Qnap constant disk activity. I am having an issue with continuous disk activity.
Qnap constant disk activity At random periods all the disks become active and the NAS become unusable. Hard drives meant for NAS are designed to spin and be in use constantly. Jan 5, 2022 · Re: QTS Hero - Constant Disk Activity by Mylek » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:47 pm My solution has been to fail md9 / md13 off of the spinning disks. When the device is idle there seems to be continuous disk and network activity (2 flashing green lights and 1 flashing orange light) in the background 24/7. It's really not a problem unless the noise bothers you, but it IS expected behavior for a NAS unit in my experience. txt" to check what files or Jun 24, 2024 · HOWEVER, I was reviewing my reports from the QNAP Ulink "Drive Analyzer" app, and the latest one actually shows that one disk has a huge amount or reallocated sectors. I ran "sudo inotifywait -e access / --recursive --monitor > fileaccess. I tried to disable in the plex server all Sep 12, 2022 · Excessive Disk Activity by Wooly5 » Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:11 pm I recently purchased a QNAP TS-451D2 4 Bay device (2 Seagate Ironwolf 8tb drives). Apr 13, 2021 · Last week I got my QNAP TS-251D (4GB version) with two Seagate Iron Wolf 4TB (ST4000VN008) drives and did the RAID-1 setup based on your suggestions. My process list shows that my qnap is running hundreds of Python processes. I am the only one shown as logging in per a look at the logs (there are no other users and I am pretty Feb 6, 2022 · Re: Constant disk noise by diego_private » Mon Feb 07, 2022 3:28 am Yes I did put the screws, and I may also put it on a rubber pad, but I don't have it yet. 4 0387 4 X 3TB WD RED : 1 X 4TB HGST DESKSTAR R5 32GB LAN-10G1SR-D, FiberHal for May 17, 2018 · Anyway - is this normal, that there's constant disk activity noise even when no monitoring tool shows any disk activity? And a fairly constant 10%+ CPU utilization, all by 'kernel_processes'? Are there better troubleshooting tools I could be using to track down what is causing the CPU and disk utilization? Thanks! Toxic17 Ask me anything Posts Jun 19, 2024 · HOWEVER, I was reviewing my reports from the QNAP Ulink "Drive Analyzer" app, and the latest one actually shows that one disk has a huge amount or reallocated sectors. Re: Constant Disk Activity - Probably Explained by P3R » Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:38 am Don wrote: ↑ Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:15 am BMS? Background Media Scan. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Mar 16, 2020 · Re: Endless Disk Activity QTS 4. 3. Otherwise I have to downgrade Oct 2, 2025 · Before you proceed, ensure that you have enabled disk standby mode following the steps below. Jul 14, 2022 · Re: Linux station constant disk activity by JohnHarrel » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:01 pm Any updates? I'm getting same problem, I had to drop Linux station and switch to Virtualization Station, but without hardware acceleration Post Reply 2 posts • Page 1 of 1 Return to “Container Station” Jump to Jul 14, 2022 · Re: Linux station constant disk activity by JohnHarrel » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:01 pm Any updates? I'm getting same problem, I had to drop Linux station and switch to Virtualization Station, but without hardware acceleration Post Reply 2 posts • Page 1 of 1 Return to “Container Station” Jump to Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm After I upgraded my TS-453mini to the latest firmware 4. I did a clean re-install, erasing all my data from Ubuntu but the issue still persist. I am the only one shown as logging in per a look at the logs (there are no other users and I am pretty Dec 13, 2014 · Re: Constant Disk Activity, No Spin-Down by pwilson » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:44 pm semtex87 wrote: After enabling the Domain Controller feature it appears now that my TS-453 Pro does not want to ever spin the drives down or enter standby mode. It's also causing the machine to run hot (currently 112F, even in an air conditioned room). It boots up and immediately continues 100% disk active time. While standby mode reduces power consumption, frequent spin-ups and spin-downs cause more wear and tear compared to constant spinning. QNAP and most NAS devices have constant processes which work in the background to optimize things. Etc. Jul 21, 2018 · The WD 3TB Red NAS drives will not stop constant activity and will not sleep. That is pretty normal. There are no background tasks. Normal background 'chatter' is what I call it. All the HDD lights continuously flash green with the status light solid green and the LAN light flashing orange. 