Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:01:15 -0800 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Dan Langille <dan@freebsddiary.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vinum and "recovered error" Message-ID: <20000316160115.F2841@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200003150418.RAA50630@ducky.nz.freebsd.org>; from dan@freebsddiary.org on Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 05:18:36PM %2B1300 References: <200003131821.HAA40076@ducky.nz.freebsd.org>; <20000313214753.B475@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com> <200003150418.RAA50630@ducky.nz.freebsd.org>
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On Wednesday, 15 March 2000 at 17:18:36 +1300, Dan Langille wrote: > On 13 Mar 00, at 21:47, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> On Tuesday, 14 March 2000 at 7:21:46 +1300, Dan Langille wrote: >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> This morning I found the following in my logs: >>> >>> Mar 14 00:27:42 fred /kernel: (da2:ncr0:0:4:0): READ(06). CDB: 8 18 2a 99 >>> 70 0 Mar 14 00:27:43 fred /kernel: (da2:ncr0:0:4:0): RECOVERED ERROR >>> info:182ae9 asc:17,1 Mar 14 00:27:43 fred /kernel: (da2:ncr0:0:4:0): >>> Recovered data with retries sks:80,1 >>> >>> Mar 14 01:06:16 fred /kernel: (da1:ncr0:0:2:0): READ(06). CDB: 8 4 14 a9 >>> 48 0 Mar 14 01:06:16 fred /kernel: (da1:ncr0:0:2:0): RECOVERED ERROR >>> info:414b0 asc:17,1 Mar 14 01:06:16 fred /kernel: (da1:ncr0:0:2:0): >>> Recovered data with retries sks:80,3 >>> >>> da2 is the second of a two disks which are used by vinum. Should >>> I be worried about the above messages? >> >> Yes, there's cause for concern, but not because of Vinum. You should >> check whether you have ARRE and AWRE set on the drive. If not, your >> disk may be on the way out. > > And if they are set? See below. Oops, sorry, that should have read: If they are, your disk may be on the way out. >> Here's information about ARRE and AWRE from "The Complete FreeBSD": > > [partial snip] > >> # camcontrol modepage da1 -m 1 -e -P 3 > > Here are my settings: > > AWRE (Auto Write Reallocation Enbld): 1 > ARRE (Auto Read Reallocation Enbld): 1 > > I notice some values missing from your example. The above is an old > 1G SCSI drive. Would that explain the missing options? Yes. > Given that both AWRE and ARRE are 1, what action should I take now? Looks like it's time to look for a new disk. You could try reformatting it. This is one of the very few times where a low-level format has any likelihood of success, and even now it's not much. > As a side note, both vinum drives (da1 and da2) had AWRE and ARRE > set. da0 didn't but now has these values set. OK. It's good to set them. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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