on 10/15/2007 1:18 PM Dan Carl spake the following: > On Monday 15 October 2007, Dan Carl wrote: > ... >>> The SmartArray doesn't recognize the external array. >>> So thats why I connected it to a SCSI non-raid controller which does. >>> lvndiskscan on my Centos server even can tell the size of it. >>> /dev/sda [ 2.00 TB] >>> The external array has it's own built in raid controller. >>> The Bios the SmartArray said it was a raid 0 2048GB failed. >>> I not sure why the SmartArray sees it as that because the external array > is >>> configured as a raid 5 with spares. >>> Im not familar with the SmartArray and don't have another to try. >>> >>> Is there no way to access the data other than via the SmartArray? > >> so give "tune2fs -l /dev/sda" a try. Maybe you'll find a nice ext3 fs, > maybe >> no. It's a non-destructive operation so go ahead. > > That yielded :'( > tune2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) > tune2fs: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sda > Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock. > > And know they didn't backup their data, under the advice of their developer. > Advice to everyone if you care about your data BACK IT UP!!! even a raid 5 > with hot spares can fail. > I feel bad for them. Thier developer screwed them and then left them. > > If any has any other advice please share. > Any decent rescue disk should have testdisk (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk) Run it against the array and see what it can find. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!