4. 4 0387 4 X 3TB WD RED : 1 X 4TB HGST DESKSTAR R5 32GB LAN-10G1SR-D, FiberHal for Hi. 4 0387 4 X 3TB WD RED : 1 X 4TB HGST DESKSTAR R5 32GB LAN-10G1SR-D, FiberHal for May 26, 2021 · TVS-H1288X. The firmware is up to date. Apr 7, 2017 · Most people describe the constant disk activity as a constant pattern of "clunks and thunks. Dec 11, 2022 · Constant disk activity on a Qnap NAS should be considered "normal". Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Oct 30, 2019 · Server Version#: v 1. 4 0387 4 X 3TB WD RED : 1 X 4TB HGST DESKSTAR R5 32GB LAN-10G1SR-D, FiberHal for Re: Constant disk activity by kherr4377 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:26 am Both my NAS's do that, along with all my other network devices. 6. I have some docker container installed (namely Portainer, homer, flame, Bitwarden,Nginx proxy manager, sonarr, Tautulli). Production : TVS-673 4. I am determined to get his fixed. 0895, It has had nonstop disk activity. But RAID F (RAID 5/6) algorithms are decently complex and sadly very bug prone either in their direct algorithms or the related ones for handling drive failure scenarios. I have tried to disable basically everything down to the bare metal and nothing helps. Jan 15, 2025 · Still, there is constant (and loud enough to hear in a silent room) disk activity non-stop for all the months I own it. One storage pool with 3 separate volumes, each with a shared folder. Can you post this so I can test. I had installed the Ulink DA "Drive Analyzer" app about a month ago, and it never made the disks act like this, but I uninstalled it anyway, which made no difference. Mine is whirring away right now. You'll need to determine which disks are your SSDs and then fail the other disks that are part md9 / md13. Even after disabling every service on the NAS besides DC and uninstalling every app. Apr 11, 2019 · TS-453mini Constant disk activity by nightrad » Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:17 pm After I upgraded my TS-453mini to the latest firmware 4. QNAP mention a link in your image that will check what prevents the machine going to sleep. I am the only one shown as logging in per a look at the logs (there are no other users and I am pretty Re: Constant disk activity by kherr4377 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:26 am Both my NAS's do that, along with all my other network devices. 3776 total, and 1712 in the last 24 hours. A 64GB USB stick would to the job as long as it is fast (Sandisc Extreme works for me). backup, web server, disk defrag etc. Have you checked on CPU utilization and the most active processes? RAID have never ever been a replacement for backups. HD light is constantly flashing for disk 1 & 2. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Oct 17, 2024 · Weirdly, today the constant activity has returned, after being completely unusable yesterday, however I can access the interface, but cannot do anything intensive such as Plex/PlexAmp streaming. Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Then all of a sudden there has been constant disk activity which is very loud as I use the NAS as a DAS connected with Thunderbolt 3 next to my iMac. The pattern is somewhat like "2 seconds of rattling, 2 seconds of silence". Mar 7, 2010 · Re: Constant Disk Access by klaushoeyer » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:33 am Same problem here. I am the only one shown as logging in per a look at the logs (there are no other users and I am pretty Hi. I'm getting very nervous that I have a virus. Re: Constant disk activity by kherr4377 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:26 am Both my NAS's do that, along with all my other network devices. Many users have tried, with little success, to understand and reduce/control the disk activity. gregmacc Starting out Posts: 13 Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:11 pm Jan 21, 2016 · Re: Constant disk activity by kherr4377 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:26 am Both my NAS's do that, along with all my other network devices. Nothing seems to work. The best you can do is to switch to SSDs in order to silence the NAS. Perfectly normal. