I did an fsck, and it seems okay now.
Chris Baker
cbaker AT intera DOT com
512-425-2006
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Holger Parplies [mailto:wbppc AT parplies DOT de]
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 3:05 PM
> To: Chris Baker
> Cc: General list for user discussion, questions and support
> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] moved server, now stuck in chkdsk
>
> Hi,
>
> Chris Baker wrote on 2011-03-28 13:44:21 -0500 [[BackupPC-users] moved
> server, now stuck in chkdsk]:
> > I should have figured that I couldn't do this without some problem
> popping
> > up.
>
> well, yes, they tend to do so when it suits you least.
>
> > I shut the server down properly. I moved it. Now when it boots up, it
> > wants to do chkdsk.
>
> I presume you mean fsck? To put it differently: please elaborate on your
> setup
> (what version of BackupPC, what version of OS, distribution, FS,
hardware,
> the usual stuff). Or are we really talking about a Windoze machine? ;-)
>
> > I can't seem to get out of it. ALL I DID was move the thing.
>
> Are you sure everything terminated properly (LVM, RAID, disk buffers
> flushed)?
> I presume you moved it in a way that would be guaranteed not to damage
the
> hard disk(s), motherboard, etc.? Note that there seem to be a lot of
> out-of-spec heatsinks around that weigh more than they should. This is
> usually
> not a problem, but moving a computer with such a heatsink might be a
more
> delicate matter ...
>
> Another thing to think about: are you operating the disk(s) in the same
> orientation as before?
>
> Also, check the hard disk cables. Possibly simply removing and
replugging
> them
> (with unplugged computer power cord, please!) might change something
> (corroded
> contacts). Or replacing them. How old is the computer? How long was it
in
> operation as BackupPC server before you moved it?
>
> > The chkdsk on the logical volume does not complete, and it just
> > reboots.
>
> How does it not complete? Are there error messages? Does it quietly die?
> Did
> it (try to) correct some errors, i.e. has it changed anything yet?
> What do you mean by "logical volume"? Are we talking about the BackupPC
> pool
> FS? What FS type are you using? How large is the FS? Is it separate from
> the
> OS installation? Do you remember details such as number of used inodes
(or
> files in pool or anything that might help)? How long does fsck run
before
> the
> computer reboots? How much memory does the computer have?
>
> Were there any messages from the BIOS, is SMART enabled for the
drive(s)?
>
> > Does anyone have any suggestion on how to get this thing back up and
> > running? It was working just fine before I moved it, and that's all I
> did.
>
> Are you absolutely sure about that? Did you perhaps boot a different
> kernel
> than before, e.g. due to a previous upgrade without reboot? Different
> versions
> of some utilities?
>
> It really depends on the nature of the problem. I can understand that
> you're
> frustrated and probably under a lot of stress right now, but the
> information
> you provided really doesn't point in any particular direction. It could
be
> an
> unrecoverable hardware failure or a loose cable, maybe even just an
> incorrect
> BIOS setting somewhere. Or anything in between.
>
>
> Sometimes it also helps to take a step back. What are you trying to
> achieve?
> 1.) Get backups up and running as soon (and reliably) as possible?
> 2.) Get access to your existing backup history?
> 3.) Continue backups, keeping your existing backup history?
>
> What resources do you have? Empty hard disks to copy to? Spare machines
to
> try
> to access the hard disk from? External cases? Lots of time and man
power?
> :)
>
>
> I hope there are some ideas in there that help, and I hope you regain
> access
> to your backups quickly.
>
> Regards,
> Holger
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