Thanks Taco.
Restarting didn't work - so after a bunch of google'ing, I began to
understand what the mdstat report meant and after executing this:
mdadm /dev/md1 -a /dev/sdb7
...the raid is rebuilding.
It remains to be seen if the disk is bad.
Thanks,
- Bill
At 12:18 AM 11/05/2006, you wrote:
>Bill,
>
>What I normally do in such occasions, is turn the server off and on,
>and raid is rebuilt automatically.
>
>Taco
>----- Original Message ----- From: "William J.A. Brillinger"
><billy (at mark) pdcweb.net>
>To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:45 AM
>Subject: [coba-e:05128] Raid Failure
>
>
>>One of my servers reports this to me tonight:
>>
>>Output of /proc/mdstat
>>------------------------------------
>>Personalities : [raid1]
>>md2: active raid1 sdb2[1] sda2[0]
>> 6289344 blocks [2/2] [UU]
>>
>>md4: active raid1 sdb3[1] sda3[0]
>> 2096384 blocks [2/2] [UU]
>>
>>md5: active raid1 sdb5[1] sda5[0]
>> 1052160 blocks [2/2] [UU]
>>
>>md3: active raid1 sdb6[1] sda6[0]
>> 1052160 blocks [2/2] [UU]
>>
>>md1: active raid1 sdb7[2](F) sda7[0]
>> 145693376 blocks [2/1] [U_]
>>
>>md0: active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0]
>> 104320 blocks [2/2] [UU]
>>
>>If I read this correctly, I have one failed partition on the
>>secondary drive - yes?
>>
>>I would like to remove the failed drive and reinsert the same drive
>>and let it rebuild. I expect they simply got out of sync (possible?)
>>
>>Do I have to remove the drive to do this or can I simply tell it to
>>rebuild now?
>>
>>Suggestions appreciated.
>>
>>- Bill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>---------------------------------
>>William J.A. Brillinger
>>Precision Design Co.
>>
>>E-Mail: mailto:billy (at mark) pdcweb.net
>>Web site: http://www.pdcweb.net
>>Phone: (204) 324-1889
>
>
>
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William J.A. Brillinger
Precision Design Co.
E-Mail: mailto:billy (at mark) pdcweb.net
Web site: http://www.pdcweb.net
Phone: (204) 324-1889
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