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Sometimes a partition will be taken offline automatically. Admin will receive an email '''DegradedArray event on /dev/md2'''.

Sometimes a partition will be taken offline automatically. Admin will receive an email '''DegradedArray event on /dev/md2'''.

This will happen if, for example, a read or write error is detected in a disk in the RAID set, or a disk does not respond fast enough, causing a timeout. As a precaution, verify the health of your disks as documented in: http://wiki.contribs.org/Monitor_Disk_Health and specifically with the command:

{{note box|This will happen if, for example, a read or write error is detected in a disk in the RAID set, or a disk does not respond fast enough, causing a timeout. As a precaution, verify the health of your disks as documented in: [[Monitor_Disk_Health]] and specifically with the command:

  smartctl -a /dev/hda

  smartctl -a /dev/hda}}

Where hda is the device to be checked; check all of them.

Where hda is the device to be checked; check all of them.