我有一台带有 RAID-6 阵列的 Ubuntu 服务器。
3.13.0-27-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 18:06:16 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
我正在检查驱动器的 SMART 诊断,然后这个输出引起了我的注意:
smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-linux-3.13.0-27-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (AF)
Device Model: ST3000DM001-1CH166
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Firmware Version: CC24
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ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Sun Jun 1 14:02:23 2014 CEST
==> WARNING: A firmware update for this drive may be available,
see the following Seagate web pages:
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/207931en
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/223651en
进行固件升级是个好主意吗?Seagate 网站提供的信息不多,我能期待什么好处?
除了明显的备份之外,考虑到磁盘处于 RAID 中,我还应该注意什么?