From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 28 14:10:38 2009 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 76D02106566B for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:10:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f171.google.com (mail-yx0-f171.google.com [209.85.210.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FD4C8FC1A for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:10:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe1 with SMTP id 1so5302731yxe.3 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:10:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=kZ31V+VqSmqCplWNg/Bc7P3BG5ONX+NAQ7rW+AuUKfk=; b=lFE+dYxSXKyEWmxfJiniHgG5uvB1kcCpxh2zRli4jeBwn7YLBqTWkzqrmi1JyWd0V7 3uEcm/xa2eKY3rGMq/toDblY39IjfNnpb28gsZEaEb+fKKVmMxGYJPHSkmkAN8ZPMh+m nxxq/v1owozCR/zP6tOTRhMiBEEfgHexYWaQ0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=Y0fNIswgxmWvddmBTqJP16jSq3FPFwOksV+rky9lj9HFUNB0rUysXWKUcQMIqgDzjx 26tVuiVIaDWWykFkhy8/1oXzjfHA4jmujKCaVM1/a2G6N1rH6aPa1R+iW4JC35mBfYXW BpRHE7lHKbeMpJppjoNSQdjwXmOei3e6BJIpA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.16.28 with SMTP id 28mr7891755ybp.133.1254147037101; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:10:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4AC07E69.30800@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> References: <4AC07E69.30800@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:10:37 -0500 Message-ID: <6201873e0909280710n2a5fc7beo99706e1b87080f73@mail.gmail.com> From: Adam Vande More To: Robin Becker Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fix remote degraded gmirror 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, 28 Sep 2009 14:10:38 -0000 On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:14 AM, Robin Becker wrote: > I have a freebsd 6.1 system with a gmirror raid 1 which is degraded. > > Originally I had /dev/ad4 & /dev/ad6, but I'm getting a degraded status and > log messages reporting dergraded status and uncorrectable block for ad4. > > Obviously I need to remove the device and get it replaced and then insert > back into the mirror. > > However, this is a remote machine and I need to get the right disk fixed. > > Is there a way I can get the colocation engineer to replace the right disk? > > I guess I need to do 1) figure out what kind of disk this is and Looks like sata... > 2) figure out some information to allow them to identify. > Power down system and disconnect one drive. Note that the drive plugged into the lowest sata port is probably ad4. Watch dmesg and check hd detection. If you got the wrong one unplug and try again with other disk. Refer to man gmirror for replace procedure, it's quite simple. > > > I looked at the smartctl output and see this > > /dev/ad4 > Device Model: WDC WD1600JS-22MHB0 > Serial Number: WD-WCANM4438410 > > /dev/ad6 > Device Model: WDC WD1600JS-22MHB0 > Serial Number: WD-WCANM4434657 > > is this sufficient to enable a data centre engineer to fix my problem? > -- > Robin Becker > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Adam Vande More