You may not think you have time to do something like this. It's a good idea
to do some kind of test from the factory on drives like this. Seagate has
Seatools. Whatever the case, you completely format the drive. Then you start
using it again.

I imagine something is going on here though. Maybe you don't have enough
power from the power supply? Maybe the controller failed?

Chris Baker -- cbaker AT intera DOT com
systems administrator
INTERA -- 512-425-2006
 

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dom [mailto:d0min00 AT live DOT com] 
>>Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 6:59 AM
>>To: General list for user discussion,questions and support
>>Subject: [BackupPC-users] Woe is me
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I've just set up BackupPC and have to say it's brilliant. I'm 
>>using it to replace out current Netbackup based system which 
>>luckily is still running along side the new BackupPC system. 
>>Reading from this list has been invaluable.  I work for a 
>>major local government emergency service in the UK and 
>>compared to the more expensive alternatives it's winning 
>>friends all round here. Anyway, I'm here to vent a little 
>>because I'm very sad. I've set up BackupPC to back up to a 
>>Coraid 20TB unit with a
>>Raid6 configuration that can tolerate 2 disk failures. I just 
>>logged in to do my Sysadmin checks and found 3 bloody disks 
>>have failed totally ruining my BackupPC filesystem. 18 Linux 
>>system backups, 5TB of backups, hundreds of fulls and 
>>incrementals all down the pan. The tape backup side isn't 
>>even started yet so I can't even recover my BackupPc config, 
>>we've got some engineers coming in to install that side in a 
>>couple of weeks.
>>
>>All that work, all that effort. Not BackupPC's fault at all. 
>>But still I could cry. Apologies for posting here but no one 
>>else could understand my current anguish.
>>
>>Buggery bugger bugger bum shit bob shag.
>>
>>and Cheers...
>>
>>Dom
>>
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