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There is no significance to "60" it might be a value used by that model drive once it is in use.

NORMALIZED values are not described by the manufactures other than if they are above the affiliated error-threshold, the disk is healthy.  Manufacturers all set their own logic on how the RAW values are presented.  Some are actual counts, others are not.

As ab example, your power-on hours looks like an actual value

  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      7

but head-flying hours is probably not an actual human-readable value.

240 Head_Flying_Hours      0x0000  100  253  000    Old_age  Offline      -      11154030067719

 

Your disks look fine.

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There is no significance to "60" it might be a value used by that model drive once it is in use.

NORMALIZED values are not described by the manufactures other than if they are above the affiliated error-threshold, the disk is healthy.  Manufacturers all set their own logic on how the RAW values are presented.  Some are actual counts, others are not.

As ab example, your power-on hours looks like an actual value

  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      7

but head-flying hours is probably not an actual human-readable value.

240 Head_Flying_Hours      0x0000  100  253  000    Old_age  Offline      -      11154030067719

 

Your disks look fine.

 

Thanks for the quick response Joe and also for your excellent tools for Unraid.

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Hi all,

 

i just precleared a Seagate 4TB (ST4000DM000) on my test unRAID (VIA C7 - 800 MHz - 512MB Ram - SATA1 150MB/s). It take a long time for 3 Cycles, but I think the reason is the old test hardware.

 

I'm a little bit confused about the value "near_tresh" in the result:

 

Spin_Retry_Count =   100     100           97        near_thresh 0
End-to-End_Error =   100     100           99        near_thresh 0

 

Here are the complete results:

 

Disk: /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     ST4000DM000-1F2168
Serial Number:    Z300CRLF
Firmware Version: CC52
User Capacity:    4,000,787,030,016 bytes
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   8
ATA Standard is:  ATA-8-ACS revision 4
Local Time is:    Tue Apr 16 21:25:04 2013 CEST
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

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00)	Offline data collection activity
				was never started.
				Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
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: 		 ( 117) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x73) SMART execute Offline immediate.
				Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
				Suspend Offline collection upon new
				command.
				No Offline surface scan supported.
				Self-test supported.
				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: 	 ( 255) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 (   2) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x1085)	SCT Status supported.

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   117   100   006    Pre-fail  Always       -       134596344
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0003   098   098   000    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   020    Old_age   Always       -       2
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   100   100   010    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   100   253   030    Pre-fail  Always       -       5662
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       3
10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013   100   100   097    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   020    Old_age   Always       -       2
183 Runtime_Bad_Block       0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age   Always       -       1
184 End-to-End_Error        0x0032   100   100   099    Old_age   Always       -       0
187 Reported_Uncorrect      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
188 Command_Timeout         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   076   073   045    Old_age   Always       -       24 (Min/Max 24/25)
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       2
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       10
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   024   040   000    Old_age   Always       -       24 (0 20 0 0)
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
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       131108171677698
241 Total_LBAs_Written      0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
242 Total_LBAs_Read         0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       617923027

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
No self-tests have been logged.  [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]


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.

 

Disk: /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     ST4000DM000-1F2168
Serial Number:    Z300CRLF
Firmware Version: CC52
User Capacity:    4,000,787,030,016 bytes
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   8
ATA Standard is:  ATA-8-ACS revision 4
Local Time is:    Mon Apr 29 11:56:18 2013 CEST
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

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00)	Offline data collection activity
				was never started.
				Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
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: 		 ( 612) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x73) SMART execute Offline immediate.
				Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
				Suspend Offline collection upon new
				command.
				No Offline surface scan supported.
				Self-test supported.
				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: 	 ( 255) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 (   2) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x1085)	SCT Status supported.

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   114   099   006    Pre-fail  Always       -       81687640
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0003   098   098   000    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   020    Old_age   Always       -       2
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   100   100   010    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   100   253   030    Pre-fail  Always       -       889878
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       306
10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013   100   100   097    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   020    Old_age   Always       -       2
183 Runtime_Bad_Block       0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age   Always       -       1
184 End-to-End_Error        0x0032   100   100   099    Old_age   Always       -       0
187 Reported_Uncorrect      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
188 Command_Timeout         0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
189 High_Fly_Writes         0x003a   099   099   000    Old_age   Always       -       1
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022   074   072   045    Old_age   Always       -       26 (Min/Max 24/28)
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       2
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       10
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   026   040   000    Old_age   Always       -       26 (0 20 0 0)
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
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       144349555851569
241 Total_LBAs_Written      0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       23442111648
242 Total_LBAs_Read         0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       56125268688

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
No self-tests have been logged.  [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]


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.

 

========================================================================1.13
== invoked as: ./preclear_disk.sh -A -c 3 /dev/sdc
==  ST4000DM000-1F2168    Z300CRLF
== Disk /dev/sdc has been successfully precleared
== with a starting sector of 1 
== Ran 3 cycles
==
== Using :Read block size = 8225280 Bytes
== Last Cycle's Pre Read Time  : 19:08:41 (58 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Zeroing time   : 24:51:06 (44 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Post Read Time : 69:57:01 (15 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Total Time     : 94:49:13
==
== Total Elapsed Time 302:31:14
==
== Disk Start Temperature: 24C
==
== Current Disk Temperature: 26C, 
==
============================================================================
** Changed attributes in files: /tmp/smart_start_sdc  /tmp/smart_finish_sdc
                ATTRIBUTE   NEW_VAL OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS      RAW_VALUE
      Raw_Read_Error_Rate =   114     117            6        ok          81687640
         Spin_Retry_Count =   100     100           97        near_thresh 0
         End-to-End_Error =   100     100           99        near_thresh 0
          High_Fly_Writes =    99     100            0        ok          1
  Airflow_Temperature_Cel =    74      76           45        ok          26
      Temperature_Celsius =    26      24            0        ok          26
No SMART attributes are FAILING_NOW

0 sectors were pending re-allocation before the start of the preclear.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after pre-read in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after post-read in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 2 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after post-read in cycle 2 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 3 of 3.
0 sectors are pending re-allocation at the end of the preclear,
    the number of sectors pending re-allocation did not change.
0 sectors had been re-allocated before the start of the preclear.
0 sectors are re-allocated at the end of the preclear,
    the number of sectors re-allocated did not change. 
============================================================================

 

Please give me feedback if I can replace my old 2TB parity disk with this 4TB disk.

 

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Hi all,

 

i just precleared a Seagate 4TB (ST4000DM000) on my test unRAID (VIA C7 - 800 MHz - 512MB Ram - SATA1 150MB/s). It take a long time for 3 Cycles, but I think the reason is the old test hardware.

 

I'm a little bit confused about the value "near_tresh" in the result:

 

Spin_Retry_Count =   100     100           97        near_thresh 0
End-to-End_Error =   100     100           99        near_thresh 0

 

Your manufacturer of your disk has set the failure threshold for those two parameters to value very close to the initial starting normalized values.  Basically, there has never been an error, but if your disk ever has an issue in spinning up (possibly thee failures?) the disk will be considered as failing.    The "end-to-end" failure is (I think) the ability to write and subsequently read the disk.    If that cannot occur, the disk will be considered failed.

 

The manufacturer could have put the failure threshold at 50 and incremented the normalized value by 50 for each failure, and had the same result but they each impliment SMART in their own way, and they aren't telling anybody of the details.

 

Enjoy your disk.  It looks great.

 

Joe L.

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I´m a bit of a noob when it comes to unRAID and thought I would ask what my pre-clear means. So far I´m only done with my planned cache disk and got 2x 4tb drives in the process as well.

 

preclear_start:

Last login: Mon Apr 29 18:18:52 on ttys003
Mac-mini:~ Niklas$ /Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_start_\ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30 ; exit;
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_start_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 1: Disk:: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_start_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_start_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 2: `smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build)'
logout

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preclear_finish:

Last login: Tue Apr 30 12:13:56 on ttys003
Mac-mini:~ Niklas$ /Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_finish_\ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30 ; exit;
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_finish_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 1: Disk:: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_finish_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_finish_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 2: `smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build)'
logout

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preclear_rpt:

Last login: Tue Apr 30 12:17:25 on ttys003
Mac-mini:~ Niklas$ /Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_\ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30 ; exit;
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 1: ========================================================================1.13: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 2: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 3: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 4: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 5: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 6: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 7: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 8: ==: command not found
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 10: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/Volumes/flash/preclear_reports/preclear_rpt_ WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM_2013-04-30: line 10: `== Last Cycle's Zeroing time   : 2:49:12 (73 MB/s)'
logout

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When I look at the terminal after the preclear is done I get the following:

========================================================================1.13
==  WDC WD7500BPVT-55HXZT3    WD-WXQ1EB1JSLAM
== Disk /dev/sdc has been successfully precleared
== with a starting sector of 64
============================================================================
** Changed attributes in files: /tmp/smart_start_sdc  /tmp/smart_finish_sdc
                ATTRIBUTE   NEW_VAL OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS      RAW_VALUE
          Seek_Error_Rate =   100     200            0        ok          0
      Temperature_Celsius =   115     119            0        ok          7200
No SMART attributes are FAILING_NOW

