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[SOLVED] Please help me save my data

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Been running UNRAID 4.5.3 for a while now with no issues.  Tonight I couldn't get a movie to play from my UNRAID server so I logged in and noticed disk 9 is having a problem.  I pulled the drive and dropped it into my external hard drive dock and it came up as a healthy drive.  I put it back in the UNRAID server and changed the SATA cable.  Still no luck but now my disk 11 is showing as too big and the system says "disk in parity slot is not biggest".  Disk 11 now also has a red dot and shows as being 2.1TB when it's a 750GB drive.  A screenshot of my status page is attached.  Hoping someone can help figure this out.  I'm hoping I haven't lost my data but it's really nothing that can't be replaced.  I'm shutting it down until I have something I can try to fix it.  It's been rock solid for quite some time.  I was hoping to reduce my drive count in the near future by upgrading the drives to larger 2TB drives.  Cutting the heat and noise in the server. 

 

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The only thing I can think of to try and at least fix the parity drive issue is to run some error correction on my disk 11.  Hopefully someone here might know what to do in this case.  I'm about to lose 500 plus movie rips.

Before you do ANYTHING... be aware, version 4.5.3 has a MAJOR BUG where when initially starting an array after adding a new drive it will show all the drives as unformatted.  Since you expect to see the "Format" button, you do not think when pressing it that you will be re-formatting ALL your disks because they are ALL showing as unformatted.

 

The work-around is simple, simply press "Stop" to stop the array, and then "Start" and the one new disk will be the only one showing as unformatted, then it is safe to press the "Format" button. 

 

So... UPGRADE off of 4.5.3 as soon as possible... several users of unRAID have formatted ALL their disks accidentally because of this bug.

 

With that in mind, as long as you keep your finger OFF of the format button, you should be OK until you can upgrade.

 

First thing would be to reboot.  Second would be to get an hdparm and smart reports on the disks with the red indicators

hdparm -I /dev/sdX

smartcrl -d ata -a /dev/sdX

where sdX = the three letter device names of your disks.

What kind of "problem" on disk9?

 

Syslog?

 

The drive 11 issue is really odd. The syslog or the info from Joe's commands might help figure out what is wrong with it.

 

Peter

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Thanks for the responses.  I can't boot the server now.  My Supermicro board just beeps long continuous beeps over and over.  I swapped the RAM around and it beeps 4 times then looks like it's running but nothing comes up on the screen.  The board has been doing this for a little while on and off.  I had been able to boot it several times recently but tonight when I went to get the syslog and run the smart report it would not boot.  I'm going to swap out the board with the same model and see if I can bring the system back up.  Maybe that will fix the problem or at least get me to the point I can generate a syslog and run the smart report.  I'll check back in a few days once I have the board and can swap it out.

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Is it a bad idea once I swap out my motherboard to update my UNRAID version to 4.7?  I would backup my current UNRAID flash drive before doing so.

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Swapped the motherboard and then figured out it was the RAM.  Got the server booted fine but I still have the same situation as in the first post's screen shot.  So I'm stuck basically.  Disk11 shows as being 2TB while it's only really 750GB.  Refresh does nothing, I could try Restore but I'm not sure what that will do to my data.  I may try to swap the cable on Disk11 and see if that changes anything.  Also thinking of trying an upgrade to 4.7 to see if that does anything.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

The output from the commands Joe L. posted??

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Where does the output go when I run those commands?  It shows stuff on the screen but I can't get it into the forum.  My disk11 it says that it's a seagate drive that had a firmware problem. 

Let's say I were to replace these two drives with other drives I have laying around.  Would I only lose the data from these 2 drives or do I lose everything?

 

Also swapping the cable and upgrading to 4.7 didn't help at all. 

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Both of the drives having issues are 750GB seagates.  I may try to flash the firmware with the seagate tool to see if that fixes the issues. 

Run the commands via telnet and paste the results here.

