Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:13:34 -0400 From: "FreeBSD Questions" <ml.freebsd.questions@gmail.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: SCSI disks spinning down Message-ID: <10549b080608181113o5340459ehc68c2ca5eec35c0c@mail.gmail.com>
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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!
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