On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 11:56:03AM -0500, C M Reinehr wrote: > I can't say for sure whether it's i2o_block that's causing the problem, but I > have a dual-Opteron server that's running up-to-date Etch with md RAID-1. It > seems that about once a month or so when I check my logs I see that one of > the md devices has become corrupted and was rebuilt. For example: > > Jan 7 01:06:03 eljudnir kernel: block-osm: transfer error > Jan 7 01:06:14 eljudnir kernel: disk 0, wo:0, o:1, dev:i2o/hdc1 > Jan 7 01:06:14 eljudnir kernel: disk 1, wo:0, o:1, dev:i2o/hdd1 > Jan 7 01:06:18 eljudnir kernel: block-osm: transfer error > Jan 7 01:13:14 eljudnir mdadm: Rebuild20 event detected on md device /dev/md1 > ... > > But, I suppose this also could be the result of a disk drive that is failing > or any of several other causes. > > I'm using i2o_core & i2o_block. It's a Tyan S2882UG3NR Thunder K8S M/B with a > built-in Adaptec AIC7902W dual-channel U320 SCSI controller.
mdadm runs a raid consistency check once a month, which will likely appear as a rebuild in the logs, although it is actually just a compare being done. So maybe that is what it is. Of course the transfer error seems to indicate it probably isn't. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]