From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Aug 3 12:43:47 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D953BAAA0C for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 12:43:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wam@hiwaay.net) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D0E781206 for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 12:43:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wam@hiwaay.net) Received: from kabini1.local (dynamic-216-186-209-65.knology.net [216.186.209.65] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id u73Chifi026029 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 07:43:45 -0500 Subject: Re: Ominous smartd messages .... To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <9ea1dbaf-6151-edc8-9e2a-430abe757472@holgerdanske.com> From: "William A. Mahaffey III" Message-ID: Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 07:49:14 -0453.75 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <9ea1dbaf-6151-edc8-9e2a-430abe757472@holgerdanske.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.22 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:43:47 -0000 On 08/02/16 23:05, David Christensen wrote: > On 08/02/2016 08:41 PM, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> ... 8 1 TB HDD's in a ZFS unmirrored pool. ... >> Aug 1 23:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 1 23:39:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 00:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 00:39:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 01:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 01:39:58 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 02:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 02:39:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 03:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 03:39:58 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> ... The >> HDD's were brand new 2.5" SATA3 7200 RPM HGST's, which I have had good >> luck with in other builds (I have about 25 in service, all purchased new >> from NewEgg for each build). Case is well ventilated, drives are cool, >> etc. ... >> My question is: Are these messages benign, or am I in the market for >> more hardware ? *ANY* more questions, please ask. TIA & have a good one. > HBA's can fail. No separate HBA, 8 SATA3 slots on the mbd. Definitely hope that's *NOT* the problem :-/ .... > > Cables can fail; usually, it's the connection/ connector. Re-seating > cables can fix problems. Connections should feel solid. If not, > install a new cable and recycle the old one. > > > I assume there is some utility on BSD to read and pretty-print the > smartd information (?). No, I wrote a small script to do that .... > > I would download the HGST Windows Drive Fitness Test (WinDFT) and use it > to test all the drives. Ideally, by removing your BSD system drive, > installing a Windows system drive, installing WinDFT, and running WinDFT > before, during, and after you mess with the hardware. > > > David > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > No separate system drive, ZFS root as per wiki. That last option sounds destructive, right ? Any other options short of that ? Thanks & TIA .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.