On 05.09.2006 08:48:44, Paul Waldo wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have a RAID6 array and I wondering about care and feeding instructions :-) >> >> Here is what I currently do: >> - daily incremental and weekly full backups to a separate machine >> - run smartd tests (short once a day, long once a week) >> - check the raid for bad blocks every week >> >> What else can I do make sure the array keeps humming? Thanks in advance! >> Make sure the drives are adequately cooled. I use this nifty utility to look at my drive temps: http://martybugs.net/linux/hddtemp.cgi mtbf seems to have an exponential dependence on temperature, so it pays off to keep temp down. Exactly what temp you consider safe is individual, but my drives only occasionally go above 40C. cheers, /Patrik
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