Need help with old Raid array

[Robert Haussmann]

> I came in this morning to find that the Netware server detected a
> corruption in the data volume and deactivated it.  It took 
> two rebuilds
> to get the data back and only some inconsequential files were 
> lost.  It
> seems that there was an I/O error last night that caused the problem.
> 
> My questions is whether this is a problem I have to worry about (i.e.
> imminent hardware failure) or just a glitch.
> 

I would be concerned.  Since you have RAID 5, for Netware to see
any corruption at all, you would need either have two (or more)
drives to fail simultaneously, or to have a controller failure
(possibly cache memory on the 3200).

> The hardware is a Compaq Storage Array connected via a Compaq Smart
> Array 3200.  The array is set up as a RAID 5.  I have had no problem
> until now.  But during the rebuild there were times when the drives on
> the array would stop and gave me the feeling of a failing drive trying
> to get data off a bad sector.  None of the drives failed and 
> it seems to
> be working OK, right now. 

I'd run CPQONLIN on the server--this will report the health status
of the controller and the array.

Bob Haussmann
Tabor Children's Services, Inc.