Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)
Many thanks for all the feedback. I think I'll try Jeff07971's suggestion first and try a VMFS datastore first (I can't remember why I chose RDM in the first place). At least I know I have the network storage option as an acceptable alternative if the disk gets corrupted again - subject to the caveat about scan times, of course. itm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17437 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107853 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)
I have had LMS running on various machines pointing at my NAS via NFS and sometimes CIFS. As others had said it makes no difference except scan times. The only thing I would add is that if LMS needs write access - playlists etc - then NFS user/group ownership needs to be considered but since you are talking Windows server I guess you will be using CIFS which doesn't present that issue as you must declare the username & password. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch -> Topping TP21 -> AKG Headphones d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107853 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)
As a network drive it makes zero difference to performance during operation only during scan. Whether that scan is fast enough for you is something only you can answer.. it won't change much as likely the drive itself and the IOPs it supports is the limiting factor. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107853 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)
My setup is pretty similar and Im quite happy about it. Its very flexible, especially if I want to set up a second server instance for testing etc or when accessing the music from different machines. My NAS also has RAID which makes handling disc faults and upgrades easier. The downside is that scans take longer but I dont do these too often and for everything else performance is normal, the music files are only accessed for streaming, everything else runs in memory on the server running LMS --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107853 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)
itm wrote: > Does anyone know if there's a major performance hit if you use a network > storage device for your music? > > I run LMS 7.9.0 on a Windows 2008 Server Virtual Machine, running on an > ESXi host. My music is stored on a 4TB NTFS-formatted SATA drive. I've > tried connecting this drive to the ESXi host machine in a couple of ways > (e.g. internally connected directly to the SATA controller, and > externally in a USB enclosure), and mapping it using RDM, but the VM > environment doesn't handle it well at all - the disk always becomes > corrupt after a relatively short period of time. Probably a hardware > compatibility issue between the drive (a WD Blue) and ESXi. Or maybe the > size of the drive is a problem for ESXi. > > Anyway I'm now thinking of transplanting the drive to my Linux file > server in the loft, and pointing LMS at it from the Windows VM > downstairs, but wanted to get feedback on whether this is a good idea > before I embark on the whole process. > > Any views? Why not connect the SATA drive to the host as a VMFS datastore ? A 4TB disk should be fine as a 4 (odd)TB datastore *Players:* SliMP3,Squeezebox3 x3,Receiver,SqueezePlayer,PiCorePlayer x3,Wandboard *Server:* LMS Version: 7.9.0 - 1475786002 on Centos 7 VM on ESXi 6 on Dell T320 *Plugins:* AutoRescan/BBCiPlayer/PowerSave/PowerSwitchIII/Squeezecloud *Remotes:* iPeng8/Orangesqueeze/PC/Jivelite *Music:* 383GB,1269 albums 17756 songs 4381 artists mostly FLACs *Want a webapp ?* See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104305-Webapp-for-LMS Jeff07971's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49290 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107853 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)
Does anyone know if there's a major performance hit if you use a network storage device for your music? I run LMS 7.9.0 on a Windows 2008 Server Virtual Machine, running on an ESXi host. My music is stored on a 4TB NTFS-formatted SATA drive. I've tried connecting this drive to the ESXi host machine in a couple of ways (e.g. internally connected directly to the SATA controller, and externally in a USB enclosure), and mapping it using RDM, but the VM environment doesn't handle it well at all - the disk always becomes corrupt after a relatively short period of time. Probably a hardware compatibility issue between the drive (a WD Blue) and ESXi. Or maybe the size of the drive is a problem for ESXi. Anyway I'm now thinking of transplanting the drive to my Linux file server in the loft, and pointing LMS at it from the Windows VM downstairs, but wanted to get feedback on whether this is a good idea before I embark on the whole process. Any views? itm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17437 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107853 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
