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(@john-palaganas)
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@softraid-support Thanks for the info!

Is the 32,000 hours THE indicator to replace a drive?

 
Posted : 17/01/2021 4:02 pm
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@john-palaganas

 

No. THE indicator is reallocated sectors, unreallocatable, uncorrectable sectors and on an older drive, unreliable sectors.

Lifespan of drives according to manufacturers is about 20,000-25,000 hours. 30 is what a good drive will get you. They start failing with higher frequency after that.

 
Posted : 17/01/2021 6:15 pm
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@softraid-support Thank you, sorry what I meant was the X thousands of hours is the indicator of the end of life of a drive.

Great information to know, thank you!

 
Posted : 17/01/2021 7:06 pm
 epop
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Hi there - I am having a similar issue with a RAID5 array on an M1 macbook pro - I got a notification that 1 disk was predicted to fail, started the replacement procedure but am hung up on the validate step. After a few hours of validating it forces a restart and I don't know if it validated correctly or not. I tried it on an intel imac with the same results. I've attached the support log I generated for it. Any help will be appreciated!

 

 

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 10:49 am
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@epop 

I do not see any activity in the log (validate).

Run SoftRAID

Open the log (utilities menu)

Move it to the side, and in SoftRAID, "Validate" the volume.

Observe the log. Is there an entry there that a validate has started?

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 12:01 pm
 epop
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Hi - thanks for your reply! Yes, according to the log it is validating when I follow your steps. It reports to be validating in softraid as well.  

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 12:31 pm
 epop
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Also, I should say - I searched the log back to Jan 5 for the validation attempt corresponding with the support log I sent earlier, and the log confirms it was validating then as well - here's a section confirming it. I don't know why this doesn't show up in the tech support document. As you can see, it validated for about 6 hours and then the computer restarted but I don't see a confirmation of completed validation anywhere

 

Jan 05 10:29:57 - SoftRAID Driver: The volume "Bowser5" (disk7) has started validating. Incorrect blocks will be updated.
Jan 05 16:05:37 - SoftRAID Driver: SoftRAID driver loaded, version 6.0.5.
Jan 05 16:05:46 - SoftRAID Monitor: Starting SMART test on all disks which support SMART.
Jan 05 16:05:46 - SoftRAID Monitor: The disk at disk5, SoftRAID ID: 090203F605051100, Location: Thunderbolt, SATA bus, 4.55 TB is predicted to fail. This disk is 20 - 60 times more likely to fail in the next 2 - 6 months than a normal disk. This prediction is based on SMART data retrieved from the disk. This disk should be replaced soon. SMART Attributes used for failure prediction are: ID 5 (Reallocated SectorCount) = 496, ID 196 (Reallocated Event Count) = 62, ID 197 (Reallocation Pending Sector Count) = 8, ID 198 (Uncorrectable Sector Count) = 0.
Jan 05 16:05:46 - SoftRAID Monitor: The disk at disk5, SoftRAID ID: 090203F605051100, Location: Thunderbolt, SATA bus, 4.55 TB is predicted to fail. This disk is 20 - 60 times more likely to fail in the next 2 - 6 months than a normal disk. This prediction is based on SMART data retrieved from the disk. This disk should be replaced soon. SMART Attributes used for failure prediction are: ID 5 (Reallocated SectorCount) = 496, ID 196 (Reallocated Event Count) = 62, ID 197 (Reallocation Pending Sector Count) = 8, ID 198 (Uncorrectable Sector Count) = 0.
Jan 05 16:05:46 - SoftRAID Monitor: Finished SMART test on all disks.
Jan 05 16:06:07 - SoftRAID Application: Launching application: SoftRAID version 6.0.5
Jan 05 16:06:15 - SoftRAID Monitor: Starting SMART test on all disks which support SMART.
Jan 05 16:06:16 - SoftRAID Monitor: SoftRAID XT license activated for all users on this computer (nickname

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 12:40 pm
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@epop 

What if you try verifying the disk?

Does it complete, or error after a while (panic) Or complete?

It may be that the disk is hanging causing a panic.

 

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 1:47 pm
 epop
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Thanks for the suggestion - i'm giving it a try and will report back. If it is causing a panic, I'm wondering if I'll still be ok to replace the disk

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 1:59 pm
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@epop 

I would recommend updating your backups, then run First Aid on your volume, make sure it "passes" (Disk Utility First Aid)

then replace the disk.

 
Posted : 07/01/2022 3:30 pm
 epop
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Update: the verify completed but it did hang as well:

Jan 07 22:13:55 - SoftRAID Application: The verify disk command for disk disk5, SoftRAID ID: 090203F605051100, SATA bus 0, id 0, lun 0 (Thunderbolt) hung while reading (offset 5,000,969,322,496, i/o block size = 11,755,520). This disk should be replaced immediately.
Jan 07 22:13:56 - SoftRAID Application: The verify disk command for disk disk5, SoftRAID ID: 090203F605051100, SATA bus 0, id 0, lun 0 (Thunderbolt) completed successfully.

I tried running First Aid on the volume (which I assume means the whole Raid5 array, not the individual disk) and the first aid failed, giving me the following:

 

"First Aid process has failed. If possible back up the data on this volume. Click Done to continue."

 

and in the details "Repairing file system. Volume could not be unmounted. Restoring the original state found as mounted. Unable to unmount volume for repair. : (-69673)"

 

I'm not sure what to do at this point. 

 

 

 

 
Posted : 08/01/2022 12:36 pm
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@epop 

You know you have a bad drive now, at least.

Manually unmount the volume and try First Aid again.

 

 
Posted : 08/01/2022 3:03 pm
 epop
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@softraid-support 

that worked! First aid "passed." Thank you. I'm okay to replace the drive then?

 
Posted : 08/01/2022 6:41 pm
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@epop 

Yes.

 
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