Ya, if you haven't yet then download Putty and use it for telnetting to the server. Then you can run the commands and copy the output.

 

Somehow, your disk11 got messed internally. Updating the firmware might fix it. Otherwise, there might be some command that could get it to go back to the right size. We might know what it's problem is when we see the output of those commands.

 

Also, is disk9 dead or not?

 

Peter

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Going to flash the firmware this morning.  It was midnight when I got to that point last night and I was just beat.  Disk9 shows up in YAReG and I am able to copy off files, Windows says it's a healthy partition.  During the boot process the controller card in the UNRAID server shows Disk9 as 0GB.  Hopefully this and the Disk11 problem are related to firmware.  If this works I'll run the other Seagate drives through the firmware tool as well.  I'll post again once I do the firmware updates and if that doesn't work I'll run the commands and post the output here.

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Disk11 hdparm

 

root@UNRAID:~# hdparm -I /dev/sdj

 

/dev/sdj:

 

ATA device, with non-removable media

        Model Number:      ST3750330AS

        Serial Number:      9QK0DPGR

        Firmware Revision:  AD14

        Transport:          Serial

Standards:

        Used: unknown (minor revision code 0x0029)

        Supported: 8 7 6 5

        Likely used: 8

Configuration:

        Logical        max    current

        cylinders      16383  0

        heads          16      16

        sectors/track  63      63

        --

        CHS current addressable sectors:          0

        LBA    user addressable sectors:          0

        LBA48  user addressable sectors:          0

        Logical/Physical Sector size:          512 bytes

        device size with M = 1024*1024:          0 MBytes

        device size with M = 1000*1000:          0 MBytes

        cache/buffer size  = unknown

        Nominal Media Rotation Rate: 7200

Capabilities:

        LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)

        Queue depth: 32

        Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum

        R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16  Current = ?

        Recommended acoustic management value: 254, current value: 0

        DMA: mdma0 mdma1 *mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 udma6

            Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns

        PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4

            Cycle time: no flow control=120ns  IORDY flow control=120ns

Commands/features:

        Enabled Supported:

          *    SMART feature set

                Security Mode feature set

          *    Power Management feature set

          *    Write cache

          *    Look-ahead

          *    Host Protected Area feature set

          *    WRITE_BUFFER command

          *    READ_BUFFER command

          *    DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE

                SET_MAX security extension

          *    48-bit Address feature set

          *    Device Configuration Overlay feature set

          *    Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE

          *    FLUSH_CACHE_EXT

          *    SMART error logging

          *    SMART self-test

          *    General Purpose Logging feature set

          *    64-bit World wide name

          *    Write-Read-Verify feature set

          *    WRITE_UNCORRECTABLE_EXT command

          *    {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands

          *    Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)

          *    Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s)

          *    Native Command Queueing (NCQ)

          *    Phy event counters

          *    Software settings preservation

          *    SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set

          *    SCT Long Sector Access (AC1)

          *    SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3)

          *    SCT Features Control (AC4)

          *    SCT Data Tables (AC5)

                unknown 206[12] (vendor specific)

Security:

        Master password revision code = 65534

        not    supported

        not    enabled

        not    locked

        not    frozen

        not    expired: security count

        not    supported: enhanced erase

        2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.

Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 5000c5000a1109c4

        NAA            : 5

        IEEE OUI        : 000c50

        Unique ID      : 00a1109c4

Checksum: correct

 

DISK11 smartctl

 

root@UNRAID:~# smartctl  -a  -d  ata  /dev/sdj

smartctl 5.39.1 2010-01-28 r3054 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build)

Copyright © 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

 

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===

Model Family:    Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 family

Device Model:    ST3750330AS

Serial Number:    9QK0DPGR

Firmware Version: AD14

Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]

ATA Version is:  8

ATA Standard is:  ATA-8-ACS revision 4

Local Time is:    Thu May 19 16:22:51 2011 Local time zone must be set--see zic m

 

==> WARNING: There are known problems with these drives,

AND THIS FIRMWARE VERSION IS AFFECTED,

see the following Seagate web pages:

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951

 

SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.

