Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:24:20 +0100 From: "Svein Skogen (Listmail Account)" <svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A tool for remapping bad sectors in CURRENT? Message-ID: <4B990B24.9080402@stillbilde.net> In-Reply-To: <861vfq995i.fsf@ds4.des.no> References: <20100308102918.GA5485@localhost> <4B94DDC8.5080008@quip.cz> <20100308115052.GA31896@office.redwerk.com> <4B94FBA6.5090107@quip.cz> <861vfq995i.fsf@ds4.des.no>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11.03.2010 16:21, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> writes: >> Yes, rewriting by dd or any other way works for reallocating or >> clearing pending sectors counter, but in server environment > > In a server environment, you'd be a fool not to have some sort of > redundancy set up. > >> I need to know the affected file, as it can be for example database >> file and then it is a big problem! Rewriting the sector inside InnoDB >> ib_data file can cause DB crash, data loss etc. > > How is that different from *not* rewriting the sector? If there's a bad > sector somewhere in your data, your database is still going to crash. Only if he hasn't listened to your first advice and set it up on a non-redundant IO solution. If he's set it up on proper hardware, he'll just get a friendly mail about replacing said disk next time he's in the serverroom with a new fresh hostpare. //Svein - -- - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg Østli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | svein@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at svein-mobile@stillbilde.net This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. - ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ - ------------------------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkuZCyQACgkQODUnwSLUlKS2ngCgqF+bE4SqHC39lYAoMpQG1Ysb IzcAoLusP1O4LV0CDoq3GSXjV3YGDLDk =Ljac -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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