Hi randall, On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 08:32:48PM +0200, randall wrote: > i have a nice raid setup, and its no problem to recognize which > /dev/sdX has dropped out of the array, but how do you physically > identify for example /dev/sdf when opening the box and have 6 disks to > choose from? If the hardware has no means of identifying the disks (e.g. an indicator LED) then you could for example do a SMART query to find the serial number and physically label each disk with that. Then even if one dies to the extent that it won't respond to SMART, you can tell which it is without pulling disks out because you will know what all the *other* ones are. Bear in mind that the same physical disk can end up with a different device node (/dev/sdX) under various circumstances, so it isn't always that useful to say "this disk is /dev/sdf"). Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting Encrypted mail welcome - keyid 0x604DE5DB
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