SMART support is: Enabled

 

SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it.

 

 

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DISK9 hdparm

 

root@UNRAID:~# hdparm -I /dev/sdd

 

/dev/sdd:

 

ATA device, with non-removable media

        Model Number:      ST3750640AS

        Serial Number:      3QD00LX0

        Firmware Revision:  3.AAE

Standards:

        Supported: 7 6 5 4

        Likely used: 7

Configuration:

        Logical        max    current

        cylinders      16383  16383

        heads          16      16

        sectors/track  63      63

        --

        CHS current addressable sectors:  16514064

        LBA    user addressable sectors:  268435455

        LBA48  user addressable sectors: 1465149168

        Logical  Sector size:                  512 bytes

        Physical Sector size:                  512 bytes

        device size with M = 1024*1024:      715404 MBytes

        device size with M = 1000*1000:      750156 MBytes (750 GB)

        cache/buffer size  = 16384 KBytes

Capabilities:

        LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)

        Queue depth: 32

        Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum

        R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16  Current = ?

        Recommended acoustic management value: 254, current value: 0

        DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6

            Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns

        PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4

            Cycle time: no flow control=120ns  IORDY flow control=120ns

Commands/features:

        Enabled Supported:

          *    SMART feature set

                Security Mode feature set

          *    Power Management feature set

          *    Write cache

          *    Look-ahead

          *    Host Protected Area feature set

          *    WRITE_BUFFER command

          *    READ_BUFFER command

          *    DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE

                SET_MAX security extension

          *    48-bit Address feature set

          *    Device Configuration Overlay feature set

          *    Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE

          *    FLUSH_CACHE_EXT

          *    SMART error logging

          *    SMART self-test

          *    General Purpose Logging feature set

          *    Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)

          *    Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s)

          *    Native Command Queueing (NCQ)

          *    Phy event counters

                Device-initiated interface power management

          *    Software settings preservation

Security:

        Master password revision code = 65534

                supported

        not    enabled

        not    locked

                frozen

        not    expired: security count

        not    supported: enhanced erase

Checksum: correct

 

DISK9 smartctl

 

root@UNRAID:~# smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdd

smartctl 5.39.1 2010-01-28 r3054 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build)

Copyright © 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

 

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===

Model Family:    Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 family

Device Model:    ST3750640AS

Serial Number:    3QD00LX0

Firmware Version: 3.AAE

User Capacity:    750,156,374,016 bytes

Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]

ATA Version is:  7

ATA Standard is:  Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated

Local Time is:    Thu May 19 16:27:14 2011 Local time zone must be set--see zic m

SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.

SMART support is: Enabled

 

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===

SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

See vendor-specific Attribute list for marginal Attributes.

 

General SMART Values:

Offline data collection status:  (0x82) Offline data collection activity

                                        was completed without error.

                                        Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.

Self-test execution status:      (  0) The previous self-test routine completed

                                        without error or no self-test has ever

                                        been run.

Total time to complete Offline

data collection:                ( 430) seconds.

Offline data collection

capabilities:                    (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.

                                        Auto Offline data collection on/off support.

                                        Suspend Offline collection upon new

                                        command.

                                        Offline surface scan supported.

                                        Self-test supported.

                                        No Conveyance Self-test supported.

                                        Selective Self-test supported.

SMART capabilities:            (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering

                                        power-saving mode.

                                        Supports SMART auto save timer.

Error logging capability:        (0x01) Error logging supported.

                                        General Purpose Logging supported.

Short self-test routine

recommended polling time:        (  1) minutes.

Extended self-test routine

recommended polling time:        ( 202) minutes.

