Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:25:53 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What made my FreeBSD server freeze? Message-ID: <i5gbh0$ras$1@dough.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <20100830131822.529B3106564A@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20100830131822.529B3106564A@hub.freebsd.org>
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On 08/30/10 13:24, peter@vfemail.net wrote: > > When I awoke this morning my FreeBSD box was frozen -- completely unresponsive at the console -- and displayed these messages on the console: > > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 -resetting > ata0: resetting devices > ad0: removed from configuration > done > Aug 30 03:09:25 abc sm-mta 88427 xyz SYSERR(root): collect: Cannot write: ./xyz (fsync uid=o, gid=25): Device not configured > > The box has been in continuous operation for years, and I've never seen this behavior before. > > I rebooted the machine this morning and, thank God, it came back to life. > > Is this an early warning that the hard drive is failing and should be replaced this week? Very probably! > Is there anything else I should explore or do at this time? If not the drive, check drive cables, the power supply and motherboard/CPU overheating.
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