then we would rather need to setup a backup for the nextcloud data dir which ideally has to Mar 23, 2021 · Cache-only or cache-prefer are both good choices. That's why you should choose "Prefer" which means "Create on cache if possible, if not, move to cache (later)" or "Only" which means "Create on cache". However most people will run a script that backs the cache only folders to the array. I use the latter. Not worth it if all you’re doing is storing media which can be easily downloaded again. DIe Antwort hattest du dir ja schon selbst gegeben. backup2). Aug 7, 2022 · When I booted from the restored (fresh) USB it correctly assigned my array, but I didn't notice until after starting the array that the cache pools were missing. Appdata has its own backup application in the app store, it works well with some attention and tuning on first deployment. So, in short, does the cache just send files from one side to the other (cache / array)? Jul 17, 2024 · Write all the new data to cache. Edited August 23, 2022 by dopeytree Dec 4, 2014 · If you restore a backup of flash that was taken with the array started, and then try to boot from that restored flash, unRAID will see that the array was not stopped and begin a correcting parity check due to an unclean shutdown. Apr 30, 2020 · Hi, I wish to use cache drive for cache, docker and vm. 1x1tb SSD usenet cache pool - shares set to Only 1x3tb HDD seeding cache pool - shares set to Only Basically, if you aren't going to put it in your array, either make a cache pool for something else, leave it as unassigned, or just remove the drive and retire it. Mar 5, 2015 · Here is the method I use to backup my cache drive once a week to an unraid share. Stop the array. Jun 24, 2019 · 2. The great thing is you can reduce or expand you library of items on your Cache by simply adding/removing them and keep a perfect copy on the array protected. Somehow back it up to the Array and move it to the second machine when full so it will read older files from the SSD machine, but not the HDD array. -single zfs formatted drives in the unraid array works just like xfs drives, parity work as normal etc, but you can use snapshots, compression, ram-cache (arc-cache), zfs-send (basically copy an entire disk or share/dataset to another zfs drive, even on another server), scrub to check for errors etc. Jul 5, 2024 · I have set the primary storage as Cache and the secondary as Array and the Mover action "Array -> Cache" so if Mover starts it always will move files to the Cache pool. the ca appdata backup runs on my unraid server and stores it on the array. Turn on help on the share settings page for an explanation of what the cache settings mean. My plan is to follow the steps outlined in this post. Question: BTW, can I delete "/mnt/disk1/system Dec 20, 2022 · Used with cache yes pool in Unraid and all worked well. Long story short, my 250GB SDD is now 99% full of files that should be on my array. My question: Oct 22, 2024 · Hello Unraid Forum, my Unraid server runs as media and gaming machine. What is the best way to go about doing this? For main storage shares you can use cache > array so that files are created on cache and moved to array later. For that I have the CA Appdata Backup/Restore v2, Unassigned Devices and User Scripts plugin installed. Now, you have a choice to make. Jan 10, 2014 · thanks for sharing, dirtysanchez! and take a shower!!! EDIT: One thing to take into consideration - if you're backing up your sabnzbd directory, and your partial and completed download directories are in there, make sure you exclude them. It would be great if this ran every night as part of the cache copy task. Dec 4, 2014 · First: I am confused as to why you've specified -a (archive mode) and also -r (recursive) and -t (preserve modification times) when archive mode already includes -r and -t, -a is exactly the same as individually to specifying the following options -rlptgoD (recursive, copy symlinks as symlinks, preserve permissions, preserve mod time, preserve group, preserve owner, preserve device files, and Dec 16, 2016 · I then began file transfer to this drive and realized I had not changed it to NOT store on the cache. Delete old cache pool. mover copies to the array instead of moving it. I’m currently running my UnRAID server using a 2x4TB SSD’s cache pool (no array or parity disks). From windows i also get the same results. You can map a share to the cache, then when you write to the share it will write it to the cache pool. Nov 18, 2024 · I have a simple setup with a six drive array and one 500 GB cache drive. My other issue I ran into was copying a bunch of files, the cache filled, and it wouldn't overflow to writing to the array. To get Unraid