 

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10

Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:

ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG    VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE

  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate    0x000f  118  083  006    Pre-fail  Always      -      199069422

  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0003  093  093  000    Pre-fail  Always      -      0

  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032  100  100  020    Old_age  Always      -      346

  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct  0x0033  100  100  036    Pre-fail  Always      -      4

  7 Seek_Error_Rate        0x000f  075  060  030    Pre-fail  Always      -      69236123995

  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032  091  091  000    Old_age  Always      -      8592

10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013  100  100  097    Pre-fail  Always      -      0

12 Power_Cycle_Count      0x0032  100  100  020    Old_age  Always      -      618

187 Reported_Uncorrect      0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0

189 High_Fly_Writes        0x003a  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0

190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022  057  035  045    Old_age  Always  In_the_past 43 (0 2 43 34)

194 Temperature_Celsius    0x0022  043  065  000    Old_age  Always      -      43 (0 20 0 0)

195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered  0x001a  078  052  000    Old_age  Always      -      112453072

197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0012  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0

198 Offline_Uncorrectable  0x0010  100  100  000    Old_age  Offline      -      0

199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x003e  200  200  000    Old_age  Always      -      0

200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate  0x0000  100  253  000    Old_age  Offline      -      0

202 Data_Address_Mark_Errs  0x0032  100  253  000    Old_age  Always      -      0

 

SMART Error Log Version: 1

No Errors Logged

 

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1

Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error

# 1  Short offline      Completed without error      00%      8592        -

# 2  Short offline      Completed without error      00%      8592        -

 

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1

SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS

    1        0        0  Not_testing

    2        0        0  Not_testing

    3        0        0  Not_testing

    4        0        0  Not_testing

    5        0        0  Not_testing

Selective self-test flags (0x0):

  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.

If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

 

 

 

 

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The seagate tool would not flash firmware to either drive.  I then tried seatools and disk9 passed the short test while disk11 failed.  Using YAReG I can see the data on disk9 but not on disk11.  Then again I'm not real sure disk11 had any data on it.

 

Here's what I get when I click on disk settings for 8 (healthy disk) then 9 and 11.

 

disk8 settings

Partition format: MBR: unaligned

File sytem type: reiserfs

 

disk9 settings

Partition format: unknown

File sytem type: reiserfs

 

disk11 settings

Partition format: error

File sytem type: (partition 1 does not exist)

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If I'm willing to lose the data on both drives couldn't I just replace the drives and start the array back up.  For Disk9 I can copy the data off using YAReG and my Windows PC.  Disk11 I'll have to figure out what I'm missing if anything.  Would replacing the 2 bad 750GB drives with 2x 500GB drives be a bad thing.  It's all I have on hand.  I'm probably going to get some 2TB drives soon but the largest drive in my UNRAID server is 1.5TB so one of the new 2TB drives would need to be the parity drive.  With the 2 dead drives I'm pretty much stuck in limbo right now.

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hdparm and smartctl info on page 1 of the thread.

Disk9 looks ok except it was cooked in the past. That disk and probably your system is running too hot. Are your fans working?

 

SMART need to be enabled on DISK11. Enter:

smartctl  -s on -a  -d  ata  /dev/sdj
smartctl  -a  -d  ata  /dev/sdj

 

I'm not sure if the second line is needed but it won't hurt.

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Disk9 is very hot to the touch.  The fans are working but this drive sits behind a row of 6 drives in the case so the air flow to it is blocked a bit.  I'll probably be replacing the 7200rpm Seagates with Samsung green drives.  That should cut the temps.

I'm replacing Disk11 first to see if I can get the array back up and running, then I will look to replace Disk9.  Worst case, I'll replace both drives and copy off Disk9 data from my Windows PC since it's readable with YAReG.  Disk11 is not readable so I'll lose that data.  I'm not sure there is much on Disk11 anyway.  I'll find out soon enough.

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Update - Replaced Disk11 and fired the array back up.  All is good now.  Disk9 is back online and the Parity check completed with no errors.  I did lose my data from Disk11 but I should be able to put it back rather quickly.  Disk11 is dead.

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