Htpc0 5 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have a few clients and two servers. On Server A, I have MB Server software installed as well as a few harddrives to temporarily hold some movies and tv shows. Then on Server B, I have most of my storage (20TB+) The problem is, I would like to keep Server B on standby most of the time because of the heat and the noise. And 90% of the time, I am not accessing content stored on there anyways. So is it possible to have MB Server (installed on Server A) send a wake from standby command to Server B anytime it needs content from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandenlee 1 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 your in the same boat that i am in.. I currently use plex official channel and it will wake my pc as soon as i click on the ROku channel., "even tho plex doesnt support WOL" but media browser will not wake on lan.. This is very sad and should be addressed and added.Because 99% of the people that use media servers dont want to run there pc 24-7.. so till they fix this i will be sticking with plex.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 your in the same boat that i am in.. I currently use plex official channel and it will wake my pc as soon as i click on the ROku channel., "even tho plex doesnt support WOL" but media browser will not wake on lan.. This is very sad and should be addressed and added.Because 99% of the people that use media servers dont want to run there pc 24-7.. so till they fix this i will be sticking with plex.. Actually, that is a different situation from the OP. You are asking for a client to wake your MB server machine - which I believe both MBC and MBT will do - just not Roku right now. The OP is asking for the server to wake up a machine (without any MB components on it) that is holding remote content. We do not currently do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandenlee 1 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Actually, that is a different situation from the OP. You are asking for a client to wake your MB server machine - which I believe both MBC and MBT will do - just not Roku right now. The OP is asking for the server to wake up a machine (without any MB components on it) that is holding remote content. We do not currently do that. oh gotcha. My bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htpc0 5 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Actually, that is a different situation from the OP. You are asking for a client to wake your MB server machine - which I believe both MBC and MBT will do - just not Roku right now. The OP is asking for the server to wake up a machine (without any MB components on it) that is holding remote content. We do not currently do that. I don't mind installing additional components on it if that will make this work. I was hoping there'd be some sort of plugin. If... access media from Folder_X, then... send wake up command to Server B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saajan4u 79 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 i have the same but to keep it simple i have a WOL app on my mobile so if I want to access family photos and movies then I just wake it up before using it. perhaps you can try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markshu 7 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I feel that this is a feature that should be seriously considered for MB Server. Nearly every out-of-the-box NAS, storage appliance, or File Server OS implements WoL, and once your media library grows past the limits of your current system it's a lot easier to add a dedicated NAS than it is to continually try to expand a single server box with an ever increasing storage pool. Integrating WoL in MB Server to allow your external NAS to use WoL just makes sense as far as I'm concerned ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markshu 7 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 No, it was for a server to wake another file server/NAS/whatever - which my post expanded on. So is it possible to have MB Server (installed on Server A) send a wake from standby command to Server B anytime it needs content from there? (from the first message in this topic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markshu 7 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm going to chime in here with a 'me too' request for in-system WoL support, as I am currently reconfiguring my home network to handle a variety of requirements and it is resulting in multi-layered network dependencies. For safety and other reasons, I really cannot afford to keep any of my servers powered up 24/7. Ideally, the MB clients would have a "MB Server Can Sleep" flag in their configuration along with a WoL configuration section (MB Server MAC address, timeout,etc) so that the MB Client could perform a WoL cycle when they discover the server is offline and the feature is enabled. Similarly, the MB Server would have both "MB Server Can Sleep" and "File Server(s) Can Sleep" flags along with a list of WoL configuration sections. The server's sleep flag would disable any automatic real-time tasks (library scans, etc) to allow the server and any external media file servers to idle down, and the File Server sleep flag would allow the server to send WoL to any NAS or file server included in the list. Adding periodic KeepAlive messages between the various components would prevent any server in the chain from idling down when still in use. (you may be able to re-use the WoL routine to act as a KeepAlive in this case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37065 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Roku, MBT and MBC all support it already, with no configuration required. The next versions windows 8.1 and android will also support it. Possibly windows phone but i haven't confirmed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Roku, MBT and MBC all support it already, with no configuration required. The next versions windows 8.1 and android will also support it. Possibly windows phone but i haven't confirmed yet. For client to server yes, but not for Server to anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm going to chime in here with a 'me too' request for in-system WoL support, as I am currently reconfiguring my home network to handle a variety of requirements and it is resulting in multi-layered network dependencies. For safety and other reasons, I really cannot afford to keep any of my servers powered up 24/7. Ideally, the MB clients would have a "MB Server Can Sleep" flag in their configuration along with a WoL configuration section (MB Server MAC address, timeout,etc) so that the MB Client could perform a WoL cycle when they discover the server is offline and the feature is enabled. Similarly, the MB Server would have both "MB Server Can Sleep" and "File Server(s) Can Sleep" flags along with a list of WoL configuration sections. The server's sleep flag would disable any automatic real-time tasks (library scans, etc) to allow the server and any external media file servers to idle down, and the File Server sleep flag would allow the server to send WoL to any NAS or file server included in the list. Adding periodic KeepAlive messages between the various components would prevent any server in the chain from idling down when still in use. (you may be able to re-use the WoL routine to act as a KeepAlive in this case). Again, that kind of WoL functionality is already enabled in most of the clients (MBT and MBC for sure anyway). What this post was asking for was the ability for the server to wake a client, not the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Roku, MBT and MBC all support it already, with no configuration required. The next versions windows 8.1 and android will also support it. Possibly windows phone but i haven't confirmed yet. Roku app supports WOL? I just tried it and it didn't wake the server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37065 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Yup. Tests fine here. if you use telnet to debug the roku app you can see it logging the wake on lan messages that it sends out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Strange. It does not wake the server for me. MBC wakes it fine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8radio 1292 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Check your network card settings on "SERVER B" different vendors some times throw in different WOL features. For example my laptop here has "WAKE ON PATTERN" which should wake your server if someone tries to access a share on it. I have heard of a few other WAKE ON XXXXXX options given by different network cards. go into CHANGE ADAPTER SETTINGS right click your network adapter, properties, click configure button. Settings probably in the advanced tab, then check the power management tab check those settings too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubby Arse 23 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Mediaportal has an option - that when you specify a remote folder - you can specify that WOL is used to wake it up, then you need to supply the IP or at least the MAC address in order to enable the option.Perhaps this could be considered for mapped folders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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