From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 17 18:36:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81AE716A4CE for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:36:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gblinux.omniresources.com (host-69-48-112-132.mil.choiceone.net [69.48.112.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B262C43D1D for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:36:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dpoland@omniresources.com) Received: from 5x2822.omniresources.com (5x2822.omniresources.com [192.168.254.149])i7HIaTWh019487; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:36:29 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dpoland@atwdev.omniresources.com) Received: from 5x2822.omniresources.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i7HIaTIk022573; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:36:29 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dpoland@5x2822.omniresources.com) Received: (from dpoland@localhost)i7HIaTdu022572; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:36:29 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dpoland) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:36:29 -0500 From: doug@polands.org To: Dan Nelson Message-ID: <20040817183602.GH21780@omniresources.com> References: <20040817155512.GB21780@omniresources.com> <20040817160819.GA53307@dan.emsphone.com> <20040817165258.GD21780@omniresources.com> <20040817170415.GD53307@dan.emsphone.com> <20040817174055.GG21780@omniresources.com> <20040817180633.GF53307@dan.emsphone.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040817180633.GF53307@dan.emsphone.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Harddrive beginning to expire? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:36:32 -0000 On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 01:06:33PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Aug 17), doug@polands.org said: > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 12:04:15PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: > > > You can run them at any time. The AWRE change should be immediate, and > > > the defects command is just a status inquiry and won't affect anything. > > > > > > Some drives don't update the current settings until the drive is reset, > > > so if "camcontrol mode da5 -m 1 -P 0" shows AWRE at 0 while "-P 3" > > > shows it at 1, you may need to reset the drive ("camcontrol reset da5" > > > with the vinum volume dismounted, or a power-cycle). > > > > > Curious, both camcontrol commands show: > > > > AWRE (Auto Write Reallocation Enbld): 1 > > > > So it would appear that AWRE has been enabled all along. Here's a > > unique list (and count) of the errors since 10 Aug: > > Strange. > > > 43 (da5:ahc0:0:5:0): WRITE(06). CDB: a 0 1 f9 a > > This is the block you have to be worried about. It's definitely either > a file or metadata that gets modified a lot. If the drive isn't > reallocating the block, it may be easier to just replace it. SCSI > drives usually have a 5-year warranty, so check the vendor's site and > see if you can get them to replace it. > Thanks Dan... I think the drives in this array are about 14 years old so I doubt IBM will honor the warranty :) Certainly have got my money's worth, however. -- Regards, Doug