Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Steve Poe
Subject Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild
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Msg-id 721b21dc0611290856n62ca05dbq851de0ff5543f2f7@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
Re: Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild  (Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org>)
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I need some input from the Postgresql community.

Our animal hospital runs Postgresql 7.4 on a 6-disc RAID10. The database logs are on a separate RAID1.

We're using an LSI MegaRAID 320-2X controller. The controller reports one 146GB SCSI disc has failed in the RAID10 performance is in "DEGRADED" mode. The database seems to be running fine but slower.

I've never had to replace a disc in an array with Postgresql running on it. LSI says I can replace the disc and do a rebuild while everything is running. I am of course concerned about data integrity/corruption.

Has anyone had to rebuild one of their disc in an array of their database?

Thanks for your help.

Steve Poe




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