Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:54:19 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Massimo Lusetti <massimo@datacode.it> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: big mly(4) logical volume Message-ID: <200112181954.fBIJsJO01662@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:58:43 %2B0100." <1008701923.3c1f91e30fbc2@webapps.datacode.it>
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It's normal for it to take some time to get the parity on the drives into
sync. Depending on the default rebuild rate, this can take quite a
while; 8 hours is not unimaginable. As long as it stops eventually,
you'll be fine, and it'll be usable (but slower) while the rebuild is
running.
> Is it normal to have this hdd always busy !? If the controlled is
> (re)building something i should notice on kernel message... right ?!
The controller doesn't tell us that it's working on establishing parity
for a new array, AFAIR. I could probably find out if the driver went off
asking, but there's a list as long as my arm of things I want to do to
that driver...
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rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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