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. Oct 18, 2024 · Weirdly, today the constant activity has returned, after being completely unusable yesterday, however I can access the interface, but cannot do anything intensive such as Plex/PlexAmp streaming. is switched off. I have closed down the Twonkey and SABNZB but the problem still exists. I am having an issue with continuous disk activity. Jul 3, 2020 · The disks are supposed to go into ‘standby mode’ after inactivity, but that never happens. Initially I chalked this up to HGST drives being known to be noisy, but I eventually determined that one drive is defective. Hi. " In my case the NAS actually "chatters" constantly. The better news is that while investigating a particularly noisy TS-451A I learned what, for some systems at least, is probably causing the reports of constant disk activity on the QNAP forum (and forums for other brands of NAS also). Previously the disks would remain silent when the Ubuntu was idle. After multiple support tickets I've come to the conclusion that QNAP does not design software with disk usage or silent operation in mind. That smells of impending disk failure, and could potentially explain the high read/write activity. Well, I'm stumped and thought I'd try here. Without backups on a different system (preferably placed at another site), you will eventually lose data! Re: QTS Hero - Constant Disk Activity by Mylek » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:47 pm My solution has been to fail md9 / md13 off of the spinning disks. HOWEVER, I was reviewing my reports from the QNAP Ulink "Drive Analyzer" app, and the latest one actually shows that one disk has a huge amount or reallocated sectors. This is NOT a problem with my TS-695 Pro II, only with my TS-870-Pro. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's The better news is that while investigating a particularly noisy TS-451A I learned what, for some systems at least, is probably causing the reports of constant disk activity on the QNAP forum (and forums for other brands of NAS also). 16. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by P3R » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:34 am tomasso wrote: What is going on? Most likely the media indexing, as discussed in the beginning of this thread. The NAS is primarily used as a Plex Server for my music and movies however even with the Plex server stopped the drives continue to crackle and crunch away like something is running i. Apr 14, 2012 · Excessive disk activity? Failing controller? Bad drives? DAC can only truly be caused by an oversight or a bug (or a hardware failure) in an array controller. RAID have never ever been a replacement for backups. Weirdly, today the constant activity has returned, after being completely unusable yesterday, however I can access the interface, but cannot do anything intensive such as Plex/PlexAmp streaming. Dec 6, 2018 · Disk activity (according to resource monitor) is showing negligible r/w access - I sit here listing to the disks churn away constantly and the reads / writes show a constant 0/sec, 0/sec with a few blips to 1, 2/sec. I have the SSD profiling tool turned off. . I've tried firmware updates. And my RAM runs between 75% and 80% full Dec 28, 2012 · Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. What helped a lot was disabling the APM of the disk: hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda Dec 30, 2012 · Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by P3R » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:34 am tomasso wrote: What is going on? Most likely the media indexing, as discussed in the beginning of this thread. So, bottom line is that there is some software on your QNAP which is constantly pinging the drives for something. I have a brand new TS-219p with 2 * Seagate Baracuda LP 2TB and the latest firmware update. 1 [SOLVED] by Mousetick » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:28 am graemev wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:26 am So , an obvious question; why on earth are they storing the lock files on the raid disk, the mt or even RAMdisk would surely be a much better place? Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. I observe a near constant disk activity due to Plex (stops when I stop the Plex app in QNAP control center). It has been constant for the last six monthes, I fear for the health my hard disks beside that the noise is disturbing when I stay close to the NAS. Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. 