On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 09:22:22AM -0400, Michael Habashy wrote: > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 4:23 AM, Alex Samad <alex@samad.com.au> wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 02:52:58PM -0400, Michael Habashy wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Michael Habashy <mjh2000@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > further, when i try to execute any of these mdadm commands on the [snip] > i agree -- i am using it...and everytime i try to do something to the > array it tells me that it is in use. Can you help me ??? What > proceedure can i do so that it is not in use?? do i use a LiveCD ???? you can work with arrays whilst they are online, you don't want to stop the array, you have a working mirror of the array. (you could if you want to use a live cd, but in my opinion it doesn't get you much extra than a reboot) What to do 1) save your important data 2) google mdadm hot add disk 3) google smartlctl read up about smart and sata hard drives 4) check /proc/partition for sdb 5) check /var/log/syslog (& dmesg) for anything relating to sdb 6) run smartctl against sdb 7) make a decision if you need a new sdb, with the above info 8) if unsure, reboot box and check above again 9) replace or fix sdb 10) check the partition table on sdb 11) hot add the partitions back to the broken raid sets 12) done > > I think the issue is a software issue with my drive - how can i format > it and get it ready to join the array??? what are the steps ????? > > thanks > mjh > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- "Kosovians can move back in." - George W. Bush 04/09/1999 CNN interview
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