2007-08-16 21:20:34

by Dexter Filmore

Subject: which drive to pluck?

So I got 4 disks on the array, all on one controller. Now if I have to replace
a drive, how do I tell which one to pull out?
I really wouldn't know which one is sdb and which sdc.

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2007-08-16 21:37:52

by Jan Engelhardt

Subject: Re: which drive to pluck?

On Aug 16 2007 23:20, Dexter Filmore wrote:
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>So I got 4 disks on the array, all on one controller. Now if I have to replace
>a drive, how do I tell which one to pull out?
>I really wouldn't know which one is sdb and which sdc.

lsscsi.
(And when you have the [a:b:c:d] tuple, just follow the cable.)


Jan
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