{{note box|as we can see the partition sdb2 is in default, we can see the flag: sdb2 [2] (F)
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{{note box|As we can see the partition sdb2 is in default, we can see the flag: sdb2 [2] (F). We need to resynchronize the disk sdb to the existing array md2.}}
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we need to resynchronize the disk sdb to the existing raid md2.}}
=== Fail and remove the disk, '''sdb''' in this case ===
=== Fail and remove the disk, '''sdb''' in this case ===
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unused devices: <none>
unused devices: <none>
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{{note box|You'll have to determine if your disk can be reinstated at the array. In fact sometimes a raid can get out of sync after a power failure but also some outages times for physical disk itself. It is necessary to test the hard drive if this occurs repeatedly. For this we will use smartctl.}}
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{{note box|You'll have to determine if your disk can be reinstated at the array. In fact sometimes a raid can get out of sync after a power failure but also some outages times for physical disk itself. It is necessary to test the hard drive if this occurs repeatedly. For this we will use '''smartctl'''.}}
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smartctl -a /dev/sdb # For all the details available by SMART on the disk
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At least two types of tests are possible, short (~ 1 min) and long (~ 10 min to 90 min).
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smartctl -t short /dev/sdb #short test
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smartctl -t long /dev/sdb #long test
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to access the results / statistics for these tests: