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HDD error - red ball after write attempt.

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Hi,

 

Just got home from work and gone to copy some files across to my server and hit an error. When I went to copy a file across to one of the drives Teracopy got about 1/2 way through a threw up an error about the network resource being unavailable.

 

Went back to my windows explorer window and the drive was unaccessible from the map'd location.

 

Went to the unraid UI and that drive is red-balled. On top of that the UI is going very slow.

 

I stopped and powered down the array and pulled out the drive from the hotswap bay. Blew a bit of dust away but there was no sign of obvious damage.

 

Put the drive back in and turned on the server and it took ages for the system to boot up. Kept trying to access that drive over and over and over..

 

Attached is my syslog and below is a copy of one of the attempts to access the drive. Does it look like my drive has died or could it be something as simple as a dodgy sata cable? the system has been working fine for ~3 months with no errors on that drive. Just happened today all of a sudden.

 

Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel:          res 41/40:00:bf:00:00/82:00:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: error: { UNC }
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: configured for UDMA/133
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12: EH complete
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] 1953523055 512-byte hardware sectors (1000204 MB)
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] Write Protect is off
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x7 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: irq_stat 0x40000008
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: cmd 60/a8:00:60:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 86016 in

 

System specs are as follows:

Asus P5Q-Deluxe - AHCI mode enabled

E6400 (currently underclocked to 1.6ghz)

2gb G.Skill Ram

2xAdapatec 1430SA cards - BIOS disabled.

Seasonic M12-700W PSU

Lian Li PC-A17B

3xNorco SS-500 5in3 hotswap modules

Lexar JumpDrive Firefly 4gb Unraid 4.4.2

 

The drive causing issues is a WD10EACS 1TB and is connected to the motherboard not to the adaptec's.

 

I'm not copying anything further to the array or doing anything at all with it in case it screws up the parity. Any help/advise on where to go from here would be GREATLY appreciated...

syslog.zip

Hi,

 

Just got home from work and gone to copy some files across to my server and hit an error. When I went to copy a file across to one of the drives Teracopy got about 1/2 way through a threw up an error about the network resource being unavailable.

 

Went back to my windows explorer window and the drive was unaccessible from the map'd location.

 

Went to the unraid UI and that drive is red-balled. On top of that the UI is going very slow.

 

I stopped and powered down the array and pulled out the drive from the hotswap bay. Blew a bit of dust away but there was no sign of obvious damage.

Good that you powered down before removing the disk, bad that you did not capture a syslog BEFORE you powered down.  We'll never know exactly how the initial "write" to the disk failed (and subsequently took it off-line).

Put the drive back in and turned on the server and it took ages for the system to boot up. Kept trying to access that drive over and over and over..

Attached is my syslog and below is a copy of one of the attempts to access the drive. Does it look like my drive has died or could it be something as simple as a dodgy sata cable? the system has been working fine for ~3 months with no errors on that drive. Just happened today all of a sudden.

 

Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel:          res 41/40:00:bf:00:00/82:00:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: error: { UNC }
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: configured for UDMA/133
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12: EH complete
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] 1953523055 512-byte hardware sectors (1000204 MB)
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] Write Protect is off
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: sd 12:0:0:0: [sdm] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x7 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: irq_stat 0x40000008
Feb 26 20:47:07 TheBurrow kernel: ata12.00: cmd 60/a8:00:60:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 86016 in

 

System specs are as follows:

Asus P5Q-Deluxe - AHCI mode enabled

E6400 (currently underclocked to 1.6ghz)

2gb G.Skill Ram

2xAdapatec 1430SA cards - BIOS disabled.

Seasonic M12-700W PSU

Lian Li PC-A17B

3xNorco SS-500 5in3 hotswap modules

Lexar JumpDrive Firefly 4gb Unraid 4.4.2

 

The drive causing issues is a WD10EACS 1TB and is connected to the motherboard not to the adaptec's.

 

I'm not copying anything further to the array or doing anything at all with it in case it screws up the parity. Any help/advise on where to go from here would be GREATLY appreciated...

UNC errors are typically media errors (a failing disk, not a cable).  The only way to know for sure is to get a SMART report for the drive.

 

Please post the output of

smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdm

 

I'm expecting to see a lot of re-allocated sectors and sectors pending re-allocation.

 

In the interim, DO NOT PRESS the button labeled as "Restore." when starting the array.  If you do, you will lose the contents of the failed drive and you will have explicitly asked it to invalidate the contents of the parity drive. 

