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blade005
WebUI: Chrome 44.0.2403.107
Emby Server: 3.0.5675.1

 

Continuing to have library access and Metadata Manager issues.

 

If I try to select Metadata Manager from the pull down menu in the WebUI all I get is a spinning circle and the LOADING descriptor, but the Metadata Manager menu never appears. Once this occurs the entire library becomes unresponsive. If I wait long enough, whatever is timing out may eventually release and I can get the library to become responsive again.

 

 

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blade005

Luke,

 

I have posted in a separate thread my issue with the library becoming inaccessible along with logs.

 

http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/23619-intermittent-inaccessible-emby-library/

 

 

Attached is the latest log in which you will see a number of ERROR REPORTS flagged when the library becomes unresponsive.

 

http://paste2.org/zO2pPD5w

 

As stated in previous post, removing LIVE TV seems to have reduced the frequency of the library becoming unresponsive, but not eliminated it completely. It appears that the REFRESH GUIDE task seemed to be the culprit. It would either hang at 0% or 100% and the library would become unresponsive. Any attempt to access the Metadata Manger after removing Live TV support (ServerWMC) just gives me a spinning loading icon and then the library is unresponsive after that. It will occur if I try to access Metadata Manager from the pull down menu or if I try to EDIT an item from the Home Page.

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you're going to want to turn off the library's realtime-monitor as it appears so many file changes are happening that it's reaching a threshold and causing some instability.

 

also, there were chapter image extractions going on during this time, which will have some noticeable cpu impact. Consider disabling that feature, or at the very least, unchecking the box that does the images as part of the library scan.

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blade005

Luke,

 

I will do both, but what I don't understand is why so many file changes are being seen. There were not any additions to the library or changes to any system paths that should trigger so much activity. This has just become an issue in the last few weeks. Puzzling.

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you have automatic updates from fanart and other providers enabled. that's going to cause lots of changes on a regular basis.

 

maybe it's time to just take those features away

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blade005

you have automatic updates from fanart and other providers enabled. that's going to cause lots of changes on a regular basis.

 

maybe it's time to just take those features away

Luke,

 

I had those turned on only to pick up the images for new TV series or seasons that may not be there when first added to the library. I didn't consider that they would trigger lots of changes at any given point in time.

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well i think if you disable all of the things previously mentioned, it will probably perform better.

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blade005

Luke,

 

I did as you suggested. But, the issue is still with the library becoming unresponsive intermittently. I shut down the server after changes, restarted and let the library scan complete. Metadata Manger was accessible for about 20 minutes and then the next attempt gave me the spinning loading icon and an unresponsive library again.

 

FYI... I uninstalled ServerWMC Live TV plugin a couple of days ago, but on a server restart I am still getting a REFRESH GUIDE task running even though no trigger is in the Scheduled Tasks. This will cause the library to become unresponsive as well unless manually stopped. Is there a clean up process for removing all Live TV files and settings I could follow?

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blade005

just let the guide task finish.

How long should I wait? Why is it needed without Live TV? It just sits there at 0% or in the past at 100% for minutes on end. No library access when it is in this state.

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it will only happen once. since you've removed live tv it is removing all the live tv entries from the database.

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Happy2Play

For some reason Refresh Guide is a default task.  I don't have an issue with it on my system, and I don't have live tv at all but I know everyone has different powered systems.

 

You can create a custom task so it will no longer run if you wish.  Instructions here.

 

 

it will only happen once. since you've removed live tv it is removing all the live tv entries from the database.

Is this something new?

 

*The task was present in dev build also but deleting it, the task doesn't repopulate as before.

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it will only happen once. since you've removed live tv it is removing all the live tv entries from the database.

Luke,

 

This just isn't working for me. I shut down all activities you suggested. I let the Refresh Guide task run completely. It has run a couple of times since then and locks up the library. The Metadata Manager will be available briefly after a re-start, but eventually will become unresponsive again.  I don't know what is going on.

 

Latest log after unresponsive Metadata Manager and Library: http://paste2.org/MEXcnLv5

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blade005

please always post complete logs as mentioned in post #2

That was the complete log. I had recently restarted the server and the logs were cleared out.

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it can't be. it's missing the server startup sequence and probably quite a bit after that.

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blade005

Luke, 

 

Just shutdown server and will let it start up and begin a new log. I will see how long it runs before the next issue and will provide the complete log.

 

I know you said to let Refresh Guide run through to clean up Live TV.  I have done that, and it continues to trigger and run at start up and even during library scans.

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apart from not being a full log, that most recent log looks fine from the server standpoint. so one other thing you could try is to see if the behavior is any different in another browser, or from another machine.

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apart from not being a full log, that most recent log looks fine from the server standpoint. so one other thing you could try is to see if the behavior is any different in another browser, or from another machine.

I will check once library scan is complete. Previously it didn't matter. When it becomes unresponsive, it was that way from Chrome, IE on same machine as Emby Server or different machines. It was also the same from Emby WMC, Emby Theater and Emby for Android.

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ok, so it's not really a metadata manager issue, it's just the entire server becoming unresponsive.

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blade005

ok, so it's not really a metadata manager issue, it's just the entire server becoming unresponsive.

Correct.

 

It can run fine for most of the day and then become unresponsive when I try to select an item from the Home Page of the WebUI.  There are times when it is running just fine, but I try to access an item in the Metadata Manager and I get the Loading spinning circle, but no Metadata Manager. Once that happens, the library is unresponsive as well.

 

From the Home Page of the WebUI, I know when it is having issues, because the MY MEDIA section won't populate and if I hover over an item in the LATEST MEDIA section, I will not get the action overlays that you should. (Play, Thumbs UP, Thumbs DOWN, etc.)

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Happy2Play

@@Luke

Just googling this error could it be the library structure?

 

2015-07-28 01:46:04.5671 Error - LibraryMonitor: Error in Directory watcher for: \\DIGITAL-SRV1\my DVDRip's - Archive 06

  1. *** Error Report ***
  2. Version: 3.0.5675.1
  3. Command line: C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\System\MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.exe
  4. Operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
  5. Processor count: 4
  6. 64-Bit OS: True
  7. 64-Bit Process: False
  8. Program data path: C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server
  9. Application Path: C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\System\MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.exe
  10. The network BIOS command limit has been reached
  11. System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception
  12. No Stack Trace Available

 

The network BIOS command limit has been reached

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no, probably not. the OS file system monitor triggers events very rapidly and certain parts along the messaging chain start to get overloaded with more traffic than they were designed to handle. this error is one reason why the library should be setup with paths and not UNC, then use path substitution to create the UNC paths. there are still other problems that can happen, but not this particular one.

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Happy2Play

Isn't the content type all wrong?

 

examples from log in post #3

 

{"Name":"\\\\DIGITAL-SRV1\\my Movies - Folder 020 (Movie Mini-Series)\\Broken Trail (2006) - (Mini-Series)","Value":"movies"}"},{"Name":"\\\\DIGITAL-SRV1\\my Movies - Folder 020 (Movie Mini-Series)\\Queen (1993) - (Mini-Series)","Value":"movies"}

{"Name":"\\\\DIGITAL-SRV1\\my DVDRip's - Archive 20\\The 10th Kingdom\\Season 0","Value":"tvshows"},{"Name":"\\\\DIGITAL-SRV1\\my DVDRip's - Archive 20\\The 10th Kingdom\\Season 1","Value":"tvshows"}

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