Checking For Disk Errors - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Checking for Disk Errors

3
Scroll to Disk Space and note the available disk space for the volume and
record it in a log.
4
Press Tab to return to the list of Mounted Volumes. Check additional
volumes as necessary.
5
Press Esc until you return to Available Options.
6
Repeat this procedure weekly for each volume.
MONITOR indicates how many data blocks have been redirected by Hot
Fix because of bad sectors on the disk. Review Hot Fix statistics regularly
TM
to detect disk problems before they cause loss of data.
IMPORTANT:
When the number of available Hot Fix redirection blocks is 10 or
fewer, NetWare broadcasts warning messages. If you receive these messages, the
Hot Fix redirection area is nearly full and the disk is in danger of failing. Take
immediate corrective action.
Follow this procedure to review the Hot Fix statistics in MONITOR.
NOTE:
Some hard disks perform their own redirection automatically, independent
of the NetWare Hot Fix mechanism. The MONITOR statistics reflect only Hot Fix
redirection.
1
Load MONITOR at the server console prompt.
For instructions on using MONITOR, see
Reference.
2
Select Storage Devices, then select a Hot Fix partition.
3
Press Tab to expand the information window.
The window displays several Hot Fix statistics.
The following statistics indicate how much data redirection is taking
place:
Total Hot Fix Blocks Available: The total number of blocks within the
Hot Fix redirection area, whether used or not.
Used Hot Fix Blocks: The number of blocks holding redirected data.
Number of Available Hot Fix Blocks: Remaining unused blocks in the
Hot Fix redirection Area.
MONITOR in the Utilities
File System Management
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