to move the files over from the array, edit the share and set mover action to move from array to cache. My array is safe now, and the bad drive has been replaced, however now when I try to use mover to move data over it says that the cache is full and it can't move files. Also, CA Backup, takes a snapshot of all my unraid specific items that use the cache drive. For yes, writes go to cache first and the mover transfers them to the array later; for no, writes go directly to the array; for prefer, writes go to cache and stay there as long as there is enough space, mover will move data from array to cache if needed; for always Nov 24, 2021 · This action caused those drives to get written to cache not the drive out right so now I have a 1TB cache drive full and mover won't move content over. Hope you find it useful! How to add a cache drive, replace a cach Mar 13, 2024 · Zunächst einmal, ich habe folgende Konfiguration. I have a 500GB cache, so I've just enabled cache for nearly all the shares, and have the mover tuber setup too. My appdata I think is only on the cache so it's faster for docker containers. I can't get these files moved over to the array. I have another unRaid system with a 512gb cache. 1) added this to my go file: Nov 17, 2020 · Since your appdata and system (and domains) shares have files on the array, and mover can't move open files, you will have to go to Settings and disable Docker and VM Manager service to get those moved. As documented, new files get's written to the fast cache and move on schedule to the array. Be it with the mover or some other way, but I dont want the HDD's to spin up all the time and I want to make sure that I have the files backed up to the array Jan 4, 2025 · I have a server set up with a single cache drive. This should be configurable in the GUI, and possibly stop all dockers first and then restart them afterward so open files are not missed. Of course it would mean dedicating space to that backup of your cache, but once the files are moved off your cache, you'd reclaim that space from your cache's backup. For me, I use array as backup tier, but it also share for some user because array has better user access control. Jetzt kommt das Thema Backup 1. 9 comes the ability to define multiple cache pools, which eliminates the need for moving your Docker data to an unassigned device. CA-Backup I think. ) auf 2x 2TB Nvme im Raid1 packen. My "cache" pool is 2x500G SSD btrfs raid1. Really this should be built into unraid. The idea would be for an automated backup of the system / appdata shares within UnRaid itself without the need for any plugins but have it occur just Jun 19, 2018 · disable docker and vm services, set all shares to cache:yes, and run mover. Jan 5, 2016 · About 3 months now! I think the way that unRAID is used means that the 20GB cache built in to overcome the potential performance limits of the shingled technology works well. Copy only new or changed files. Once again, the share settings dictate which disk gets used. i indeed thought also the cache function of unraid does include read cache. Change share settings to move to the cache from array. The unraid share is then backup to to crashplan daily. I know there is a plugin for backup Appdata folder but I have custom folder on Cache pool because I need performance but I also need protection so I want to make backup to array. Egal ob neu oder alt: Dann in den Settings Docker und VM auf "No" stellen und zum Schluss den Mover ausführen. Jul 24, 2023 · The ‘appdata’, ‘system’, and ‘domains’ shares are set so they would use a pool called’ cache’ if you had one, but since you do not they will stay where they are on the array. i found this really helped a ton, because the loading times for buffering drastically got Feb 2, 2023 · Hi, also von SSDs im Array würde ich die Finger lassen. Is there a similar functionallity in unraid like PrimoCache does (a smart cache)? The difference between Prefer and Only is when the cache is full. img on my arraid. Momentan habe ich alle Daten vom Cache einmal auf manuell auf das Array gesi Cache/Pool issues Mover is not moving files The commonest cause for this is simply new users misunderstanding the Use Cache setting for a share and getting the Yes and Prefer settings back-to-front. I thought they will stay in memory until moved. Apr 26, 2024 · I have a Share setup where the Primary storage is set to Cache and the Secondary storage is set to Array. Set the shares that are on the cache to transfer to the array in the share settings. NZBs that need post-processing download to my fast pool and post-process to cache so reading from one and writing to the other, then cache gets moved to the array. Sep 26, 2022 · After an issue with