4 0387 4 X 3TB WD RED : 1 X 4TB HGST DESKSTAR R5 32GB LAN-10G1SR-D, FiberHal for Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Re: Constant Disk Activity - Probably Explained by P3R » Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:38 am Don wrote: ↑ Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:15 am BMS? Background Media Scan. Jun 19, 2024 · HOWEVER, I was reviewing my reports from the QNAP Ulink "Drive Analyzer" app, and the latest one actually shows that one disk has a huge amount or reallocated sectors. Disk activity every 4-5 seconds. Jan 9, 2025 · TS-421 Disk Constant Disk Activity by Baz8755 » Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:49 pm I have just noticed that the drives on my TS-421 are not spinning and and appear to be reading data every 10 seconds or so. Hard resets. 3 Player Version#: QNAP version TS-251+ firmware 4. This should work as long as you have at least one SSD to run the device but two would be ideal. Dec 14, 2020 · Looking at the Resource Monitor / Disk Activity, there seems to be constant writes 7/10sec, 2MB sec, and Latency 16ms, but reads are zero bytes. Apr 1, 2015 · Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by P3R » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:34 am tomasso wrote: What is going on? Most likely the media indexing, as discussed in the beginning of this thread. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Re: QTS Hero - Constant Disk Activity by Mylek » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:47 pm My solution has been to fail md9 / md13 off of the spinning disks. Raid 1 disk configuration. It doesn't matter if I have storage manager open or not. Select Enable disk standby mode: The status LED will turn off if there is no access within. I cannot get it to stop. Without backups on a different system (preferably placed at another site), you will eventually lose data! Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. I need a little guidance on working out where the disk I/O is coming from. Unknown constant disk activity on TS-869 Pro by maduro » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:15 pm Nov 29, 2023 · I have done that with my silent QNAP and it works flawlessly with the NAS full of HDD being located just 1. 1070 Greetings. So at that point I thought I had found the culprit for the constant disk activity, maybe the RAID controller was working in the background trying to fix that problem. After some updates (Idk what version started this issue), there is now constant disk activity from the NAS while Ubuntu 22. Check what's processes are running in the resource monitor and you might figure out what's Re: Constant Disk Activity - Probably Explained by OneCD » Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:11 am ChuckDavis666 wrote: @OneCD - Did you notice any change in background disk activity when you switched to Debian? Couldn't say - those WD Reds are fantastically quiet. Don't know the technical name/process . e. Mar 15, 2022 · Re: QTS Hero - Constant Disk Activity by Mylek » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:47 pm My solution has been to fail md9 / md13 off of the spinning disks. 04 is running. This is one of the frustrating elements it's not reflecting in disk activity at all! Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by LarsN » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:17 pm If you've copied a lot of media onto the NAS, the media scanner will be running for a bit, but if it takes a very long time, there's clearly something that's not right. My disks are just running and running and running. After another week or so 2 disk errors have been reported (197 and 198) through the rapid test that runs daily. The constant and unnecessary workload can't be good for the drives. Setup was smooth, but since I'm working from home (as is nearly everyone) Jan 14, 2013 · Now I'm still learning and have a long way to go but my problem is that the HDD's are CONSTANTLY spinning and accessing data 24/7!!!! Every 2-3 seconds, the HDD LED's will flicker and the unit makes a "chirping noise" as the HDD's are accessed and I have no way to know what it is that is causing it? Oct 17, 2024 · I've been experiencing some performance issues with my QNAP NAS for some time now. My old QNAP is also that loud, but there is much less disk activity. I could set it to totally power down on a schedule, but that doesn’t fix the constant disk churn. 5m from the listening position. Drive states are ready, all services like Media Manager, iTunes Server etc. Re: Constant Disk Activity - what's going on? by P3R » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:34 am tomasso wrote: What is going on? Most likely the media indexing, as discussed in the beginning of this thread. My TS-451 seems to run constantly, with the hard drives constantly chirping away. Previously it would sit quietly if I was not accessing it. arobgjhmhdxcmfbdlwjgmpkpngwzdyzyeggohedtvpngkslllsqvemgswnbxoibvozoodydiztbqwtnunqmwpzev