Hi James >> >> sometimes this is only "resolveable" by rebooting the host. >> >> same problem on 2 other servers with nearly identical hardware. >> >> is this expected on an disk failure event? >> >> maybe i should try the vanilla 2.6.28.x kernel? > > Part of the problem seems to be the way the aacraid firmware is reacting > to disk failures. It's possible it might recovery faster with a newer > kernel (I seem to remember seeing "hit it with a bigger hammer" type > patches going into that). However, your basic problem of running RAID > on unreliable disks will still remain. > ok, i think i get the point about "unreliable disks" and the Time-Limited Error Recovery in RE3 WD disks. damn, i just looked at "enterprise" and 2,5". thanks. - Thomas -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
