On 18/01/13 16:40, Frank Cox wrote:
I updated the machine that I use for a web/email server last night to 5.9, and I have this in the logwatch report this morning:
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Warnings: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], WARNING: There are known problems with these drives, - 1 Time(s) **Unmatched Entries** smartd 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-2.6.18-348.el5] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net Device: /dev/sda, type changed from 'scsi' to 'sat' Device: /dev/sda [SAT], ST3320613AS, S/N:5SZ0ET3Q, WWN:5-000c50-00e39cdc3, FW:SD22, 320 GB see the following Seagate web pages: http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931 http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951 http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207957
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The referenced webpages give me a 404.
Smartd got an update in the 5.9 release - I'm guessing you've just recently updated to 5.9?
First check you're using the new /etc/smartd.conf and it was dropped in as /etc/smartd.conf.rpmnew on my systems.
Secondly, it looks like they updated the drives database with this release as I have a few drives that are now detected by smartd that weren't previously.
I would suggest you check back in your logs from *before* you updated, and I'm guessing the drive was previously detected by smartd as a 'scsi' device hence the message you are seeing.
Just my best guess.
The "WARNING: There are known problems with these drives" message and corresponding knowledge base articles, according to my google searches (below), recommend updating the firmware on these drivers which presumably fixes the "known problems".
See post #14 in this thread: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic460836.html
Hope that helps.