Master Plan: UNAS Pro SMB Usage Inventory#

This document outlines the proposed step-by-step strategy to perform a comprehensive audit and inventory of all workloads, computers, virtual machines, Docker stacks, and scripts utilizing SMB shares from the UNAS Pro (10.1.2.2) NAS.

Active Share Matrices#

Workstations & Computers#

Mac Studio (10.1.2.4)#

MMProxmox (10.1.1.10)#

HP1 Proxmox (10.1.1.11)#

Scripts & Automations#

Target Inventory Scope#

The inventory will discover and map every dependency on the UNAS Pro SMB shares across four distinct layers:

UniFi UNAS-Pro Pool Migration Strategy: Pool 1 (SSD) to Pool 2 (HDD)#

This document defines the operational plan, safety protocols, database update queries, and verification steps to migrate all shared folders from Storage Pool 1 (SSD - Degraded RAID5) to Storage Pool 2 (HDD - Healthy RAID5) on the master UniFi UNAS-Pro NAS (10.1.2.2) while preserving all access rights, Samba configurations, and TrueNAS backup operations.

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1. Executive Summary & Objective#

Due to hardware failures on Pool 1 (Slot 2 pulled, Slot 3 accumulating 75,000+ write failures), Pool 1 is operating with zero fault tolerance. To prevent data loss prior to receiving warranty replacement drives, all active shares on Pool 1 will be migrated to Pool 2.

UniFi UNAS-Pro Master Backup Strategy: Native Rsync Daemon (Pull) Architecture#

This document defines the complete operational standard, architecture, schedule matrix, node-by-node configuration reference, and disaster recovery procedures for backing up all shared data from the master UniFi UNAS-Pro NAS (10.1.2.2) across the fleet of 5 TrueNAS SCALE storage nodes (HP1, HP2, HP3, HP7, HP8). It is designed to be sufficient to fully reconstruct the entire setup from scratch.

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UNAS-Pro Backup Migration Plan: SMB (Push) to Native Rsync Daemon (Pull)#

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This document is the complete master migration plan for transitioning the UNAS-Pro backup strategy from the UniFi Drive UI-managed SMB (Push) setup to a Native Rsync Daemon (Pull) model.

Because the UniFi Drive UI natively supports Rsync server settings and shared folder modules, migrating to Rsync requires configuring your TrueNAS SCALE servers (HP1, HP2, HP3, HP7, HP8) to pull the backups directly from the UNAS-Pro Rsync daemon over TCP port 873.

Proxmox Disk Passthrough Guide#

1. Discovery Commands#

Use these commands to identify physical disks on the Proxmox host.

# Install hardware lister
apt install lshw

# List disks and storage controllers
lshw -class disk -class storage

# List all Physical Disk IDs (The ID needed for passthrough)
ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/

# Advanced list: Maps Device to ID and filters out partitions/LVM
lsblk |awk 'NR==1{print $0" DEVICE-ID(S)"}NR>1{dev=$1;printf $0" ";system("find /dev/disk/by-id -lname \"*"dev"\" -printf \" %p\"");print "";}'|grep -v -E 'part|lvm'

2. Configuration Requirements#

Adding Serials (Crucial for TrueNAS/ZFS)#

In TrueNAS manually edit the VM config file to ensure disk serials persist:

Syncthing Installation & Configuration Guide#

1. #truenas TrueNAS Scale Installation#

Increase Inotify Limit#

For real-time file watching on large datasets, increase the inotify limit in the TrueNAS backend.

1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > Sysctl.
2. Add New Sysctl:
   • Variable: fs.inotify.max_user_watches
   • Value: 524288
   • Description: Increase inotify limit for Syncthing.
3. Verify persistence via Shell:

cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

App Deployment#

1. Apps > Settings > Advanced: Disable “Host Path Safety Check” (if using existing datasets).
2. Catalog: Search for and install the Syncthing Enterprise version.
3. Storage Configuration:
   • Type: Host Path
   • Host Path: /mnt/HP1-4TBSSD-Raid0/HP1Storage (or your specific data path).
   • Mount Path: HP1Storage
4. Access: Open the Web UI at http://[IP]:31000. Set an Admin password immediately.

2. Synology DSM Installation (via Docker)#

Increase Inotify Limit#

1. Connect via SSH and run:

echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches=204800" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/90-override.conf
echo 204800 | sudo tee /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

Identify User IDs (PUID/PGID)#

To avoid permission issues, run the container as your specific user.