Re: [zfs-discuss] zpool "cannot replace a replacing device"

2008-12-07 Thread Brian Couper
Am at the limit of my knowlage now. google man zpool UNAVAIL is coming up because the zpool was imported with the drive missing. Try exporting the pool, rebooting then importing it with the drive connected. UNAVAIL The device could not be opened. If a pool is imported when a device was unavail

Re: [zfs-discuss] zpool "cannot replace a replacing device"

2008-12-07 Thread Brian Couper
zpool replace data 11342560969745958696 c0t2d0 that might replace the drive BUT you will have to sort out the hardware error first. For now forget about zfs and what is says about the zpool status. Concentrate on fixing the hardware error. Use the manufacturs drive check boot CD to check the dr

Re: [zfs-discuss] zpool "cannot replace a replacing device"

2008-12-07 Thread Brian Couper
hi, --- replacing UNAVAIL 0 543 0 insufficient replicas -- 17096229131581286394 FAULTED 0 581 0 was /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s0/old -- 11342560969745958696 FAULTED [u][b]0 582 0[/b][/u] was /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s0 Looking at that, i dont think you have fixed the original fault. Its still getting write e

Re: [zfs-discuss] Problem importing degraded Pool

2008-12-02 Thread Brian Couper
Hi, Eeemmm, i think its safe to say your zpool and its data are gone for ever. Use the Samsung disk checker boot CD, and see if it can fix your faulty disk. Then connect all 3 drives to your system and use raidz. Your data will then be well protected. Brian, -- This message posted from opensol

Re: [zfs-discuss] Problem importing degraded Pool

2008-12-02 Thread Brian Couper
Hi, Attach both original drives to the system, the faulty one may only have had a few check sum errors. zpool status -vshould hopefully show your data pool. Provided you have not started to replaced the faulty drive yet. If it don't see the pool, zpool export then zpool import and hope

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs, raidz, spare and jbod

2008-08-21 Thread Brian Couper
Hi, One of the thing you could have done to continue the resilver is "zpool clear" This would have let you continue to replace the drive you pulled out. Once that was done you could have them figured out what was wrong with the second faulty drive. The second drive only had check sum errors, ZF