From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 18 19:00:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 1ACD816A4DD for ; Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:00:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5326243D45 for ; Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:00:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7IIxghs052530; Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:59:43 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060818135850.025a5d80@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:59:31 -0500 To: "FreeBSD Questions" , "FreeBSD Questions" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <10549b080608181113o5340459ehc68c2ca5eec35c0c@mail.gmail.co m> References: <10549b080608181113o5340459ehc68c2ca5eec35c0c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: SCSI disks spinning down X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:00:14 -0000 There is a utility from the manufacturer to set the drives not to spin down. They are spinning down to be quieter and make less heat. -Derek At 01:13 PM 8/18/2006, FreeBSD Questions wrote: >I have a server, running FBSD 5.4, that has six SCSI disks in it. >It's primarily a fileserver for IT, and it's not access frequently, >but it does get some use. Most of the time--any time it's been >sitting for a while and not accessed recently--reading from the drive >takes a few seconds. I presume this is because the drive has spun >down due to it's idleness and the delay is because the drive is >spinning up again when I access it. Is there a way to disable this? >The drives are IBM Deskstar drives (DPSS-318350M), and I don't know if >this feature is a feature in the SCSI subsystem somewhere on FBSD or a >jumper setting on the drive or what. I'm not even sure I can turn it >off so the drives don't spin down. > >Any ideas, anyone? > >Thanks! >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.