Do you have to restart the docker after power cycling HD-PVRs?

[wayner]

I have two HD-PVRs connected to my system and I have been having the odd issue with them. When I power cycle a HD-PVR it seems to disappear from SageTV. Does this mean that after power cycling a device like a tuner that I have to restart the docker as well?

I can see in the system logs a "USB disconnect".

I guess I could do a weekly therapeutic reboot of the HD-PVRs while my dockers go down to do a backup but I am using the PC power supply hack to power my HD-PVRs. So I would have to find a way to do this via a cron job - I have a DLI power switch but then I have to switch back to wall warts.

[KarylFStein]

Originally Posted by wayner

I have two HD-PVRs connected to my system and I have been having the odd issue with them. When I power cycle a HD-PVR it seems to disappear from SageTV. Does this mean that after power cycling a device like a tuner that I have to restart the docker as well?

I can see in the system logs a "USB disconnect".

I guess I could do a weekly therapeutic reboot of the HD-PVRs while my dockers go down to do a backup but I am using the PC power supply hack to power my HD-PVRs. So I would have to find a way to do this via a cron job - I have a DLI power switch but then I have to switch back to wall warts.

I know on unRAID VMs that if you unplug a USB device, (e.g. my Z-Wave controller to pair with something), then plug it back it you have to shut down the VM and edit it to add the pass-though back to get it to work, (or shut down the VM before unplugging which I tend to forget to do). I know this is opposite of your issue and a Docker, but maybe the USB stuff overall is flaky to disconnects of some sort.

I recently bought a Prime and a Connect. They're using wall-warts right now, but when they fail, (which it sounds like they will), I'm thinking of using a spare PC power supply just for them and not plugged into a computer. Probably not very energy efficient, but something like that would allow for remote power cycling.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by KarylFStein

...I'm thinking of using a spare PC power supply just for them and not plugged into a computer. Probably not very energy efficient, but something like that would allow for remote power cycling.

How would you initiate the power cycle? Can you do that programatically?

[BobPhoenix]

There are IP Power switches that let you turn off power to specific outlets. Like: https://www.amazon.com/IP-Power-9258.../dp/B005D55HKU

Assuming I'm understanding the above correctly anyway.

[stuckless]

I always restart the docker container (not unRAID itself) after I power cycle a device.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

There are IP Power switches that let you turn off power to specific outlets. Like: https://www.amazon.com/IP-Power-9258.../dp/B005D55HKU

Assuming I'm understanding the above correctly anyway.

Yes - I have the Digital Loggers 8 outlet version. I can control that programmitcally, but to do so I had to order a couple of wall warts as I can't do that with using a PC power supply.