 

If the smart report shows a drive that is starting to fail you will need to replace that drive.  When you install the new drive make sure you use the "Start" button to begin the reconstruction of data onto the replacement drive.  Again, DO NOT PRESS RESTORE.  Also, while the array is in a degraded state, do not make changes to the disk assignments.  When you replace the drive, as long as it is on the same controller port it should be detected automatically and assigned to the correct slot in the array when you then Start it.  (If you use a different disk controller port you will need to assign it on the devices page, but you still will use the "Start" button to reconstruct the old drive contents onto the new.)

 

Until you replace that drive you are in danger of losing data if another drive were to concurrently fail.  Don't wait weeks before replacing the drive if it has failed.  Now is not the time to wait for a sale. 

 

Joe L.

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Thanks for the quick reply Joe.

 

Yeah unfortunately I didnt think to grab the syslog before i shut it down.. fool that i am sometimes..

 

Below is the content of the smartctl report. Doesnt seem to be an reallocated sectors?

 

I havent manually started the array yet so havent pressed restore. I'm just looking at the system as it is after powering back on and auto starting.

 

I'll be ducking out after breakfast to get a replacement drive. Thankfully it happened last night and not tonight coz all the computer stores near me are closed tomorrow.

 

smartctl version 5.38 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     WDC WD10EACS-00ZJB0
Serial Number:    WD-WMASJ0001426
Firmware Version: 01.01B01
User Capacity:    1,000,203,804,160 bytes
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   7
ATA Standard is:  Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated
Local Time is:    Sat Feb 27 06:46:11 2010 GMT-10
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:  (0x84) Offline data collection activity
                                        was suspended by an interrupting command from host.
                                        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:                 ( 780) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:                    (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                                        Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
                                        Suspend Offline collection upon new
                                        command.
                                        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:        (   2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:        (  15) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time:        (   6) minutes.
SCT capabilities:              (0x303f) SCT Status supported.
                                        SCT Feature Control supported.
                                        SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
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   200   200   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0003   185   177   021    Pre-fail  Always       -       7716
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   096   096   000    Old_age   Always       -       4322
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   200   200   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000e   189   189   051    Old_age   Always       -       109
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   081   081   000    Old_age   Always       -       14012
10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0012   100   100   051    Old_age   Always       -       0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0012   100   253   051    Old_age   Always       -       0
12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       60
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       10
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   199   199   000    Old_age   Always       -       4322
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   122   093   000    Old_age   Always       -       30
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0012   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       1
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0010   200   200   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x003e   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x0008   200   200   051    Old_age   Offline      -       0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 33 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
        CR = Command Register [HEX]
        FR = Features Register [HEX]
        SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
        SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
        CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
        CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
        DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
        DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
        ER = Error register [HEX]
        ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.

Error 33 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14003 hours (583 days + 11 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was doing SMART Offline or Self-test.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  04 61 c6 53 4f c2 00  Device Fault; Error: ABRT

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:25:37.034  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:07:42.199  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:07:02.650  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:40.207  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:31.562  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS

Error 32 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14002 hours (583 days + 10 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  04 61 c6 53 4f c2 00  Device Fault; Error: ABRT

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:07:42.199  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:07:02.650  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:40.207  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:31.562  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:22.917  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS

Error 31 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14002 hours (583 days + 10 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  04 61 c6 53 4f c2 00  Device Fault; Error: ABRT

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:07:02.650  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:40.207  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:31.562  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:22.917  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:12.452  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS

Error 30 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14002 hours (583 days + 10 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  04 61 c6 53 4f c2 00  Device Fault; Error: ABRT

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:40.207  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:31.562  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:22.917  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:12.452  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:02.692  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS

Error 29 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14002 hours (583 days + 10 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  04 61 c6 53 4f c2 00  Device Fault; Error: ABRT

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:31.562  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:22.917  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:12.452  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:06:02.692  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
  b0 d8 00 01 4f c2 00 08      00:05:51.546  SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS

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.

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just got back from store with the new drive.. had to wait at store for an extra hour for roadside assistance after car battery was flat when i came back out.. sigh.. not my day..

 

put the new samsung HD103SI drive in and powered up.. it detected the disc straight away and i ticked I am sure and Start and its currently underway rebuilding as we speak..

 

will report back in 400 minutes with the results of the rebuild..

 

 

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array rebuild finished. Just tested a few of the video files and all looks good.. havent seen any errors or anything..

 

took approx 5.5 hours to reconstruct the 1tb drive so pretty happy with that..

 

fingers crossed its all good now.. thanks for the help Joe..

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