my unRAID NextCloudPi (NCP) docker app which caused an unfortunate loss of data, I would like to start “fresh” and setup NCP to backup my data using an automated schedule. Each time I attempt to save Primary storage to Array and Secondary storage as None, the change is reverted after saving. Using Yes will write to the cache, then Mover will move it to the array. Please consider adding One or Two Cache Options, Cache: Prefer and Cache: Only with Backup [one way sync: Cache to Array] When Mover invokes it will create a 1:1 copy of Cached Share on the arra Jan 8, 2023 · Your appdata, domains, system shares all have files on the array. My scenario is this: My (3) Cache Pools and details: I have (4) Cache Pools: #1 - General Cache pool This is only for copying and moving files, no /appdata or docker data is stored here. I am aware of Appdata Backup/Restore v2 which is a great plugin, but it only can back-up (1) cache pool. Jan 6, 2023 · Hello, I would like to request a feature that probably was requested before just in different wording. Set your mover (moves files from cache to array) as often as you feel comfortable with. vom Cache mit Containern (ca 100GB) 2. On Prefer it'll start writing to the array until space is available on the cache, then Mover will move the files back to the array. Apr 21, 2022 · Currently i have setup unraid share with an cache as primary storage, hdds/array as secondary with high-water and mover action "Cache -> Array". That mean first backups goes to cache disk and when mover run it move from cache to Array Disks of Unraid. The mover will move it to the array. after some time or free space threshold, files that were previously copied get deleted from the cache. Here's the breakdown of what it means old vs new method. I have it back up to my array and then have that share sync with an off-site backup using rclone. It only uses about 70 GBs of space. Dec 4, 2014 · After seeing this topic i try to backup my cache drive with rsnapshot. But if the drives in the cache pool fail you will lose your seemingly most important data! (Would unraid even be able to boot if the cache drives failed?) So I see daily backup tools are used to store this data on the array with parity protection. OP can use the appdata backup plugin to make up for the single point of failure, or use add his second nvme to the cache pool to mirror his first cache disk (the latter approach would give him that 'protected' status). the "unraid mover" is the process that moves data from cache drives to data arrayor whatever you have your cache settings tothe mover does that work. Will I break something if I set up an rsync script to sync the cache drive to the array (/mnt/user/) ? CA Auto Backup. Initially I didn't have cache drive enabled, so the vm and docker ended up on the array. The cache drive has about six dockers on it and that is about all I use it for. Ideally, these shares would all be on fast pool (cache) so Docker/VM performance isn't impacted by slower array, and so array disks can spin down since these files are always open. As "Only" can fail if the Cache is full, I suggest "Prefer". It’s all done invisibly. Only for moving files Yes, you should definitely configure your appdata share to use cache only. 3. Dec 6, 2022 · I shut the docker and VM's off, I set appdata and system data and domains from cache prefer in the shares tab to cache yes and proceeded to run the mover to get the data moved back to the array. Ideally stop all dockers and VMs. Examples include running a full Slackware distro with unRAID from the HDD, the ability to multi-boot into a full Windows OS from the HDD, and the ability to use as a swap drive/partition Jul 15, 2020 · Hey, I'm not sure if this isn't more feature request. I have all of my data that I don’t want to lose on the offsite backup that has a backup running every day at 5am. It doesn't 100% solve mine, but I'm not trying to keep files on the Cache for any extended time so I move them automatically. The former will never move files between array and cache. If you’ve already followed this guide and your Docker data is on an unassigned device, there’s no need to change things back. Feb 24, 2012 · As for the cache drive, if you use /mnt/user/backup and the share is properly set to use the cache then the new data will go to the cache. Depends on the purpose. Mar 3, 2019 · Both shares are now set to use cache Yes, but the mover doesn't move the files from cache drive to main drive, thus leaving the file off the parity unprotected, and almost impossible for me to find it out unless I look for it manually (and expect it) Here is short summary: My system has one cache ssd, one 4tb parity drive and one main 4tb drive. Unraid alt: