I do the same thing you are doing. Bob

-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Chris Thompson Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:55 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Airflow in DS14 shelf if disk removed

We had a failure of a disk in our DS14 shelf (attached to an F810) last night. All the automatic shipping of a replacement seems to be working fine.

However, if one leaves the failed disk in the shelf while waiting for the replacement, then every few hours one gets a message like

Wed Oct 12 10:00:00 BST [raid.fdr.reminder:warning]: Failed Disk 8b.22 Shelf 1 Bay 6 [NETAPP X272_SCHT6073F10 NA06] S/N [3HZ171ZR000073420TXM] is still present in the system and should be removed.

But I am concerned that actually removing the disk with its carrier would leave the airflow through the shelf unbalanced. I have compromised by disenganging the disk from the shelf but leaving it sitting in the slot, sticking out just a little.

What do others do in in this situation? Maybe you all have dummy carriers to block vacant slots?

-- Chris Thompson Email: cet1@cam.ac.uk