Hello all,
I have had some smart errors, "uncorrectable error cnt" with my cache drive for a while. I used to have a Samsung SSD 860 500 GB in my system that gave me the uncorrectable error cnt error, so I replaced it with a Samsung 870 1 TB. The 1 TB eventually started giving me the same error, but I was unable to figure out any issues with it. I have been busy recently and haven't had much time to maintain my server, but today I went to use it and discovered an "Unable to write to cache" error in the Fix Common Problems popup. Now when I reboot the server and start the array it takes minutes to bring the array on-line, and I am unable to access my shares and the Docker service fails to start. I am assuming this is all related to the cache drive not working properly, but maybe there are additional problems?
A previous theory I had was that it was a bad SATA cable or port on the mobo, so I tried a new cable, and a new port on the mobo to no avail. It still does not work. I also tried a new SATA power cable, but that as well did not work. I have a Dell HBA330 SAS controller that I tried connecting to the SSD, but UNRAID would not even see the drive upon reboot. I have two drives in the array on the controller, so I know the controller is working.
Does anyone have any ideas what may be causing these issues? Is it just a bad drive? I have attached my diagnostics file to the post.
Thanks in advance!
the-beast-diagnostics-20240225-1258.zip