On 16/06/2010 19:00, Håkon Alstadheim wrote: > Steven skrev: >> How to identify which drive has failed in an array? >> >> I have 6 disks, 4 are used in raid (mdadm), the other 2 contain /boot, / >> and /home. >> /dev/sdc >> /dev/sdd >> /dev/sde >> /dev/sdf >> Each have 1 partition. >> /dev/md0 (raid 1) consists of /dev/sdc1 and /dev/sdd1 >> /dev/md1 (raid 1) consists of /dev/sde1 and /dev/sdf1 >> >> If a drive fails, how do I know which drive? This is a desktop system, >> not >> a server. >> >> > > Just do "ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/". The disks will have factory labels > with serial-numbers to match. >
This is a better way then disconnecting the drive and checking which drive was disconnected like I did, but I would still put a very easy to read label on the drive to say /dev/sdX. It would be far easier then checking a long serial number, especially if it's hard to read and you'd need to take each HDD out to check :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
