Re: [cobalt-users] hardrive failure

["fsn" <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> All of a sudden the RAQ Server Management tool reports a harddrive failure.
> Since I am relatively new to Unix coming from a Windows background, is there
> a utility like scandisk or something like that? Also, is it REALLY necessary
> to replace the faulty drive?
> Also, why is this thing consuming drives like a maniac? I replaced both
> drives in December, and now RAQ tells me I need to again? Both drives I took
> out back then, turned out to be still in good shape, nothing wrong with
> them.
> There was a power outage this morning so maybe the RAQ *thinks* something is
> wrong, but in reality everything is still fine? Any way for me to check for
> myself?
> Thanks,
>
I am not sure what the problem is, but we have taken drives out and put them in
a Linux Desktop,
run fsck, and/or fdisk and mkfs.ext2 and that seems to fix them

Gerald Waugh
Front Street Networks LLC
229 Front Street Suite #C
New Haven, CT 06513-3203
http://FrontStreetNetworks.Com/