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Constant Disk activity RN104 w/6.1.8
My "activity" light NEVER stops unless I turn off the power. NEVER. I usually run MYSQL server (for the XBMC database) and the NAS holds my video files. The XBMC accesses the NAS via NFS. Respo...
Do you have SSH port forwarded? I am seeing a lot of login attempts in the logs coming from an I.P. address in China. You might wish to disable port forwarding of SSH to the NAS. There are ways to use e.g. SSH via ReadyNAS Remote
I see you are using snapshots on a lot of shares. These may not be appropriate for all your shares depending on what you use them for. Also on 6.2.0 beta 3 which you are running there is an option to disable COW at a per share level. This may be beneficial for some of your data. Disabling COW only helps for new files added, however.
Snapshot deletion can put a high level of load on the NAS.
It's possible one or more of your add-ons might be preventing the disks from spinning down.
I see you are using snapshots on a lot of shares. These may not be appropriate for all your shares depending on what you use them for. Also on 6.2.0 beta 3 which you are running there is an option to disable COW at a per share level. This may be beneficial for some of your data. Disabling COW only helps for new files added, however.
Snapshot deletion can put a high level of load on the NAS.
It's possible one or more of your add-ons might be preventing the disks from spinning down.
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