Re: disk diagnostics

Re: disk diagnostics

[Per Øyvind Karlsen]

Torsdag 19 oktober 2006 10:50, skrev vincent@cojot.name:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:
> > Oh well, I guess that I could just put it in a x86 box and run
> > diagnostics there if nothing else, less hazzle than installing solaris at
> > least..
>
> Is smartctl available on Linux/Sparc? I know it is available in most
> distros and also works on Solaris/Sparc.. If your disks are recent
> enough and smartctl is available on Linux/Sparc, you could ask them to
> perform the smartctl selftests and report their S.M.A.R.T status...? Most
> modern/post-36Gb disks have S.M.A.R.T, i think...
>
> I hope this helps..
Yes, I've been looking into smarttools, but as far as I get it, it won't take 
care of fixing things at such a low level as reallocating spare sectors to 
replace bad sectors on disk, it refers to the use of 'badblocks' etc. on a 
file system level..
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Regards,
Per Øyvind Karlsen
Mandriva

disk diagnostics

[Per Øyvind Karlsen]

This might be offtopic, but I'm not sure where else to ask..

I'm in the need of some disk diagnostic software for sparc (like the ones 
vendors supply for x86), anyone with knowledge of availability of such?
-- 
Regards,
Per Øyvind Karlsen
Mandriva

Re: disk diagnostics

[Chris Newport]

Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:

>This might be offtopic, but I'm not sure where else to ask..
>
>I'm in the need of some disk diagnostic software for sparc (like the ones 
>vendors supply for x86), anyone with knowledge of availability of such?
>  
>
The solaris format command has plenty of diagnostic options, some are 
non-destructive.

man format    is your friend.

Re: disk diagnostics

[Per Øyvind Karlsen]

Onsdag 18 oktober 2006 23:59, skrev Chris Newport:
> Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:
> >This might be offtopic, but I'm not sure where else to ask..
> >
> >I'm in the need of some disk diagnostic software for sparc (like the ones
> >vendors supply for x86), anyone with knowledge of availability of such?
>
> The solaris format command has plenty of diagnostic options, some are
> non-destructive.
>
> man format    is your friend.
okay, so that would require solaris then, no such thing available here( ;)

Oh well, I guess that I could just put it in a x86 box and run diagnostics 
there if nothing else, less hazzle than installing solaris at least..
-- 
Regards,
Per Øyvind Karlsen
Mandriva

Re: disk diagnostics

[Hamish Greig]

On Thursday 19 October 2006 08:30, Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:
> Onsdag 18 oktober 2006 23:59, skrev Chris Newport:
> > Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:
> > >This might be offtopic, but I'm not sure where else to ask..
> > >
> > >I'm in the need of some disk diagnostic software for sparc (like the
> > > ones vendors supply for x86), anyone with knowledge of availability of
> > > such?
> >
> > The solaris format command has plenty of diagnostic options, some are
> > non-destructive.
> >
> > man format    is your friend.
>
> okay, so that would require solaris then, no such thing available here( ;)
>
> Oh well, I guess that I could just put it in a x86 box and run diagnostics
> there if nothing else, less hazzle than installing solaris at least..

Format is available on the solaris install discs, you can simply boot from 
cdrom, tell the installer to quit instead of partitioning, then run format 
from the terminal window  and when finished, reboot into your regular OS.

hgg

Re: disk diagnostics

[vincent]

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On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:

>
> Oh well, I guess that I could just put it in a x86 box and run diagnostics
> there if nothing else, less hazzle than installing solaris at least..

Is smartctl available on Linux/Sparc? I know it is available in most 
distros and also works on Solaris/Sparc.. If your disks are recent 
enough and smartctl is available on Linux/Sparc, you could ask them to 
perform the smartctl selftests and report their S.M.A.R.T status...? Most 
modern/post-36Gb disks have S.M.A.R.T, i think...

I hope this helps..

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