0 sectors were pending re-allocation before the start of the preclear.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after pre-read in cycle 1 of 1.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 1 of 1.
0 sectors are pending re-allocation at the end of the preclear,
    the number of sectors pending re-allocation did not change.
0 sectors had been re-allocated before the start of the preclear.
0 sectors are re-allocated at the end of the preclear,
    the number of sectors re-allocated did not change. 
root@Tower:/boot# 

 

Is it correct with all these different error messages in the reports since the terminal doesnt mention anything regarding allocation...?

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Is it correct with all these different error messages in the reports since the terminal doesnt mention anything regarding allocation...?

It indicates that either the preclear_disk.sh is corrupted, OR, you have programs missing on your server it is expecting to use.

 

You should have none of the "command not found" or "syntax error" messages.

 

did you open the preclear_disk.sh script in an editor?  (possibly accidentally add carriage returns to the ends of the lines?)

 

 

 

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From what I know I only downloaded the script from the forum post and put it on my unRAID flash. So I should cancel the other 2 preclears and try with a new script then maybe...

 

Is it correct with all these different error messages in the reports since the terminal doesnt mention anything regarding allocation...?

It indicates that either the preclear_disk.sh is corrupted, OR, you have programs missing on your server it is expecting to use.

 

You should have none of the "command not found" or "syntax error" messages.

 

did you open the preclear_disk.sh script in an editor?  (possibly accidentally add carriage returns to the ends of the lines?)

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From what I know I only downloaded the script from the forum post and put it on my unRAID flash. So I should cancel the other 2 preclears and try with a new script then maybe...

 

Is it correct with all these different error messages in the reports since the terminal doesnt mention anything regarding allocation...?

It indicates that either the preclear_disk.sh is corrupted, OR, you have programs missing on your server it is expecting to use.

 

You should have none of the "command not found" or "syntax error" messages.

 

did you open the preclear_disk.sh script in an editor?  (possibly accidentally add carriage returns to the ends of the lines?)

Another possibility is you ran out of memory for all you were running.  Look in your syslog for out-of-memory (oom) errors.  Unless you used the -r -w and -b options of the preclear script, three simultaneous preclears of large drives will likely run out of memory.
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Cant see any error messages referring to the memory. I did however include the syslog if I dont look at it right.

 

From what I know I only downloaded the script from the forum post and put it on my unRAID flash. So I should cancel the other 2 preclears and try with a new script then maybe...

 

Is it correct with all these different error messages in the reports since the terminal doesnt mention anything regarding allocation...?

It indicates that either the preclear_disk.sh is corrupted, OR, you have programs missing on your server it is expecting to use.

 

You should have none of the "command not found" or "syntax error" messages.

 

did you open the preclear_disk.sh script in an editor?  (possibly accidentally add carriage returns to the ends of the lines?)

Another possibility is you ran out of memory for all you were running.  Look in your syslog for out-of-memory (oom) errors.  Unless you used the -r -w and -b options of the preclear script, three simultaneous preclears of large drives will likely run out of memory.

syslog.txt

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Cant see any error messages referring to the memory. I did however include the syslog if I dont look at it right.

 

From what I know I only downloaded the script from the forum post and put it on my unRAID flash. So I should cancel the other 2 preclears and try with a new script then maybe...

 

Is it correct with all these different error messages in the reports since the terminal doesnt mention anything regarding allocation...?

It indicates that either the preclear_disk.sh is corrupted, OR, you have programs missing on your server it is expecting to use.

 

You should have none of the "command not found" or "syntax error" messages.

 

did you open the preclear_disk.sh script in an editor?  (possibly accidentally add carriage returns to the ends of the lines?)

Another possibility is you ran out of memory for all you were running.  Look in your syslog for out-of-memory (oom) errors.  Unless you used the -r -w and -b options of the preclear script, three simultaneous preclears of large drives will likely run out of memory.

I do not see anything unusual either, other than your disk's way of reporting its temperature.  (and that does not harm anything)

 

Joe L.

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grrr. whenever i use the -m [email protected] or -M 4 options, the help/usage text shows on screen

 

if i take those options out, it seems to start the pre-clear process.

 

i've done this in the past, so i can't imagine what i'm doing wrong now..

 

set email info using SimpleFeatures [1.0.11]; i'm on UnRaid 5.0-rc12a; and pre-clear version 1.13.

 

I am receiving email from SimpleFeatures, periodically; and the command below works fine: echo -e "Subject: a test\n\nThis is the email body." | ssmtp -d root

 

 

Command line i'm trying to execute:

./preclear_disk.sh -M 4 -c 1 -a /dev/sdd

 

also tried simple:

./preclear_disk.sh -M 4 /dev/sdd

 

anything obvious that i'm missing?

 

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grrr. whenever i use the -m [email protected] or -M 4 options, the help/usage text shows on screen

 

 

anything obvious that i'm missing?

Yes, reading the first line of the error message...(at the very top of the usage output)

error: "mail" program does not exist.

 

SimpleFeatures does not install a "mail" program.

Sorry... but "ssmtp" is not a replacement for "mail"  "ssmtp" is used in combination with "mail". 

For "mail" to work properly with "cron" it must be an executable, not a shell script.  It is why I installl and use mailx, so I can get the errors from cron.

 

Joe L.

 

 

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thanks Joe

 

When I run it in screen via putty, I don't see that error; strange thing is, I got it to work, about 2 months ago. either something changed in Unraid or simple features.

 

searched around for mailx... not sure I can get that going easily.

 

going to fire off the first set... these were precleared back a month ago. I wiped everything out and starting fresh. figure i'll just run 1 pass. 

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searched around for mailx... not sure I can get that going easily.

mailx can be installed through unMENU's package manager.  It also installs ssmtp, so that might clobber your SimpleFeatures install.  You might need a different solution.  Sorry, SimpleFeatures might look better, but in some cases,not as complete as the unMENU equivalents.  Perhaps somebody has created a mailx plugin.
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ah - i thought unmenu was for 4.x only... meh i guess i'll have to forgo email notifications.

No, not at all, unMENU works with any version of unRAID (Although I'm not sure if it was ever tested in the 3.X series, but it was created in 2008, so it might have been) in fact, unMENU recently underwent a major appearance upgrade..it now supports .css skinning, with the ability to have selectable horizontal or vertical menus. 

See here: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=27051.0

 

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interesting. I might do that when I switch to 5.0 Prod. I am undecided about which one I like - both seem to really jazz up UnRaid.

 

Can someone peruse through these and see if there's anything of concern?

 

the Samsung log is super long. incidentally - my other very similar Samsung just croaked. soooo i'm concerned.

 

the replacement for the one that died just got here today - about to fire off the script on that.

preclear_finish__S2AEJ1BZ600843_2013-05-02.txt

preclear_finish__WD-WCAZAJ087969_2013-05-03.txt

preclear_finish__WD-WCAZAJ142017_2013-05-03.txt

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one more question.. the original posting of the script mentions NOT using anything OTHER than the UnRaid management UI to format the pre-cleared drives. Since I've already installed Simple Features, can I use that? Or do I need to go back to stock to be safe?

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one more question.. the original posting of the script mentions NOT using anything OTHER than the UnRaid management UI to format the pre-cleared drives. Since I've already installed Simple Features, can I use that? Or do I need to go back to stock to be safe?

SimpleFeatures is just a "skin" for the stock unRAID management pages.  You can use the "Format" button on it.

 

 

 

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is it OK that the pre-clear marked my 2TB (advanced format) drive with the 512/63 ? see attached.

All modern disks lie about their geometry.  You can ignore what it says.  There is absolutely no way the disk has that many heads, nor a fixed number of cylinders per track.  The actual geometry has a variable number of sectors per track, and only a few disk heads.

 

Joe L.

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is it OK that the pre-clear marked my 2TB (advanced format) drive with the 512/63 ? see attached.

All modern disks lie about their geometry.  You can ignore what it says.  There is absolutely no way the disk has that many heads, nor a fixed number of cylinders per track.  The actual geometry has a variable number of sectors per track, and only a few disk heads.

 

Joe L.

 

Thanks! got nervous - wasn't sure what it was saying... finally got my situation sorted out. i'm starting to move data over to my new array.

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Hi all,

 

I just finished clearing my 4TB Seagate. I'm little confused about the value in the report:

 

    ATTRIBUTE       NEW_VAL  OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS      RAW_VALUE
Seek_Error_Rate =    60            100               30                            ok             1119619

 

 

In my first 4TB Seagate, this value was not changed and stays on "100":

 

7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   100   253   030    Pre-fail  Always       -       889878

 

 

Do I have a problem with this disk?

preclear_start.txt

preclear_finish.txt

preclear_rpt.txt

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