[wally101]

I was just wondering about what "Shares" and "allocation method" setup people who mainly use unraid for xbmc use.

"User shares" seems to be the best for whats needed in relation to sharing but im unsure what to choose for Allcoation

Most-Free
In this method, the system will simply pick the disk which currently has the most free space

High-Water
In this method, the system will pick the disk which currently has the least free space that is still above a certain minimum (called the "high water" mark). Suppose in our example above, we have this situation

Split Level
Often media data will consolidated under a single directory, or directory tree. Then during playback the files will be accessed one after another. This is the case with the set of VOB files which make up a DVD movie. In this situation we want all the associated media files to be stored on the same physical disk if at all possible. This is because we don't want media playback to pause while the disk containing the next file spins up. unRAID OS solves this problem by introducing a configurable allocation parameter called "Split level".

Split Level: This is what im considering. I dont have all that many VOB files but I do have a few films that are split in to eg Aliens CD1, Aliens CD2.Would this be better for the smoothest playback. Does this means that if the movie is playing, the thumbnails and media will be on the same disc thus leaving other drives spin down?. Is this train of thought correct?

Like this perhaps?


Thanks guys

Also this is my first unraid build and installation so a good tip or what helped you the most starting would be appreciated
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