Richard Scobie wrote:

Dexter Filmore wrote:

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Assuming one has 6 disks on two controllers and one dies, how does one
tell the dead one? Which controller/port?

There are probably more elegant ways, but I use smartctl -a on the
failed drive to find it's serial number and use this to find the
location based on where I installed the drives initially, which I note
in a text file or a label attached to the exterior of the case on
machines with removable drive trays.

Same here.

I write the last few digits of the serial number on a label and attach it to the
drive where it is visible when you open the case.

David


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