TS-212 (firmware: v4.1.3) TwonkeyServer prevent HDD Spindown

[dibalavs]

Hello. I tried to understand why my qnap does not goes to spin down mode. I tried to use blkdevMonitor.sh and found that twonkey server each hour do something with my HDD.
I disabled rescan folders in twonkey settings (tried to set 360 minutes, or -1 (scan by fs change event)) without no effects. twonkey server continues access to hdd every hour. Here my log from blkDevmonitor, I skipped similar lines with ...:

============= 15/100 test, Sun May 31 15:10:22 FET 2015 ===============
65] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060136 on sda (8 sectors)
<4>[28830.508869] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060136 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[28830.802454] flush-9:9(28131): WRITE block 262528 on md9 (8 sectors)
<4>[28830.808822] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060144 on sda (8 sectors)
...........................................................
<4>[28831.199389] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060144 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[28831.238894] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060136 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[28832.268811] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060160 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[28832.281339] md9_raid1(597): WRITE block 1060152 on sdb (8 sectors)

============= 16/100 test, Sun May 31 15:10:48 FET 2015 ===============
<7>[29128.272313] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (?) on md0
<7>[29128.273141] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[29128.273167] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[29128.278547] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (?) on md0
<7>[29128.278745] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[29128.278769] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[29128.279422] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (?) on md0
<7>[29128.279586] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<7>[29128.279608] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<4>[29129.272595] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549332672 on md0 (64 sectors)
<4>[29129.279383] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[29129.286075] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[29129.332666] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549336512 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[29129.339416] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549338560 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[29129.347140] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551453256 on sda (64 sectors)
...............................................
<4>[29134.221973] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015488 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.235147] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015496 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.248288] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015504 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.261427] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015512 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.274651] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015520 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.287789] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015528 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.300929] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015536 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.321347] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015544 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29134.599081] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 17/100 test, Sun May 31 15:15:27 FET 2015 ===============
<4>[29139.382437] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549064200 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[29139.389138] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[29139.395823] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[29139.442543] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549064320 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[29139.449209] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549064488 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[29139.455889] flush-9:0(28132): WRITE block 5549130128 on md0 (8 sectors)
..........................................................
<4>[29139.548670] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2121912 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[29139.769174] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 18/100 test, Sun May 31 15:15:57 FET 2015 ===============
<7>[32729.332174] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (?) on md0
<7>[32729.332434] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[32729.332460] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[32729.339769] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (?) on md0
<7>[32729.339968] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[32729.339992] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[32729.340637] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (?) on md0
<7>[32729.340801] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<7>[32729.340823] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<4>[32730.332664] flush-9:0(5459): WRITE block 5549332608 on md0 (64 sectors)
<4>[32730.339370] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[32730.346065] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
..............................................
<4>[32738.345865] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551250712 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[32738.358755] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2120584 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[32738.579096] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 19/100 test, Sun May 31 16:15:31 FET 2015 ===============
<4>[32743.112488] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895032 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[32743.119190] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[32743.125873] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[32743.172536] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895040 on md0 (8 sectors)
.........................................
<4>[32748.405917] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551184784 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[32748.419071] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551185072 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[32748.639097] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 20/100 test, Sun May 31 16:15:55 FET 2015 ===============
<7>[36330.402114] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (?) on md0
<7>[36330.402337] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[36330.402363] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[36330.409296] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (?) on md0
<7>[36330.409493] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[36330.409517] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[36330.410160] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (?) on md0
<7>[36330.410324] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<7>[36330.410346] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<4>[36331.392668] flush-9:0(14245): WRITE block 5549332672 on md0 (64 sectors)
<4>[36331.399454] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[36331.406143] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[36338.114484] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 292789507
<4>[36331.399454] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[36331.406143] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 21/100 test, Sun May 31 17:15:30 FET 2015 ===============
<4>[36338.121158] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895080 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[36338.127846] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895088 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[36338.134520] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895096 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[36338.141173] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895104 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[36338.147838] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895112 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[36338.154499] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895120 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[36338.195566] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551453256 on sda (64 sectors)
<4>[36338.202238] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551453256 on sdb (64 sectors)
.......................................................
<4>[36349.448716] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551184784 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[36349.679152] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 22/100 test, Sun May 31 17:15:45 FET 2015 ===============
<7>[39931.472225] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (?) on md0
<7>[39931.472945] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[39931.473002] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[39931.473022] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[39931.478375] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (?) on md0
<7>[39931.478570] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[39931.478593] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[39931.479242] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (?) on md0
<7>[39931.479406] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<7>[39931.479428] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<4>[39932.472697] flush-9:0(23032): WRITE block 5549332608 on md0 (64 sectors)
<4>[39932.479490] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[39932.486179] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[39939.174482] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895176 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[39939.181153] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895184 on md0 (8 sectors)
................................................
<4>[39940.569155] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[39945.125885] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 23/100 test, Sun May 31 18:15:37 FET 2015 ===============
9] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895248 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[39945.179336] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895256 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[39945.186039] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895264 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[39945.223959] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015824 on sda (8 sectors)
<4>[39945.230542] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015824 on sdb (8 sectors)
.................................................
<4>[39950.749087] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

