Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 07:49:14 -0453.75 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ominous smartd messages .... Message-ID: <de0d3482-bc40-b09c-3ad3-28c6461c7bb5@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <9ea1dbaf-6151-edc8-9e2a-430abe757472@holgerdanske.com> References: <e5a65f8a-27a0-65e7-42db-28bef824e0c0@hiwaay.net> <9ea1dbaf-6151-edc8-9e2a-430abe757472@holgerdanske.com>
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On 08/02/16 23:05, David Christensen wrote: > On 08/02/2016 08:41 PM, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> ... 8 1 TB HDD's in a ZFS unmirrored pool. ... >> Aug 1 23:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 1 23:39:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 00:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 00:39:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 01:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 01:39:58 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 02:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 02:39:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 03:09:59 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> Aug 2 03:39:58 devbox smartd[835]: Device: /dev/ada5, 8 Currently >> unreadable (pending) sectors >> ... The >> HDD's were brand new 2.5" SATA3 7200 RPM HGST's, which I have had good >> luck with in other builds (I have about 25 in service, all purchased new >> from NewEgg for each build). Case is well ventilated, drives are cool, >> etc. ... >> My question is: Are these messages benign, or am I in the market for >> more hardware ? *ANY* more questions, please ask. TIA & have a good one. > HBA's can fail. No separate HBA, 8 SATA3 slots on the mbd. Definitely hope that's *NOT* the problem :-/ .... > > Cables can fail; usually, it's the connection/ connector. Re-seating > cables can fix problems. Connections should feel solid. If not, > install a new cable and recycle the old one. > > > I assume there is some utility on BSD to read and pretty-print the > smartd information (?). No, I wrote a small script to do that .... > > I would download the HGST Windows Drive Fitness Test (WinDFT) and use it > to test all the drives. Ideally, by removing your BSD system drive, > installing a Windows system drive, installing WinDFT, and running WinDFT > before, during, and after you mess with the hardware. > > > David > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > No separate system drive, ZFS root as per wiki. That last option sounds destructive, right ? Any other options short of that ? Thanks & TIA .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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