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ReadyNASOS service or process (readynasd) restarting
For some while, my ReadyNAS has been restarting each night at about the same time (0205 to 0210); shown in the log as "System: ReadyNASOS service or process (readynasd) was restarted" and about a minute later: "ReadyNASOS background service started.".
I wondered whether anybody could suggest a reason for this?
I'm running the latest firmware (6.8.0) and have 3x4TB disks installed.
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Just to rule out the obvious-
- Can you confirm that you aren't using the power schedule feature?
- Are you seeing anything in the logs that give a hint on why the NAS shut down?
It looks like that's the time Plex kicks off a rescan of your media library. Plex ends up eating all of your memory, which forces the kernel to start killing processes.
If you need Plex, you may need to disable other memory-hungy features. I'd start with either Anti-Virus or File Search.
Many thanks Skywalker, I've disabled File Search and will see what happens. I don't really understand the implications of doing this: will this have an impact on my use of the NAS please?
Provide an updated set of logs after disabling file search and antivirus and after you experience the problem.
Plex might still be excessively power hungry in scanning your data.
I've just emailed the latest log file as requested.
Many thanks.
Thanks for sending your logs. Plex Media Scan called on the system to start killing processes again around 02:07
Honestly, I used to have this issue, too... and it was because I had a large amount of data on my NAS and it was also fragmented. Plex Media Scan goes and scans all your data file by file in your library directories. I ended up having to move to a ReadyNAS with substantially more RAM to meet my Plex requirements. Do you have a large Plex library? How many files and what's the total size of data? Do you run any volume maintenance? If not, I recommend trying to defrag your system before your next Media Scan (turn off Plex probably for a few hours) and defrag your content. It may help you.
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