Unraid OS 7.2.1-rc.1 Now Available

This release delivers sharper diagnostics, smoother storage behavior, and improved local discovery for an overall more polished user experience.

What’s New and Noteworthy

Improved CPU Detection: Dashboard now more accurately detects newer Intel CPUs.
Notification Agents: Fixed dropdown menu not functioning in tabbed mode.
Temperature Display: Resolved a visual error affecting temperature data in notifications.

Auto File System Pools: All slots in a pool must now be populated when File System Type is set to Auto.
New Config Workflow: When using “New Config” with Preserve Assignments, the number of pool slots will now match the number of disks.
Dataset Handling: Improved behavior if a zfs destroy fails due to a busy dataset (it will attempt to remount).
Share Creation Logic: Shares created without a config file now only store data on eligible pools.
DeviceInfo Panel: “Pool Device Status” section only appears when the pool is actually mounted.
Empty Disk Conversion: Share data remains visible on the target disk during the operation. [See updated Converting to a new file system type].
Mover Script Update: Removed -e option from the mover script—use the webGUI instead.
SMART Logging: Reduced excess logs related to drive spin down and SMART tests.

Windows Network Discovery: Improved WSD/NetBIOS discovery so Unraid appears correctly in Windows’ Network view.
Machine ID Generation: /boot/config/machine-id is now auto-generated and applied to /etc/machine-id on boot.
WSD Patch: Patched wsdd2 to function even when “Host access to custom networks” is enabled.(Note: Discovery still typically fails when Tailscale is in use.)

Linux Kernel: 6.12.54-Unraid (no version change from 7.2.0).
Updated Packages:
- lshw updated to version B.02.20
- wsdd2 updated to a patched 1.8.7 build