Install and Configure Flash Memory Plugin for Openmediavault

Today, we'll install the flash memory plugin for openmediavault. The plugin is designed to save writes to your USB or SSD disks. The plugin installs easily, just be extra cautious when do the options!

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[rayjaymor]

Dude, your videos have saved my ass with getting OMV up and running! Nice and easy tutorials, I love it!

[alafrosty]

These are helpful for installation. I think that you could spend a minute at the beginning of the video to explain why someone would want to install each component. For instance, if someone wants to use Putty instead of shell-in-a-box, I think that they wouldn't need to install that plugin. And more detailed explanation about what the flash memory plugin does before sitting through the rest of it. Basically, answer the question: "Why do I care" for each thing that you're going to do in the video. Your instructions are super-clear, but I think that spending a second to motivate the viewer would benefit your presentations. In educational settings, tutors should tell people what they're going to learn and why. Then teach them what they're training. Then tell them what they learned (again). Yes, this is repetitious, but it reinforces the lesson.

[didg]

Thanks a lot for your tutorials, simple and easy to follow!

[Beesoc]

ATTENTION, READ TO POSSIBLY AVOID READ-ONLY FILESYSTEM:
Make sure that you have a comma after the nodiratime in fstab. If you leave out the comma, you will get hit with the read-only filesystem problem.

CORRECT: "UUID=952eafc7.... ext4 noatime, nodiratime, errors=remount-ro 0"
READ-ONLY Filesystem: "UUID=952eafc7.... ext4 noatime, nodiratime errors=remount-ro 0"

I tried installing this plugin 3 times and it went read-only every time. I then came and watched TechnoDadLife's video and noticed what I had done wrong in all 3 cases.

[Ryanl]

Thanks for this video - it worked perfectly! I have seen maybe zram config is recommended as well (for ssd as boot device)? Have you tried or heard if this can be done in omv4 (as opposed to omv running on Debian)? (apt-get install zram-config) Thanks!

[nandurx]

Do we need to this steps in OMV 5 or is it up and working as soon as you install?

[stumplay]

Sorry, I didn’t understand why this setting is necessary?
I plan to install the system on an SSD drive, will I need to do this setup after installing the system?

[orleandorsey]

What does the optional piece give you? I'm trying to access why anyone would take the risk, if the flash plugin works without it.

[IrrelevantJohn]

Hey there, do I have to do the things in the optional notes or can I just install the plug-in and leave it as is?

[Misticzerxr]

If you messed up like I did and your drive is now read only. If you have ssh turned on then ssh in and type "mount -o remount, rw /dev/sdb1 /" with sdb1 being whatever your drive is. Then undo the changes you did it should save now. Now be smart and make an image of the drive before you mess up again :)

[ierosgr]

How can you check if the system became read only? Also you installed diskstats for what reason? ... I can;t seem to find it in the menu

[Andcoly]

So, I made mine read-only. ABSOLUTELY no error with the fstab code change (copy/paste). NFI how it's happened, but it's happened nonetheless. Is there a way to correct it?
Or do I have to reinstall OS? If so, I have a 12TB RAID 5. It's clean/empty, but if I'm able to avoid having to rebuild it (takes days), that'd be awesome...

[SuperChopperpilot]

Is there a way to set up SSD cache on OMV?

[vince]

And on OMV5 wherei s shellinabox ?
Thanks

[voodoovinny]

Linux so needs a different disk mounting system than fstab as it sucks when a server loses a drive and gets rebooted because you have to physically go "fix" the machine to be able to boot.

[ierosgr]

...near the end of the video you install diskstats but you dont explain the reason...How does it help with flash memory plugin?

[pierrecastanets]

Is there an unraid cache drive counterpart for OMV?