RE: "disk fail" command

From: Toal, Dave (dave.toal@t-t.com)
Date: Wed Feb 19 2003 - 13:09:12 EST

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    Dan,

            disk unfail might work.

    smith> priv set advanced
    Warning: These advanced commands are potentially dangerous; use
             them only when directed to do so by Network Appliance
             personnel.
    smith*> disk
    usage: disk <options>
    Options are:
     fail <disk_name> - fail a file system disk
     remove <disk_name> - remove a spare disk
     swap - prepare (quiet) bus for swap
     unswap - undo disk swap and resume service
     scrub { start | stop } - start or stop disk scrubbing
     unfail <disk_name> - make a failed disk a spare again
     shm_stats [<disk_name>] - Storage Health Monitor stats for a disk
    smith*>

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Dan OBrien
    To: 'toasters@mathworks.com'
    Sent: 2/19/03 12:44 PM
    Subject: "disk fail" command

    Question about "disk fail" command. We are running NetApp Release
    5.3.6R2. The System Admin guide says that "[t]he disk fail command
    permanently marks a disk as failed. You cannot reuse the disk; you must
    replace it." This is pretty strong statement. Can the disk be
    *unmarked* with some standalone utility or something? Or are we out of
    luck? :-(

    Thanks in advance,

    Dan O'Brien, dmobrien@lcsi.net
    Cell: 614-783-4859 Work: 614-476-8473
    Home: 740-927-2178 Pataskala, OH

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