UniFi UNAS-Pro Snapshot Issues#

The August 2, 2026 emergency pool migration copied nine shared drives into ordinary directories instead of Btrfs subvolumes. File access worked, but snapshots and quota operations failed. The repair is to replace each affected share root with a Btrfs subvolume and ensure its separate snapshot destination exists. GoogleCloudSync, Documents, Immich, Books, HomesDSM, Musique, Nadine, and Software were repaired on October 10, 2026. Photos was repaired on October 11, 2026.

Network Equipment#

1 UniFi Network Equipment#

2 Passive Network Hardware#

3 Other Consoles#

3.1 UNAS-Pro — 10.1.2.2#

3.1.1 Device details#

3.1.2 Installed drives#

3.2 UNVR — 10.1.0.2#

3.2.1 Device details#

3.2.2 Installed drives#

3.3 Shared system media exclusions#

• Each appliance also exposed approximately 29 GB of USB/SD boot media. These were excluded from the hard-drive inventory.
• Loop devices and flash/system entries were excluded because they are not separately replaceable hard drives.

4 UniFi Protect Cameras#

5 Notes#

• Source: rack image supplied for this inventory plus read-only UniFi MCP device inventory.
• The UniFi MCP returned 21 devices: 13 switches, 6 access points, 1 wireless bridge, and 1 gateway/controller.
• Only the two USW Aggregation switches and the UDM-SE were matched directly to visible rack labels; the remaining UniFi devices are listed from the controller inventory and should be physically verified.
• Firmware versions, link state, port assignments, and traffic statistics were intentionally omitted from this physical insurance inventory; the two management addresses above were retained because they were supplied as equipment identifiers.
• Camera models, serial numbers, mounting details, and exact physical locations should be verified separately for insurance documentation.

UniFi VPN Management#

1 OpenVPN#

1.1 Client Profile#

The verified iPhone client uses OpenVPN Connect with these settings:

• Profile name: marcoue.ddns.net [OpenVPN Server]
• Server hostname: marcoue.ddns.net
• Username: marcoue
• Password: Saved in the OpenVPN client; do not document it here.
• DDNS provider: No-IP (ddns.net)

The profile uses the hostname rather than a fixed IP, so the iPhone profile normally does not need to be edited when the ISP address changes.

The OpenVPN listening port and the exact UniFi port-forward rule were not captured in the available documentation. Verify those values in the UniFi Network application if the VPN still fails after DNS is corrected.

Netgear Switch GS110TPv3#

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How to reach the switch#

The Netgear GS110TPv3 is managed through the primary UniFi LAN.

1. Connect the Netgear switch uplink to an available port on a UniFi network switch.

2. Use the Netgear’s g1 port as the uplink. It carries the management LAN and tagged VLANs.

3. In the UniFi Network application, configure the UniFi uplink port with:

   • Native Network: LAN (1)
   • Tagged VLAN Management: Allow All (or an equivalent trunk profile)
   • STP: enabled/Auto; BPDU Guard disabled

4. From a device on the same LAN, browse to:

🏠 Homelab Device Management#

1. Executive Summary & Architecture#

This document defines the Single Source of Truth (SSOT) Device Management Architecture for the Homelab environment.

To optimize speed, usability, and data integrity:

1. Google Sheets serves as the Primary User Entry Interface. Adding or editing devices in the spreadsheet is fast, accessible on mobile/desktop, and requires zero complex IPAM UI navigation.
2. NetBox (v4.2) serves as the Automated IPAM & DCIM System of Record. It is hosted on 10.1.2.202:8082 and reconciled directly from Google Sheets via terminal alias.

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    A["Google Sheets (User Entry)"] -->|Mac Studio Alias: netbox| B["sync_gsheets_to_netbox.py"]
    B -->|Non-Destructive Delta Sync| C["NetBox v4.2 (10.1.2.202:8082)"]
    C -->|API & Interoperability| D["UniFi UDM / Home Assistant / Pi-hole"]

2. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Device Management#

A. Adding or Editing Devices#

1. Open the Google Sheet inventory (Devices tab).
2. Add or edit any row (Location, Name, Serial, MAC, IP, Type, Brand).
3. Open your Mac Studio terminal and type:

   netbox

4. Outcome: The script fetches your spreadsheet, securely sends the inventory to NetBox on 10.1.2.202:8082, and updates your network records in seconds.

B. Retiring or Deleting a Device#

• Option 1 (Archive / Keep Record): Change the Location column in Google Sheets to Z-Inactive.
  • Behavior: The sync script automatically skips all Z-Inactive rows during import, removing the device from active NetBox IPAM while preserving historical records in your spreadsheet.
• Option 2 (Permanent Delete): Delete the row from the Google Sheet and run netbox.

3. Work Completed#

During the system implementation, the following key engineering milestones were achieved:

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.

HP6_UNAS_Pull_Backup.sh is the current backup script for HP6TrueNAS (10.1.1.16). HP1Cloud is the current name for VM 217 at 10.1.2.219. HP8_UNAS_Pull_Backup.sh is retained as the legacy filename for the active HP7TrueNAS pull job.

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.

The checked commands in this historical migration record now use the current identity HP6TrueNAS at 10.1.1.16; the node was formerly HP7TrueNAS at 10.1.1.17.

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, HP6, HP7). It is designed to be sufficient to fully reconstruct the entire setup from scratch.

The former HP7TrueNAS node (10.1.1.17) is now HP6TrueNAS. The storage dataset, SMB shares, and backup script have been renamed to the HP6 identifiers.

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, HP6, HP7) to pull the backups directly from the UNAS-Pro Rsync daemon over TCP port 873.

UniFi UDM-SE WAN, Security & IPv6 Audit Report#

Date: July 23, 2026
Gateway Device: Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Special Edition (UDM-SE)
Firmware Version: 5.1.19.33549
Primary ISP (WAN1): Cogeco Connexion (1000 Mbps Down / 30 Mbps Up)
Failover ISP (WAN2): Vidéotron (Currently Down - Offline)
Secondary Backup ISP (WAN3): Starlink (CGNAT)

1. Executive Summary#

An in-depth audit of the UniFi Dream Machine SE gateway was performed via the UniFi API. The assessment evaluated the primary WAN (WAN1 - Cogeco Connexion), secondary failover WAN (WAN2 - Vidéotron), and backup satellite WAN (WAN3 - Starlink).