============= 24/100 test, Sun May 31 18:16:05 FET 2015 ===============
<7>[43532.532239] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (?) on md0
<7>[43532.533718] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[43532.533774] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[43532.533793] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408340 (clientinfo.65) on md0
<7>[43532.539169] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (?) on md0
<7>[43532.539370] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[43532.539394] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408344 (clientinfo.68) on md0
<7>[43532.540039] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (?) on md0
<7>[43532.540200] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<7>[43532.540222] twonkyserver(7661): dirtied inode 173408346 (pdbindex) on md0
<4>[43533.532670] flush-9:0(31735): WRITE block 5549332672 on md0 (64 sectors)
<4>[43533.539460] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sda (2 sectors)
<4>[43533.546152] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)
<4>[43540.254487] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895280 on md0 (8 sectors)
<4>[43540.261158] jbd2/md0-8(2127): WRITE block 2927895288 on md0 (8 sectors)
..............................................
<4>[43540.333600] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015864 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[43540.346753] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015872 on sdb (8 sectors)

============= 25/100 test, Sun May 31 19:15:32 FET 2015 ===============
<4>[43540.359892] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015880 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[43540.366535] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015888 on sda (8 sectors)
<4>[43540.373103] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 2930015888 on sdb (8 sectors)
..........................................
<4>[43551.429327] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5551185072 on sdb (8 sectors)
<4>[43551.649092] md0_raid1(2037): WRITE block 5859515952 on sdb (2 sectors)

[dibalavs]

my crontab:

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[~] # crontab -l
# m h dom m dow cmd
0 4 * * * /sbin/hwclock -s
0 3 * * * /sbin/vs_refresh
0 3 * * 0 /etc/init.d/idmap.sh dump
0 3 * * * /sbin/clean_reset_pwd
0-59/15 * * * * /etc/init.d/nss2_dusg.sh
0 3 * * * /bin/rm -rf /mnt/HDA_ROOT/twonkymedia/twonkymedia.db/cache/*
0-59/15 * * * * /etc/init.d/nss2_dusg.sh
30 7 * * * /sbin/clean_upload_file
#*/3 * * * * /share/Public/Scripts/check_new_torrents 
30 3 * * * /sbin/notice_log_tool -v -R
10 15 * * * /usr/bin/power_clean -c 2>/dev/null
0 7 * * 6 /sbin/qsmart -t short -d 1
0 8 1 * * /sbin/qsmart -t extend -d 1
0 7 * * 6 /sbin/qsmart -t short -d 2
0 8 1 * * /sbin/qsmart -t extend -d 2
0 0 * * 2 /etc/init.d/poweroff
0 8 * * 2 /etc/init.d/startup
4 3 * * 3 /etc/init.d/backup_conf.sh
59 20 * * * /usr/bin/qcloud_cli -c

[pwilson]

Huge surprise!

Please review QNAP FAQ: Why the hard drive of NAS does not go to standby mode.

[nick24]

I observe the same problem as 'dibalavs' since TwonkyServer version 8, i.e. hourly wakeups of my NAS.
Up to now I don't have any solution for this behavior.

Interestingly, with TwonkyServer version 7 I never had any spindown issues!
Thus I'm currently using version 7.

Additionally I see a different behavior in Twonky 8 regarding the display of pictures on my HTPC with Kodi.
Twonky 8 always sends an additional SSDP update event causing my picture gallery to flicker on the screen.

Actually I would like to use Twonky version 8 if at least the spindown problem could be solved.

Thanks in advance for any support or hints to these problems.