Need help with old Raid array

[Boaz Bezborodko]

Robert Haussmann wrote:
>> 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).
>
>   
I can always get a second 3200 on ebay...At least until I upgrade the
hardware.  The controller was designed to be redundant with another
controller and test itself when idle.  It will automatically fail over
to the second controller if it fails the tests..
>> 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.
>
>
> I did that and it reports itself as OK.

Could it have just been a glitch?
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