Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 6:45:28 PM, you wrote: > On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 9:29 AM Andrey Zhunev <a-j@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Well, this machine is always online (24/7, with a UPS backup power). >> Yesterday we found it switched OFF, without any signs of life. Trying >> to switch it on, the PSU made a humming noise and the machine didn't >> even try to start. So we replaced the PSU. After that, the machine >> powered on - but refused to boot... Something tells me these two >> failures are likely related... > Most likely the drive is dying and the spin down from power failure > and subsequent spin up has increased the rate of degradation, and > that's why they seem related. > What do you get for: > # smarctl -x /dev/sda The '-x' option gives a lot of output. It's pasted here: https://pastebin.com/raw/yW3yDuSF Well, if there are evidnces the drive is really dying - so be it... I just need to recover the data, if possible. On the other hand, if the drive will work further - I will find some unimportant files to store... --- Best regards, Andrey
