Hello everyone!
What does following error mean, I am getting this in /var/log/messages
repeatedly, this morning my server (IBM eServer x226) was unable to boot
and when it booted its giving following errors. I have RAID 1 (Adaptec
HOSTRAID) setup on this server. How to fix this? "fdisk -l /dev/sdb"
does not give me any output. Yesterday I had power failure (UPS failure)
and server shutdown abruptly.
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>:
Current: sense key: Not Ready
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready,
initializing command required
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel:
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical
block 0
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical
block 1
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical
block 2
Mar 23 12:11:53 matrix kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>:
Current: sense key: Not Ready
If I run smartctl, I get following:
[root@matrix ~]# smartctl -a /dev/sdb
Device: IBM-ESXS PYH300C3-ETS10FN Version: RXQN
Serial number: VAVH8YVA
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Fri Mar 23 12:23:53 2012 IST
*device is NOT READY (e.g. spun down, busy)*
A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more
'-T permissive' options.
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Without Wax!
Rahul Tidke