Description Meaning of Input/Output Errors, Media Errors, or Write Errors seen in Storage or exacqVision logs. Product exacqVision Server Information These messages are normally due to a corrupted filesystem or bad blocks on the disk(s). Solution Run ‘chkdsk’ or ‘fsck’. If problem returns, replace the drive. <br>
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exacqVision Bad Superblock Message
Description Meaning Bad Superblock message in logs Product exacqVision Server Information A superblock is a block of data written at the beginning of a partition that contains metadata about the filesystem. If this block becomes corrupted, a ‘Bad Superblock’ message results. Solution There are several backups of this data throughout the hard drive and it… Continue reading exacqVision Bad Superblock Message
ExacqVision CRC Errors
Title ExacqVision CRC Errors Description Meaning of CRC Errors noted from ExacqVision Product ExacqVision Server Information When data is transmitted from one place to another, checksum value is created to ensure the data has not been altered during the process of being sent. If a discrepancy exists, a CRC Error results.This could result from bad… Continue reading ExacqVision CRC Errors
How to force disk check (fsck) in Linux.
One way to determine if the drive is failing in Linux is to run the following command in the terminal dmesg | less This should give you an error list you can scroll through for read/write errors. If you see a problem on a data drive perform the following: If the problem shows on the… Continue reading How to force disk check (fsck) in Linux.
Manually Checking a Drive for Errors in Linux
Run fsck On Linux systems, if a disk encounters a filesystem error, the physical drive may still be good but require a file system consistency check. Perform the following steps to attempt to correct this. If the affected volume is a video storage volume: <br> Appendix If drive fails to unmount, you will need to… Continue reading Manually Checking a Drive for Errors in Linux