[mythtv-users] Consequences of drive failure

[Nick Rout]

On Dec 2, 2012 8:25 AM, "Mike Perkins" <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Okay. So I've discovered that one of the two 500Gb drives in my recording
storage group is failing, enough that I'm getting jumps during playback and
indecipherable error messages in dmesg.
>
> I've ascertained that there is enough auto-expirable files in the system
that I can run on one drive until the newly-ordered ones arrive next week,
so I've pulled the SATA cable. It's not comfortable, but doable, and the
alternative is writing fresh recordings to a dying disk.
>
> My question is, how does the system react when you take half the
recordings away? They are all still present in the database, but is there
any indication that they are or are not available for watching?

I think there will be some error message when you try to play a missing
recording. No other indication in the gui.

>
> I have ordered /two/ replacement drives. I plan to copy all recordings
from both old drives to the new ones, then keep the good 'old' drive as a
spare.
>
> Edit: It's not so easy as pulling out a SATA plug... fsck throws
conniptions when you next boot... I've had to edit fstab as well.
>
> --
>
> Mike Perkins
>
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