Stell bei den Shares alle prefer und only Caches auf Yes bzw No. But, using mover (set the share to be useCache: yes) is easier Jan 28, 2017 · Hi guys this week i have made a tutorial about how to add a cache drive to your server. The idea of excluding all the Plex metadata is brilliant IMHO, as anyone who runs this script knows 95% of the time to run the backup is all the Plex metadata, which can easily be Nov 11, 2014 · Feature request: backup the cache drive with all your important docker config and db's to a specified folder on the array. backup (formerly known as ca. If I have my user share set up to use cache, and the backup program starts out using the cache drive when it first begins the backup, what happens if the file ends up being too big to fit on the cache drive? Aug 29, 2024 · Ich bin auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Weg, wie ich möglichst viel auf der schnellen Cache-SSD an Daten lassen kann, ab und an aber dennoch ein Backup des Caches (ohne Appdata & Co) auf das Array geschoben wird. Stop array, unassign cache device, shut down, physically swap cache drive, power back up. Jul 7, 2020 · I also would like to create daily backup of the shares on cache disk (appdata, domains, isos, system) and store the backup on array. If you do the same and run the Mover it should fix your problem, if there's enough room on your cache. May 23, 2019 · First I thought that mover /using cache Yes or manual invoking/ will compare files on cache and array and then will copy newer files from cache to slow array but its not. I recommend setting both these paths (also default for the plugin) if you don’t have any custom path for appdata, if you have add these to the list of Jun 20, 2015 · of course, copying from an iMac attached USB2 drive to the unRAID array via the OS X Finder is sub-optimal, but since i don't have physical access to the system over the weekend, i can't plug the external drive into one of the unRAID's USB ports and try to use the Attached Devices plugin and Midnight Commander (as i am planning to) to rule out Apr 3, 2020 · I have noticed my cache drive has stopped working for one share only which is set to 'yes' There are two issues: Some files were stuck in the cache drive regardless of the amount of 'move requests' All new files go to the array and bypass the cache drive I played around with enabling and disabling the cache setting on the share but no luck Feb 6, 2024 · kurz, Nein, entweder sind die Daten auf dem cache ODER im Array was su beschreibst ist ein Backup, dann stell die Daten auf primary cache, secondary none, erstelle ein Backup in dem von dir gewünschten Zyklus, so wie es dir wichtig ist um im Falle das den Verlust zu verkraften, täglich, wöchentlich, My cache drive fills up if I’m copying lots of files to my server. Do NOT use /mnt/user as the destination. What other alternatives are there to this? Thanks Dec 6, 2019 · The cache works the same as the UD (as a disk outside the array). vom array (ca 3 TB) Für 1. I'm attempting to drop the Cache storage completely and use Array as the primary and only backing storage. Feb 15, 2020 · Data is written to cache for cache-yes and cache-prefer shares. The 512 is plenty for it. The goal is to have the most storage/redundancy/gaming performance as possible. I've got backup question though. Dec 4, 2023 · the term cache is often used in two different contexts with Unraid. It is particularly useful for users who write data to the array on a regular basis, and can also be used as a scratch disc for certain applications. I have a main server running ZFS on unraid and a backup server running a vanilla unraid array. Not to mention you do risk any files on cache before mover runs. The cache drive is 5 years old now and I'm starting to get nervous it might fail. I have a 256GB Samsung 850 Pro SATA SSD drive just for the the mover to exclusively use as a cache drive for the array, separately i have 500GB Western Digital 2TB NVME drive I'm planning to use for my dockers and VMs. Ich würde derzeit, falls Daten nicht kritisch und ein gutes Backup Konzept vorhanden ist, die 2x4TB in Raid0 und Anwendungsdaten (vm, appdata etc. Apr 19, 2024 · That depends on what capacity you need and how you define pool / array is main / backup. m. I believe the default is once a week. Apr 23, 2020 · I want to backup my complete Unraid server to an unassigned external HDD with rsync. -I have an SSD cache drive where appdata, system, domains as well as some other stuff lives on "prefer" setting -I've got the CA appdata backup happening. I then pointed my appdata, system and domains shares to my new NVME cache drive pool and set them to cache prefer and proceeded to run the mover. Worth it if there’s data