From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 14 19:45:22 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A1FA106564A for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:45:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achristianson@orases.com) Received: from server515.appriver.com (server515g.exghost.com [72.32.253.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 128888FC12 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:45:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achristianson@orases.com) Received: by server515.appriver.com (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 5.2.0) with PIPE id 19760928; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:45:15 -0500 Received: from FE1.exchange.rackspace.com ([72.32.49.5] verified) by server515.appriver.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 19760906 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:45:12 -0500 Received: from 34093-EVS4C2.exchange.rackspace.com ([192.168.1.42]) by FE1.exchange.rackspace.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:45:17 -0500 Received: from 74.93.222.86 ([74.93.222.86]) by 34093-EVS4C2.exchange.rackspace.com ([192.168.1.69]) via Exchange Front-End Server owa.mailseat.com ([192.168.1.6]) with Microsoft Exchange Server HTTP-DAV ; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:45:15 +0000 Received: from r2d2 by owa.mailseat.com; 14 Apr 2008 15:45:34 -0400 From: Andy Christianson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:45:32 -0400 Message-Id: <1208202333.17878.117.camel@r2d2> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.1 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Apr 2008 19:45:18.0050 (UTC) FILETIME=[1115FC20:01C89E68] X-Policy: GLOBAL X-Primary: achristianson@orases.com X-Note: This Email was scanned by AppRiver SecureTide X-ALLOW: achristianson@orases.com ALLOWED X-Note: Spam Tests Failed: X-Country-Path: ->UNITED STATES->PRIVATE->UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES X-Note-Sending-IP: 72.32.49.5 X-Note-Reverse-DNS: fe1.exchange.rackspace.com X-Note-WHTLIST: achristianson@orases.com X-Note: User Rule Hits: X-Note: Global Rule Hits: 75 76 122 X-Note: Mail Class: ALLOWEDSENDER Subject: Defer Checking on USB Drive 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: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:45:22 -0000 I have a production server running FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE, and it has stability issues. The problem is that after a crash, it takes quite a while to get back up and running. Most of the time is spent doing a file system check on a 500GB USB drive with a single UFS partition. I noticed that my var, root, an dtmp partitions all have their checks deferred, which is the desirable behavior as it gets the server back up and running as soon as possible. Is there a way to have the file system check for the partition that resides on the USB drive follow this same behavior? Thanks in advance for any advice. -- Andrew Christianson Orases Consulting Corporation Interactive Business and Technology Solutions phone/ 301.694.8991 ext. 100 fax/ 301.694.8993 email/ achristianson@orases.com http://www.orases.com