Re: Urgent help needed please: Gvinum problem
Ian Lord wrote: >> Does anyone knows what I can try to try to put back system online (at > least, >> so I can restore a backup on the disk) > > I'm trying to find my vinum notes, but can't as of yet... > > What does a: > > # fsck -y /dev/gvinum/RAID5 > > ...yield...anything? > > Steve > ~ > > Same :( > > But thanks all, I just did a newfs and currently restoring backups on it > > Strange... Last time I will will gvinum, nothing as stable as a hardware > controller I guess :( Good job on keeping backups. Hardware is just as apt to fail as software is. I don't care what anyone says. Here's a mantra to stick by. I'm sure others will concur. - do backups (archive, and availability type) - verify integrity - do more backups (hot and storage) - restore backups to test gear - make sure all live and archive backups restore properly, and efficiently People put too much emphasis on backup (even though unfortunately not enough do it at all). The real emphasis should not be put on having a backup, it should be placed squarely on how quickly can you restore from one. Glad you are getting back into operation. For those who may please, a colleague of mine pointed out a decent 'backup' mis-understanding disaster just today on slashdot to me... Also, kids, think about it this way, regardless if you use hardware or software storage mechanisms. If you can't perform the following command on one of your critical servers and restore the data, you're doing it wrong...you need to ask further questions: # rm -rf Seriously. This is a great opportunity to get everyone aware of what a 'backup' actually is. Happy new year all, and let all of your data failures be recoverable! Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Urgent help needed please: Gvinum problem
> Hi, > > We had a power lost even though we have ups and generators (still > investigating it) and when the machine rebooted one of the disk seems to be > failed : > > The system complains about fsck repaired failed and that I must run it > manually. It then boots in single user mode. > > I entered gvinum and pressed "l" to see the status of the drive and I get > this: > My volume is UP > My plex is shown as degraded > I have 3 of the 4 subdisks shown as UP the 4th is shown as down. > > Running "gvinum /dev/gvinum/RAID5" which is the name of my volume gets me > this error: > ** /dev/gvinum/RAID5 > Cannot find file system superblock > Ioctl (GCINFO): Inapropriate ioctl for device > fsck_ufs: /dev/gvinum/RAID5: can't read disk label > > I tried "bsdlabel gvinum/RAID5" it tells me there is no valid label found > > Does anyone knows what I can try to try to put back system online (at least, > so I can restore a backup on the disk) I'm trying to find my vinum notes, but can't as of yet... What does a: # fsck -y /dev/gvinum/RAID5 ...yield...anything? Steve ~ Same :( But thanks all, I just did a newfs and currently restoring backups on it Strange... Last time I will will gvinum, nothing as stable as a hardware controller I guess :( ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Urgent help needed please: Gvinum problem
Ian Lord wrote: > Hi, > > We had a power lost even though we have ups and generators (still > investigating it) and when the machine rebooted one of the disk seems to be > failed : > > The system complains about fsck repaired failed and that I must run it > manually. It then boots in single user mode. > > I entered gvinum and pressed “l” to see the status of the drive and I get > this: > My volume is UP > My plex is shown as degraded > I have 3 of the 4 subdisks shown as UP the 4th is shown as down. > > Running “gvinum /dev/gvinum/RAID5” which is the name of my volume gets me > this error: > ** /dev/gvinum/RAID5 > Cannot find file system superblock > Ioctl (GCINFO): Inapropriate ioctl for device > fsck_ufs: /dev/gvinum/RAID5: can’t read disk label > > I tried “bsdlabel gvinum/RAID5” it tells me there is no valid label found > > Does anyone knows what I can try to try to put back system online (at least, > so I can restore a backup on the disk) I'm trying to find my vinum notes, but can't as of yet... What does a: # fsck -y /dev/gvinum/RAID5 ...yield...anything? Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Urgent help needed please: Gvinum problem
Hi, We had a power lost even though we have ups and generators (still investigating it) and when the machine rebooted one of the disk seems to be failed : The system complains about fsck repaired failed and that I must run it manually. It then boots in single user mode. I entered gvinum and pressed l to see the status of the drive and I get this: My volume is UP My plex is shown as degraded I have 3 of the 4 subdisks shown as UP the 4th is shown as down. Running gvinum /dev/gvinum/RAID5 which is the name of my volume gets me this error: ** /dev/gvinum/RAID5 Cannot find file system superblock Ioctl (GCINFO): Inapropriate ioctl for device fsck_ufs: /dev/gvinum/RAID5: cant read disk label I tried bsdlabel gvinum/RAID5 it tells me there is no valid label found Does anyone knows what I can try to try to put back system online (at least, so I can restore a backup on the disk) Thanks p.s. Please reply to me also as I am a digest member thanks ~~ Ian Lord MSD Informatique 1711 Montée Major Terrebonne (Québec) J7M 1E6 Tél: (514) 776-MSDI -> (514) 776-6734 Sans Frais: 1(877) 776-MSDI -> 1(877) 776-6734 http://www.msdi.ca ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Urgent help needed please: Gvinum problem
Hi, We had a power lost even though we have ups and generators (still investigating it) and when the machine rebooted one of the disk seems to be failed : The system complains about fsck repaired failed and that I must run it manually. It then boots in single user mode. I entered gvinum and pressed l to see the status of the drive and I get this: My volume is UP My plex is shown as degraded I have 3 of the 4 subdisks shown as UP the 4th is shown as down. Running gvinum /dev/gvinum/RAID5 which is the name of my volume gets me this error: ** /dev/gvinum/RAID5 Cannot find file system superblock Ioctl (GCINFO): Inapropriate ioctl for device fsck_ufs: /dev/gvinum/RAID5: cant read disk label I tried bsdlabel gvinum/RAID5 it tells me there is no valid label found Does anyone knows what I can try to try to put back system online (at least, so I can restore a backup on the disk) Thanks ~~ Ian Lord MSD Informatique 1711 Montée Major Terrebonne (Québec) J7M 1E6 Tél: (514) 776-MSDI -> (514) 776-6734 Sans Frais: 1(877) 776-MSDI -> 1(877) 776-6734 http://www.msdi.ca ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
