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TrueCrypt container
Hi I currently store a few TrueCrypt containers on my ReadyNAS 316. I use TryCrypt to mount these containers when i wish to copy/paste additional files into the container. This has always worked f...
I have a new local build of the SMB Plus app that adds an option for this setting. Get it from here, and install from the Apps tab, using the Upload button. Then launch the SMB Plus app, go to the Write Options tab, and disable Strict Sync.
We plan to make this a per-share option in a future firmware release.
Thanks for the reply.
I use only static containers. In fact i've used the same containers for a long time. Only recently did i start having this issue. I checked CoW also, and the share definitely has is enabled.
I also tried VeryCrypt as suggested. Did a fresh install and created a static 3GB container on the NAS. The same issue occurs. Copy speed starts of about 40 MB/s and immediately begins to drop to below 1MB/s. Extremely frustrating.
What firmware are you running? Do you use NIC bonding?
Are snapshots disabled on the shares the container is in?
I'm running firmware 6.9.0, which i do believe i updated not to long ago. Is there a chance that the change from the previous version could be the cause of my issue?
I have no idea what NIC bonding is. However, i can tell you that to my knowledge i havent changed anything since before i started having this issue.
I have snapshots enabled on all my shares. Snapshot Management is set to "Smart" and the Snapthot Schedule is set to "Daily". Additionall, the "Allow Snapshot Access" checkbox is not ticked.
McGarnagle wrote:
I have no idea what NIC bonding is.
Do you have two ethernet cables connected to the NAS or only one? If you don't know what NIC bonding is, you should only have one cable connected.
McGarnagle wrote:
I have snapshots enabled on all my shares. Snapshot Management is set to "Smart" and the Snapthot Schedule is set to "Daily". Additionall, the "Allow Snapshot Access" checkbox is not ticked.
Snapshots should be turned off on any shares that hold your TrueCrypt or Veracrypt containers. Otherwise, the container files will become very fragmented over time, and that will hurt their performance.
After you turn off the snapshots in these shares, you should manually delete all the existing snapshots in them. After that, run a balance and then a defrag (using the maintenance functions on the volume settings wheel).
McGarnagle wrote:
I'm running firmware 6.9.0, which i do believe i updated not to long ago. Is there a chance that the change from the previous version could be the cause of my issue?
There were some network issues in the 6.9.0 x86 ethernet drivers which should have been fixed automatically (Netgear pushed a hot-fix). If your NAS can reach the internet, then the hot fix should have been picked up by now.
You can confirm this by downloading the NAS log zip bundle, and looking at apt-history.log. Towards the bottom you should see something like
Start-Date: 2017-11-06 04:48:07
Commandline: apt-get -qq install -fy rn-dictionary freeapp-collection readynasos ca-certificates
Upgrade: readynasos:amd64 (6.9.0+2, 6.9.0+4)
End-Date: 2017-11-06 04:48:10The 6.9.0+4 part is the relevant hot fix.
StephenB wrote:Snapshots should be turned off on any shares that hold your TrueCrypt or Veracrypt containers. Otherwise, the container files will become very fragmented over time, and that will hurt their performance.
After you turn off the snapshots in these shares, you should manually delete all the existing snapshots in them. After that, run a balance and then a defrag (using the maintenance functions on the volume settings wheel).
I never considered that snapshots would fragment them even with static containers and CoW disabled. Mine don't seem to have any issue, though I am on a 516. And I do have an EDA500 dedicated to them.
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