My Truenas server seems to have found the hottests objects known to man, my HDDs ;)

[nemesis1782]

Just wanted to share this as I found it "funny". So my TrueNAS server is outputting so much heat the sun is getting jealous apparently:

I'm not looking forward to my energy bill ;) I'll create a bug for this and the myriad of other UI related weirdness I've seen the last few days.

FYI no question here, just made me chuckle and wanted to share it, since it has to do with reliability. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! What other software can claim being proven to run at temperatures 150k(ish) times higher then the core of the sun?

 

[NugentS]

Bug,

Fixed - though you may have to reset the reporting

 

[nemesis1782]

Bug,

Fixed - though you may have to reset the reporting

Ow awesome, that saves me the trouble of reporting it. Thnx!

Just a random and possible ignorant question. But what's a HairyNAS?

Since I started asking random questions that derail the topic anyway. May I ask how you setup your backup from your TrueNAS to Synology. I have a similar, much less capable setup to yours. Just migrated from a Syn 2415+ to a TrueNAS SCALE setup.

Since you have it already setup I though I might save myself the hassle and ask. If it's to much to get into it's fine.

 

[NugentS]

Just a random and possible ignorant question. But what's a HairyNAS?

Since I started asking random questions that derail the topic anyway. May I ask how you setup your backup from your TrueNAS to Synology. I have a similar, much less capable setup to yours. Just migrated from a Syn 2415+ to a TrueNAS SCALE setup.

HairyNAS - the name was suggested in another thread - and it worked for me. Honestly I cannot remember why now. Its just a name (and possibly a description of all the fluff it will collect over time given where it is). Yes its a daft name - something to do with Harry Potter I think

I use Active Backup for Business to pull SMB / NFS Shares to the Synology. Its a file by file backup, rather than block level. But its multi-generational and just works. I can store backups over years.

I also use ActiveBackup to backup:
1. ESXi VM's (so backing up the iSCSI pool is probably a waste of time, but belt and braces and all that)
2. I also backup the Debian VM from inside the VM in case I screw up a file inside the VM. I am however hoping to ditch the VM soon and move permanently to a "Scale Jail" - but that will happen after Cobia

The replication from NewNAS to HairyNAS is standard TN Replication from the Data Protection menu. I keep snapshots on NewNAS for a week and longer on HairyNAS. I store replicated backups for (up to) 3 weeks atm (pool dependant - I don't see the point of keeping the iSCSI pool for very long) - but I hope to gradually expand that out to a couple of months, disk space depending (on 38% of backup space atm).

This way I get block replication, snapshots etc in case of major failure / encryption AND I have a file by file backup for SMB stuff, plus VM's etc on the Synology (which uses snapshots as well). Really important stuff goes off site.

Lastly I have an even older Synology (1512+), also that can run ActiveBackup, with 36TB Raw Storage (which I could double if I need the space) in it and am looking at ways of turning it on once a month, doing a backup and then turning off till next month. Should be doable - just have to find time to set it up (and figure where to put it). Alas it has no capability of 10Gb

 

[Davvo]

Amateur!

SOLVED - Reporting for Disk Temp doesn't update for HDDs (fixed in TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.4.2)

**EDIT** SOLVED IN TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.4.2 I've noticed something a touch odd where the GUI for reporting disk temps never seems to update the temps for my HDDs until I reboot the system; and only then it'll set a temp & never change it until the next reboot. My NVMe drives seems to report...

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As @NugentS said, was fixed in 22.12.4.1

TrueNAS SCALE Bluefin 22.12.4.1 is Now Available!

We are pleased to release TrueNAS SCALE 22.12.4.1! This is a small hotpatch designed to address a reported bug from the 22.12.4 release and update Samba to the v4.17.12 security update. Notable changes: Fix for HDD temperature reporting (NAS-124452) For more details about this release, see...

www.truenas.com

<jk>Tsk, these SCALE users... flaunting their supernova status like that! @winnielinnie </jk>

 

[nemesis1782]

HairyNAS - the name was suggested in another thread - and it worked for me. Honestly I cannot remember why now. Its just a name (and possibly a description of all the fluff it will collect over time given where it is). Yes its a daft name - something to do with Harry Potter I think

I use Active Backup for Business to pull SMB / NFS Shares to the Synology. Its a file by file backup, rather than block level. But its multi-generational and just works. I can store backups over years.

I also use ActiveBackup to backup:
1. ESXi VM's (so backing up the iSCSI pool is probably a waste of time, but belt and braces and all that)
2. I also backup the Debian VM from inside the VM in case I screw up a file inside the VM. I am however hoping to ditch the VM soon and move permanently to a "Scale Jail" - but that will happen after Cobia

The replication from NewNAS to HairyNAS is standard TN Replication from the Data Protection menu. I keep snapshots on NewNAS for a week and longer on HairyNAS. I store replicated backups for (up to) 3 weeks atm (pool dependant - I don't see the point of keeping the iSCSI pool for very long) - but I hope to gradually expand that out to a couple of months, disk space depending (on 38% of backup space atm).

This way I get block replication, snapshots etc in case of major failure / encryption AND I have a file by file backup for SMB stuff, plus VM's etc on the Synology (which uses snapshots as well). Really important stuff goes off site.

Lastly I have an even older Synology (1512+), also that can run ActiveBackup, with 36TB Raw Storage (which I could double if I need the space) in it and am looking at ways of turning it on once a month, doing a backup and then turning off till next month. Should be doable - just have to find time to set it up (and figure where to put it). Alas it has no capability of 10Gb

Cool thnx. That helps a bunch. The 2415+ also does not have a 10GB link option.

Even though I enjoyed Synology, for what I wanted the cost was\is way to high. The 2415+ is no longer trust worthy since I had to modify it to lock in the CPU scaling. I basically had to solder a 10 cent resistor to it...

Always fun how companies can create something that has defects from the factory which they're then allowed to ignore. This goes for Arm as well as Synology.

I have a 1512 (not plus) offsite which is going to run as a backup as well so, that's been answered for me as well then :)

 

[nemesis1782]

Amateur!

SOLVED - Reporting for Disk Temp doesn't update for HDDs (fixed in TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.4.2)

**EDIT** SOLVED IN TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.4.2 I've noticed something a touch odd where the GUI for reporting disk temps never seems to update the temps for my HDDs until I reboot the system; and only then it'll set a temp & never change it until the next reboot. My NVMe drives seems to report...

www.truenas.com

Hehe...

I have 22.12.4.2 running now. Rebooted the machine, not because of this. Doesn't really fix it. I'll probably have to reset something.