MinimServer & HDD Sleep

[simoncn]

(18-04-2014 19:18)MikeSpragg Wrote:  Hi, as I need to be connected to run the script I can't disconnect the QNAP from the LAN whilst that runs - did you still want the complete log ?

I think it will cause problems if the NAS is on the network because the log will contain the side-effects of other network activity. I suspect the log entries that you posted earlier are likely to be in this category.

I am wondering if it is possible to run the script as a background process with output redirected to some other disk than the one(s) you are monitoring for I/O activity (for example, a USB memory stick). If so, it should be possible to start the script running and then exit the SSH window and disconnect the NAS from the network. It's important to run it as a background process (with the & suffix on the command) so it doesn't get killed when you exit the SSH window. After the test is complete, you could reconnect to the NAS and retrieve the redirected output.