that you can’t lose. Dec 19, 2020 · Stell bei den Shares überall den Secondary auf "Array" und die Mover-Action auf "Cache to Array". May 2, 2021 · file gets written to cache. Snapshot are OK. There's a "Backup/Restore Appdata" utility you can install which will do just that. I've tried multiple backups, both from (the outdated) backup&restore plugin, and from My Unraid. Current setup: 4TB Parity with Array devices: 2x 2TB and 1x 4TB + zfs cache pool with: 3x m2 ssd. This plugin primary takes care of your appdata backup! It allows you to configure backup settings for each of your docker containers. Mar 19, 2024 · What is the best way to periodically backup folder from cache to array. But i m not sure it is incremental or not. Normal usage, 1tb is ok for how I use it. The ‘backup’ share is set to only be on the pool, but it also has files on disk1. Cache-yes shares are moved from cache to array when mover runs, and cache-prefer shares are moved array to cache when mover runs. After it’s finished, set back to cache “preferred” but change your cache pool locations to the new pool. I want other files to be on the cachedisk only, like "my documents" of all of our PC's and our nextcloud folders for quick acces and so there is no need for the array to spin up. For snapshot and files backup from Windows machines. . 9 Update With the release of unraid 6. The data will still appear in /mn/user/cache and Crashplan won't know the difference. If the data is already on the array, it won't ever go to cache unless it is With the addition of multiple cache pools how is everyone running backups to the array for these? I've been using the Appdata Backup/Restorev2 plugin for years but it doesn't have an option for backing up other file locations. I wish I had a 2tb cache at times. Nov 4, 2014 · My cache drive holds my docker image, as well as my /appdata folder which houses the configs and db's for many things on my server. Aug 12, 2023 · Much better to use a backup utility inside the VM to backup to a location on the array, just like you would a standard hardware based PC. Flash and VM meta backup is integrated as well! If you Backup makes backups of your data/bootdisk, on a schedule. 120gb ssds are super cheap, get a second and it will mirror the first in real-time and the you can backup periodically to the array if you choose. You can (optionally) have a pool called ‘cache’. Neither seem to have cache Mar 28, 2023 · If running with a single ssd in cache pool, you can setup CA backup plugin to maintain a daily backup of cache on the array OK, I have finally added a cache disk, formatted it, stopped docker service and set the appdata share to Only:Cache - I have invoked mover, but it finishes instantly and doesnt seem to be moving. Nov 6, 2022 · While Raid 1 will give you redundancy for your cache, do you really want/need it? AppData backup for your Dockers is most likely going to be enough. Jul 23, 2017 · "Yes" means "Create on cache, move to Array (later)". I stopped them all, make sure those share folders were set as cache drive "preferred" and clicked "move". You can set each share to cache: yes, no, always, prefer. I did tinker with VMs at one time, but don't use them. I usually keep my array drives spun down. Then at 4:30 a. Is there a way to automatically copy everything on the cache drive to the array like once a day? Check out the Community Applications backup plugin. Here's what I'm thinking (untested, so don't copy this verbatim): #!/bin/bash renice 19 $$ ionice -c 3 -p $$ logger "Starting rsync of cache drive. It would have to wait for the cache to empty before resuming transfer. Correct, but it's because parity protects the array, and cache drives are not part of the array. The cache is the size of what ever drives you assign to the cache pool. With this setup I see the same info as you because the files are not protected by the redundancy of the array if the cache pool only consists of 1 drive. However, if you’re reading this guide for the first time, and you’re using unraid 6. Writing to the array is slow as drives have to spin up and parity has to be calculated etc. 1 NVME Cache Laufwerk, 1 NVME auf der mein Docker Image (Directory) liegt sowie ein paar VM Images und dann noch mein Array bestehend aus einer Parity und 5 HDD's 1. I use UrBackup, it's been a lifesaver. It also shows how to upgrade or replace an existing cache drive without loosing data Also you will see how to create a raided btrfs cache pool. I have all cold data on array of 2x4TB + 1x4TB parity, BRTFS Cache is pool of 2x 1TB Samsung 860 SSD in RAID0 /on purpose/ Running 4x VMs with passthru NICs. gebyj ptjrx epkzfb apgfk enolq etatyxn tfyyk iqkfkom qkvreb zdjvud ykoev mrdsu fwuntd jxosu tnca